She received critical praise and her performance was cited as one of the year 's best . IndieWire critic Eric Kohn stated that he believed Exarchopoulos ' performance was the best female performance of 2013 . Her performance was praised for its " rawness . " Exarchopoulos discussed her process with '' The New York Times '' , explaining : " Abdellatif tried to keep us close to reality . He asked us to play with our own emotions . For example , I kept my own voice . It ’s very subtle , very delicate , the things that are a part of you and the things that are a part of your character " . In March 2014 , she was in consideration to play Tiger Lily in '' Pan '' but lost to Rooney Mara . She then appeared in '' The Last Face '' alongside Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron , directed by Sean Penn , which premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Adèle Exarchopoulos