Émilie Dequenne at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival - Photo: AFP
According to The Guardian , the family of actress Émilie Dequenne confirmed that she died at a hospital near Paris, leaving behind deep grief in the film industry.
Born in 1981 in Belœil, Belgium, Émilie Dequenne became famous at the age of 18 when she played the leading role in Rosetta - a film by director brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
This is the story of a young working-class girl struggling to survive in a harsh society. The scenes depicting her writhing in pain still make the audience shudder when they remember.
First role that shook Cannes
Dequenne's authentic, powerful performance won her the Best Actress award at Cannes 1999, opening up a wide path in her career.
After her initial success, she continued to experiment with different film genres, from commercial works like Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) to deep psychological films like The girl on the train (2009) and Our children (2012).
Trailer for the movie Rosetta, the work that helped Émilie Dequenne win the Best Actress award at Cannes in 1999
In Our children , Dequenne plays Murielle - a young woman who falls in love and marries Mounir, a man of Moroccan origin, but is gradually controlled by Dr. André - Mounir's patron.
Manipulated and isolated, Murielle falls into a deep depression, leading to the tragic murder of her five children. This haunting performance earned her the Un Certain Regard Best Actress award at Cannes 2012.
In an interview, Dequenne once shared: "I met many psychologists to understand the character's psychological state.
At the age of 18, Émilie Dequenne made the entire European cinema world tremble with her instinctive, wild performance as Rosetta - Photo: ARP
The most important thing I learned is that not everyone who is depressed can become a killer. To play this role, I needed to keep a distance from the character, and my family was the safe place that helped me overcome it."
After Our children , Dequenne continued to affirm her talent through Not my type (2014), This is our land (2017), Love affair(s) (2020) and Close (2022) by Lukas Dhont.
Life is not like the movies by Émilie Dequenne
Contrary to the wounded characters she often portrays on screen, in real life Émilie Dequenne is a cheerful, life-loving person.
She once described herself as a simple person who loves her family, loves cooking and enjoys the little joys in life.
Unlike the tragic and sad fates on the silver screen, actress Émilie Dequenne in real life loves to cook and often spends time with her family - Photo: AFP
She has a particular fondness for the UK, having studied in Bournemouth, directing Shakespeare plays for children and being a big fan of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror series. She also loves to make scones, a quintessentially British dish, for her family.
Despite having the opportunity to go to Hollywood, Dequenne was never swept up in the commercial cinema wave.
"Hollywood doesn't really make the movies I like. And I don't like long-haul flights. My life here, with my family and my daily routine, is the most important thing," Émilie Dequenne shared in an interview.
Family and personal life have always been her priority. She lives with her husband - writer Michel Ferracci - and daughter Milla Savarese from a previous marriage.
In October 2023, Émilie Dequenne announced that she had been diagnosed with adrenal cancer - a rare disease. Despite her battle with the disease, she continued to work and completed her last film, Survive .
Her final role was still a woman with a tragic fate, struggling to survive - Photo: IMDb
In her final days, the actress did not let her illness overcome her. In an interview with The Independent a few months ago, she still looked healthy and optimistic, chatting and playing with her pet cat.
Her death left a great sorrow in the film industry. Director Luc Dardenne - who contributed to her fame - emotionally shared: "She was too young, there were too many things she had not done. Acting was her life, and she never stopped exploring and discovering."
Although her career ended too early, Dequenne affirmed her position in the film industry with her powerful and emotional acting. Her roles will live on forever, as a testament to the talent and unceasing passion of the person once called "the muse of tragedies" of European cinema.
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