Tilda Swinton, 64, oozes sophistication in a black satin co-ord as she attends the Chanel and Cinema photocall in Japan
Tilda Swinton made sure all eyes were on her as she attended the Chanel and Cinema – Tokyo Lights photocall in Japan on Thursday.
The 64-year-old actress, an ambassador for the fashion brand, looked stunning in a black satin outfit with tulle details.
The stunning look consisted of a black blouse and wide-leg trousers, which she teamed with a pair of suede platform boots.
Her icy blonde hair was slicked back from her face and she wore a hint of red lipstick.
The beauty appeared in good spirits as she posed for photos before entering the glamorous event.
She was also joined by Hiroya Shimizu, Natsuki Deguchi, Nana Komatsu, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Sakura And.
Tilda Swinton made sure all eyes were on her as she attended the Chanel and Cinema – Tokyo Lights program photocall in Japan on Thursday
The 64-year-old actress, who is an ambassador for the fashion brand, looked stunning in a black satin outfit with tulle details
Chanel launched the new program to strengthen its bond with cinema by collaborating with acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
The director organized a series of lectures at Waseda University’s Okuma Auditorium on November 28, aimed at aspiring filmmakers.
The workshop showed young filmmakers the ins and outs of the entertainment industry and gave them the opportunity to participate in a short film competition.
About the project, Hirokazu said: “I was looking for a collaboration partner to nurture the young talents in the film industry for the next ten to twenty years. We are working with CHANEL on a program to provide space for new encounters. This project will be very exciting.’
Chanel sponsors the three selected films and will screen them in Tokyo and Paris.
It comes after Tilda teased her retirement while promoting her latest film The Room Next Door.
The actress, who stars in the film with Julianne Moore, also 64, told Elle: “It’s always been my intention for every film to be my last.”
She stars as a war correspondent diagnosed with stage three cancer in the drama directed and co-written by Pedro Almodóvar.
Her icy blonde hair was slicked back from her face and she wore a hint of red lipstick
She was also joined by Hiroya Shimizu (pictured), Natsuki Deguchi, Nana Komatsu, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Sakura And.
Natsuki Deguchi wowed in a graphic dress
Nana Komatsu stuns in a pink tweed two-piece suit
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda looked dapper alongside Sakura And, who wore a black tweed ensemble
Her character, Martha, reconnects with Moore’s Ingrid after years of absence with a special request as she approaches death.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and is considered a serious contender for the upcoming Hollywood awards season. Swinton explained why she considers each project her last. “I didn’t mean to jinx anything because I had so much fun from start to finish,” she told the outlet.
“I always thought, ‘Well, that’s a good one to go out.’ Let’s just stop it while we still have a lead.’ And I feel it today. I think The Room Next Door will be the last film I make.”
“Let’s see if anything else happens,” she said.
Something happened. Swinton recently completed work on The Ballad of a Small Player.
It is a psychological drama starring Colin Farrell and Fala Chen.
It comes after Swinton explained why she approaches every project as her last. “I didn’t want to mess anything up because I had so much fun from start to finish,” she told the outlet; seen in September
She also stars in another film, The End, as the mother of a wealthy family who live in a salt mine and have their lives turned upside down when they encounter a stranger.
Swinton attributed her longevity in the film business to her ability to create a family with her colleagues.
“I’m very grateful because I don’t know if I would have been interested in working if I hadn’t continued to find these families,” she told the publication.
“I don’t consider myself an industry animal at all, you know, the way the industry tends to divide people and focus on individual skills. My skill, if I have anything, is finding collaborators.”
The versatile actress who joined the Marvel Universe through Dr. Strange in 2016 and again in 2019’s Avengers: End Game, which seems to have increased her popularity with younger moviegoers.
The Oscar winner was “doing a night shoot (in Mexico) and all these street kids came up to me and flocked around me because they had seen the movie. [first] Narnia movie. And I thought, ‘How wonderful.’
“Maybe Marvel fans will come see an Almodóvar movie,” she suggested.
The Room Next Door can be seen in cinemas from December 20. The End debuts on December 6 and goes wide on December 13.