Jodie Foster looks chic at the BFI premiere of A Private Life

Jodie Foster looks chic at the BFI premiere of A Private Life
Source: Daily Mail Online

Jodie Foster looked chic in a three-piece pinstripe suit as she attended the BFI London Film Festival premiere of French psychological thriller, A Private Life.

The American actress, 62, made an appearance at the Curzon Mayfair cinema on Thursday as part of the 69th BFI London Film Festival.

She opted for an all-black ensemble for the premiere of A Private Life, taking to the red carpet in a black pinstripe three-piece suit featuring a blazer, wide-leg trousers and a waistcoat.

Jodie accessorised with mini hoop earrings and open-toed black platform heels as she joined director Rebecca Zlotowski.

The new psychological thriller sees Jodie's character, Lilian Steiner, launch a private investigation into the death of one of her patients after she becomes convinced she has been murdered.

The movie, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May, received an impressive eight-minute standing ovation, according to Variety.

Directed and co-written by Rebecca, Jodie stars in the movie alongside the likes of Daniel, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric and Vincent Lacoste.

Jodie was joined by Daniel Auteuil and Rebecca Zlotowski at the photocall for A Private Life, in Cannes, France, back in May.

She cut a stylish figure in a cream floral fringe maxi dress as she posed alongside her co-star and movie director at Palais des Festivals during the Cannes Film Festival.

Later in the day, Jodie attended a press conference for the new movie, where she revealed that she had previously been offered leading roles in French films before making Vie Privée, but was 'too scared' to take them on.

The Oscar winner is fluent in the language, having attended a French school while growing up in Los Angeles.

She told Variety: 'I had secondary parts (in French films) before, but I was actually afraid.
'A number of directors offered me projects, but I was too scared to act in French. I thought someone who was more familiar with French should do so.
'But I don't really remember how things worked out this time around.'

Earlier in the press conference, Jodie said leading a French movie was something she had 'wanted to do for a long time', but learning all of the dialogue was a huge challenge for her.

She added: 'The great thing is that when I act in French, I'm a totally different person.

'I have a much higher voice; I'm much less confident; and I get very frustrated because I can't express myself as well.'

In May Foster said she was too 'busy' to take a cameo in the Disney sequel 'Freakier Friday'.

The actress starred as the teenage lead in the original 1976 version of the body-swap comedy, but was working on a new film when she was offered the chance to appear in the new reboot of the film.

Referring to Vie Privée, her new French-language film which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Jodie told Variety: 'I was busy doing this movie.'

'But Jamie Lee Curtis is a really good friend of mine. I followed the shoot and all that stuff.'

The new sequel sees Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, and Lindsay Lohan, 38, reprising their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman from the 2003 hit 'Freaky Friday', which was a remake of the 1976 version.

Jodie starred as the teenage lead in that version opposite Barbara Harris.