Italian actress, filmmaker and musician Asia Argento is set to receive the Life Achievement Award at the 79th Locarno Film Festival on Thursday evening in Piazza Grande. The festival will recognize her career spanning from her debut as a child performer in the 1980s through her work in genre films, auteur cinema, and self-directed projects. Festival organizers noted her distinctive contributions to European cinema and her willingness to challenge conventional expectations of female performers and filmmakers.
Argento is presenting Jorge Thielen Armand’s psychological thriller Death Has No Master at the festival, in which she also performs. The film, which premiered earlier this year at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, explores themes of colonialism and historical trauma set in Venezuela. Argento described the production as demanding, noting that she plays a character with significant moral complexities. She emphasized her approach to the role involved extensive preparation and dialogue with people affected by the political and social issues the film addresses, seeking to understand multiple perspectives on colonial history and its ongoing effects.
Beyond her acting work, Argento has joined the production of a documentary feature about American model Gia Carangi as executive producer. The film, directed by Rosita Larocca, examines Carangi’s life in 1980s New York through the lens of personal struggles rather than celebrity status. Argento expressed interest in the project due to Carangi’s complex history navigating the entertainment industry, her experiences with addiction, and the additional layer of her identity as a lesbian during a period of significant social stigma surrounding such visibility.
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