Jodie Foster was 'scared' to tackle her first French-language starring role

Jodie Foster stopped by New York Film Festival to discuss her first lead role in a French-language film, "A Private Life." ...
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Jodie Foster Says She Was Offered Lead Roles in French Films Before ‘Vie Privée’ but Was ‘Too Scared’: The Dialogue ‘Was a Huge Challenge for Me’

Jodie Foster revealed that she’s been offered leading roles in French films before making “Vie Privée,” but was “too scared” to take them on. The Oscar winner is fluent in the language, having ...
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Why Jodie Foster Hasn't Acted More In French Films Like ‘A Private Life': "I Was Too Scared" – Cannes

It’s not often that we get to watch Jodie Foster in a French-speaking lead role, which makes her latest Cannes film premiere, A Private Life, all the more intriguing. She has the chops: Foster studied ...

'A Private Life' review: Jodie Foster is magnifique in comedic Parisian mystery

With the film's core mystery wrapped in golden-leafed Parisian streets, mid-century modernist furniture, and an almost exclusively auburn and navy costume palette, A Private Life is an autumnal ...
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Jodie Foster Takes on Her First French-Speaking Lead Role in Cannes Premiere: 'I'm a Totally Different Person'

Jodie Foster leads the French movie Vie Privée, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20 Foster, who attended a French prep school growing up, is fluent in the language At her film’s ...