THE actress was the recipient of an honorary award at Oldenburg International Film Festival for her body of work — which was celebrated with screenings of “Pulp Fiction,” “The Fisher King” and “Butterfly Kiss.”

    German director Linus de Paoli, who introduced Plummer onstage at Oldenburg’s state theater for her award, recalled the advice the actress gave him when they shot his first feature, “Dr. Ketel.”

    “Don’t be afraid to fall (she told me). We’ll fall together and see what happens.”

    De Paoli credits these creative nudges (and Plummer’s willingness to take a part on a no-budget film without pay) with allowing him to overcome his first-feature fears. The result was the winner of Oldenburg’s best film honor, the German Independence Award, in 2011.

    Returning to Germany’s leading indie film festival this year, Plummer took the stage to thunderous applause. After singling out French director Christophe Honore, who had also just received an award for his body of work, she thanked the audience and, in a broad sweep, “people in the arts, or not.”

    (SD-Agencies)