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deadline.comEddie Redmayne To Be Honored With Zurich’s Golden Eye British actor Eddie Redmayne will be feted with the Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award for his career achievements at its upcoming edition running from September 22 to October 2.
The actor will receive the honor ahead of the European premiere of Tobias Lindholm’s serial killer thriller The Good Nurse on September 25.Citing Oscar-winning Redmayne’s diverse credits including Fantastic Beasts, Trial Of The Chicago 7 and Theory Of Everything, ZFF artistic director Christian Jungen described the actor as one of “contemporary cinema’s most versatile actors” adding, “he furnishes his characters with a rare human depth and captivates us with his extraordinary powers of expression.”Redmayne was previously at Zurich in 2007 in the that’s opening film Savage Grace, in which he co-starred opposite Julianne Moore.
He will also participate in a Zurich Masters session during this trip to the Swiss festival.James Gray Feted To Be Feted With Retrospective At Thierry Frémaux’s Lumière FestivalU.S.
director James Gray will be a guest of honor at the 14th edition of France’s classic film-focused Lumière Festival, running October 15-23.
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