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The Guardian
· collected 2026-09-15 · by Philip Oltermann European culture editor
Mathilde Arcel, who recently won the best actress award at the Venice film festival for her role in "Woman Unknown," disclosed that she was on unemployment benefits and had to sign into a Danish job center before receiving her prize. The 30-year-old actor's win came after critical acclaim for her performance as Marie, a housemaid caught between societal pressures post-World War II Denmark. Arcel’s revelation highlights the financial instability common in the film industry; Equity, an actors’ union, reported that 63% of its members have received social security at some point in their careers.
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Danish actor Mathilde Arcel won the prestigious Volpi Cup for best actress at the Venice film festival on Saturday night. She starred in May el-Toukhy’s post-World War II drama Woman Unknown, which also received the Golden Lion award for best film. After her victory, Arcel revealed to Danish media that she had been collecting unemployment benefits and had flown back to Copenhagen from Italy before returning to accept her award due to job center requirements. The film is set in Denmark immediately after Nazi occupation and follows a housemaid named Marie who faces potential retribution when a secret from the war era threatens to be exposed. Jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal noted that Arcel's performance was so outstanding it prompted an exception to the Venice Film Festival’s rule of not awarding more than one prize per film.
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she is on unemployment benefits when not working on films
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63% of its members have been in receipt of social security at some point in their life
left highlights the prevalence of social welfare among actors, suggesting support is necessary
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The winner of this year’s best actress prize at the Venice film festival has revealed that she is on unemployment benefits and had to fly to back to Copenhagen to report to the job centre before receiving her award.
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she → reveal → award
On Saturday night, Danish actor Mathilde Arcel won the prestigious Volpi Cup for her first leading role in a feature film, May el-Toukhy’s post-second world war drama Woman Unknown, which also won the Golden Lion award for best film.
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Jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal said the judges had been able to relax Venice rules around not awarding more than one prize per film because the vote for Arcel had been unanimous.
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vote → say → Arcel
After her triumph, the 30-year-old actor revealed in interviews with Danish media that she had returned to Denmark after her film’s premiere to sign on at the job centre, as she is on unemployment benefits when not working on films.
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she → reveal → films
She then returned to the Lido after being told it would be wise to be present at the awards gala.
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it → return → gala
In the UK, actors’ trade union Equity said in a 2023 report that 63% of its members have been in receipt of social security at some point in their life.
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% → say → life
Set in the direct aftermath of the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Woman Unknown tells the story of Marie, a young housemaid and nanny who is about to marry her widowed industrialist employer.
But a chance encounter with an old schoolfriend threatens to reveal a shameful secret, exposing Marie to the retributive hounding of female “horizontal collaborators” who had intimate relations with German soldiers.
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who → Set → soldiers
At Venice, Arcel drew wide critical praise for the contained inner anguish she brings to the role of Marie.
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she → draw → Marie
“Mathilde is going to blow our socks off,” Gyllenhaal said in a press conference after the awards ceremony.
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Gyllenhaal → go → ceremony
The actor said her agent had received several calls with new job offers since she scooped the Volpi Cup, the male version of which went to Hollywood veteran John Malkovich.
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version → say → Malkovich
“There are a lot of calls and a lot of interest from abroad and things like that, and we need to talk about what’s going to happen,” she told Danish broadcaster DR.
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she → be → DR
Speaking in Venice on Saturday night, Arcel joked that her ultimate dream would be to play a part in one long-running British TV detective drama she was particularly fond of.
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she → speak → drama
“I really want to keep on working and meet some new artists”, she said.
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she → want → artists
“I’m looking so much forward to what the future will bring, perhaps even a role in Midsomer Murders”.
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future → look → Murders
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