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Masterclass: Juliette Binoche

2025 · The 7th HIIFF · Masterclass

Juliette BinocheBeyond Acting: The Creative World of Juliette Binoche

Event Information

Juliette Binoche, French actress, Ambassador of the 7th Film Festival

When Juliette Binoche is mentioned, people first recall those soul-stirring moments on screen: the restrained grief in Three Colours: Blue, the passionate obsession in The English Patient, and the gentle alienation in Flight of the Red Balloon. Captured by the camera, she has become a cultural symbol of European art-house cinema through her precise micro-expressions and restrained emotional tension. However, the boundaries of art have never confined this creator: from the image-driven world dependent on visual language, she leaped into the theatrical space requiring instant resonance with the audience; from an actress interpreting others' narratives, she transformed into a director controlling the imagery.

Cross-media fluidity and cross-identity exploration have allowed her artistic world to grow in more dimensions: the stage and the screen nourish each other, while the actress and the director bring out the best in one another. In this Masterclass, Binoche will bring her sincerity and reflections to recount how she breaks through established frameworks and rediscovers the possibilities of herself. She also invites the audience to reflect together: when stepping outside of established frameworks, what possibilities of expression might one encounter?

Date
Dec 9, 2025, 11:00
Venue
Banquet Hall D, 3rd Floor, International Conference Center, Mangrove Tree Resort World, Sanya Bay
Speaker
Juliette Binoche
Host
Liu Xin (CGTN Host)
Juliette Binoche

Key Points

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01

The Actor's Responsibility

She defines her role in her over forty years of acting career as the one who connects the emotions of the film with the hearts of the audience.

“The Conduit”
02

The Driving Force of Creation

The lonely experience of boarding school in her early years ignited her desire to express and feel joy, becoming the emotional source of her acting.

03

Relying on Intuition

Relying on the heart and intuition when choosing collaborative projects; discussing the different working methods when collaborating with Kieślowski and Abbas.

04

Directorial Debut

Discussing the "wall" at the end of In-I In Motion that connects the documentary with the dance drama, as well as the balance between structure and freedom in creation.

“Starting from Emotion is the True Key”