Overview
- At the Cannes Film Festival Berben gave a candid interview saying she finds aging heavy and sometimes melancholic and that she resists any glorification of growing older.
- She told reporters she had expected to feel more 'sovereign' about aging but often does not, noting that daily life feels slower and more arduous.
- Berben urged older people to keep their strength, stay awake and remain curious as practical ways to cope with loss of energy and shifting roles.
- She said she avoids Instagram to escape appearance-driven scrutiny and criticized social media beauty ideals that feed a societal 'youth worship'.
- Berben argued that German cinema too often casts people over 70 in tragic roles focused on death instead of showing desire, passion or renewal, linking her personal struggle to broader industry patterns.