Oscar Nominated Star to Play a Psychiatrist in ‘The Life Lift’ With Vincent Gallo
Emilia Pérez Oscar nominated star Karla Sofía Gascón has set her first movie after controversy erupted in January over her past offensive tweets.
The Oscar nominee will lead “The Life Lift,” a psychological thriller co-starring Vincent Gallo and directed by Italian Stefania Rossella Grassi.
According to the film’s synopsis, Gascón is set to play a psychiatrist who “embodies both God and the devil.”
Gallo, the director and star of “The Brown Bunny” and “Buffalo ’66,” will play a tormented character named Gabriel, who lives in a small New York apartment and becomes persecuted by Post-its left in the building’s elevator. These messages “order him to commit atrocious murders of three other tenants who, in turn, want to kill their next-of-kin,” reads the film’s promotional materials.
Gallo’s upcoming movie “The Policeman” was investigated by SAG-AFTRA last year after three female actors who auditioned filed complaints alleging inappropriate conduct.
Following “Emilia Pérez,” it was announced last year that Gascón would star in the Spanish-language trans fable “Las Mala” directed by Armando Bó, who won an Oscar for co-writing Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2014 drama “Birdman.”
Gascón may be seen next in the Italian comedy “Men and Other Inconveniences.” The film, shot prior to “Emilia Pérez,” was directed by Los Angeles-based Italo-Belgian director Giorgio Serafini (“Senior Moment”).
