10 · 16 · 25

Jodie Foster Returns to FICM to Present Her Latest Film VIE PRIVÉE

Omar Sosa

On her return to the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), renowned actress and special guest of the 23rd FICM, Jodie Foster, presented Vie Privée (2025, dir. Rebecca Zlotowski), her most recent leading role, alongside Alejandro Ramírez, president of the festival.

At the 21st FICM, Jodie Foster received the Award for Artistic Excellence in acknowledgement of her extraordinary career and valuable contributions to the film industry.

The audience welcomed the American actress with applause. "I am very happy to be back here in Morelia. The director of this film, Rebecca Zlotowski, couldn't come, so I was lucky enough to be here," she said.

For Jodie Foster, one of the greatest qualities of this film is the multiplicity of genres that can be found in it. “It's a thriller, it's a mystery, it's a romance, it's a comedy, so you can enjoy all of its parts,” she said. 

One of the main motivations for accepting the role of Lilian Steiner was to work with in French again, as she hadn't worked in that language for years. It was a big challenge for the actress because it is the film with the most French dialogue she has ever done.

She told the audience about her interest in improving her Spanish and returning to Mexico to play a character in Spanish. She then invited the audience to enjoy the film and bid them farewell to a standing ovation.

When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients, she is deeply shocked. Convinced that it is murder, she decides to investigate.