The Life Lift

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Karla Sofía Gascón to Star as Psychiatrist Who ‘Embodies God and the Devil’ in ‘The Life Lift’ With Vincent Gallo

“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has set her first project after controversy erupted in January over her past offensive tweets. The Oscar nominee revealed that she will lead “The Life Lift,” a psychological thriller co-starring Vincent Gallo and directed by Italian first-timer 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 controversial director and star of “The Brown Bunny” and “Buffalo ’66,” is set for a role in “The Life Lift” as 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, obtained exclusively by Variety.

Gascón first announced last week that she will co-star in “The Life Lift” with Gallo to journalists in Italy, where she is being celebrated by Turin’s Lovers Film Festival, Europe’s oldest fest dedicated to LGBTQ+ films. Gallo could not immediately be reached to confirm.