Oscar-winning actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster is set to star in a French film, “Vie Privée,” which is the next project from director Rebecca Zlotowski.

Currently in production in France, “Vie Privée” follows Zlotowski’s “Other People’s Children,” which was featured at the Venice Film Festival in 2022.

The film also stars Daniel Auteuil (“La Belle Époque”) and Virginie Efira (“Other People’s Children”), with a screenplay co-written by Zlotowski, acclaimed French author and screenwriter Anne Berest (“Happening”), and Gaëlle Macé (“Little Jaffna”). Zlotowski and Macé previously collaborated on “Grand Central.”

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Zlotowski’s regular producer, Frederic Jouve from Paris-based Les Films Velvet, is producing the film.

Foster, who recently appeared in “True Detective: Night Country,” is known for her selective role choices. Her collaboration with Zlotowski seems promising, as both share a commitment to nuanced storytelling and often focus on complex female characters.

In addition to “Other People’s Children,” Zlotowski is recognized for her works like “Une fille facile” (Cannes’ Directors Fortnight 2019), “Grand Central” (Cannes’ Un Certain Regard 2013), and “Belle Épine” (Cannes’ Critics Week 2010) featuring Léa Seydoux, as well as “Planetarium” (Venice 2016) starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp.

“Vie Privée” marks Foster’s return to French-language films. She made her debut in a small film, “Fleur Bleu,” at 14 and collaborated with Claude Chabrol on the 1984 film “The Blood of Others.” Chabrol commended Foster for her brilliance and deep understanding of filmmaking. She also appeared in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “A Very Long Engagement” in 2004.

Foster is fluently bilingual in French. She has often honored her mother’s love for French culture, which introduced her to New Wave cinema. Foster has named François Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows” and Louis Malle’s “Murmur of the Heart” as pivotal films in her life.

Cherished in France, Foster gave a heartfelt speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of Paris’s liberation from German forces in August, alongside President Emmanuel Macron. She also presided over the César Awards in 2011 and was awarded an Honorary Palme at Cannes in 2021.