Jessica Chastain Receives American Cinematheque Award; Chuck Roven Accepts Power Of Cinema Honor
deadline.comAs I approached her Friday night at her table where well-wishers were congratulating her on being this year’s recipient of the 38th American Cinematheque Award, Jessica Chastain caught my eye and immediately grabbed me and exclaimed, “Can you believe this?
Can you believe this?, I am so stressed out tonight. I have never been so stressful. This is like going to your own funeral, ” she laughed before I told her she has had a remarkable career to date and deserves this kind of career recognition that the Cinematheque gives for those they define in mid-career.
Chastain isn’t even 50 yet. She told me she knew she might get emotional but was going to do everything she could not to cry when delivering her speech.
For this rabid film fan getting this honor from an organization that lives and breathes movies and their continued restoration and health, it was a very big deal.
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