"It's a screening that gives me a lot of emotions. Eight days ago we learned that the main actress of the film Charlbi Dean had died", declared Ruben Östlund in front of the thousand spectators present in the great hall of the festival, including jury president Arnaud Desplechin.
"She had a quality of attention for the teams, a sensitivity, she pulled everyone up. We miss her and it is with great sadness that we will continue to promote the film in Toronto or elsewhere. 'other festivals,' he said.
The South African actress died at the age of 32 in New York for a still unknown reason.
"But I am convinced that Charlbi would like you to be happy during this screening and to watch the film with great enthusiasm: that's what she would have wanted", explained the Swedish director, visibly moved.
In "Unfiltered" ("Triangle of Sadness" in the original version), Charlbi Dean plays Yaya, a supermodel and influencer, obsessed with her image and her career, who is offered a luxury cruise with her boyfriend, also a model.
After starting child modeling, Charlbi Dean had started an acting career at the age of 20, with two first South African films: "Spud" in 2010 and "Spud 2" in 2013, with John Cleese in particular.
We also saw her in 2017 in an American horror film, "Don't Sleep", and, the following year in "Interview with God" ("An Interview with God").
The Deauville American Film Festival, whose 48th edition is held from September 2 to 11, presents in "L'heure de la Croisette" films selected at Cannes.
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