Classic and dark, Daphne Patakia, the discovery that enchants French cinema

Between Vierzon and Orléans, actress Daphne Patakia is modeling her body to soon portray the role of Aramis The Three Musketeers, by Huda Benjamin, a female adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel. Horse riding in the morning, fencing and bodybuilding in the afternoon. “I’ve put on four kilos of muscle,” observes Daphne Pataccia as she dons Valentino’s gold sheath in the kitchens of the Ferrandi hotel school in Paris, where mountains of vegetables await cooking. “I really like seeing these two worlds facing each other, which apparently have nothing in common, but find each other: haute couture and haute couture cuisine.”

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Daphne Patakia is the meeting of contrasts, dark and classical, glamorous and prosaic, fairytale and dark series. A beautiful face reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn Roman holidaysshort hair, cut for a Marie Garrel-Weiss movie, on a branch – in which she plays a bipolar role, and kohl-lined eyes that are mesmerizing.

Brussels, I love you

The actress was born in Brussels in 1992, in the family of Greek exiles who escaped after the coup of the colonels. “My parents were on the left side. Everyone knew that. It was impossible for them to stay in Greece. It was extremely dangerous. Settling in Belgium, they took most of the country with them. At home, Daphne listens to Greek music, especially Mikis Theodorakis, a symbol of resistance against the dictatorship, reads Greek literature, speaks Greek, eats Greek, watches Greek TV. “When I was little we used to show a big sun in the weather and I looked out the window and it was falling… It took me a long time to understand.”

My parents were on the left. It was impossible for them to stay in Greece. It was too dangerous

Daphne Patakia

He attended the International School in Brussels until he was 18 years old. “An extremely invigorating broth of culture that allowed me to have friends of all nationalities. We met during French lessons. It was very educational, very open, very stimulating.” Her parents, who worked for the European Commission, adapted Greek classics on weekends, made costumes, rented rooms to perform on stage with the children. At the age of 8, Daphne discovers the vertigo of boards. “I loved playing in their plays. I wanted the shows to never end and to do theater all my life.”

“Playing is like bungee jumping”

At the age of 18, going to Athens, he entered the National Theater equivalent to the Conservatory and from that moment he did not stop playing. “I was determined. I knew my place was there. I felt more alive, more alert, more in tune. I needed that adrenaline. Playing is like bungee jumping. There is always an element of the unexpected. I love this opportunity to let go that the stage offers. At the same time, he undergoes psychotherapy, trying to get rid of the trauma caused by the rape. He won’t say more. The case is now in the hands of the courts. “I had to be corrected… We sometimes fantasize about the idea that you have to be tortured to be creative. I think the opposite. The injury hinders me and prevents me from developing the imagination that I need…”.

I have a secret: my 102-year-old grandmother. I ask him to gather his energy when I go to the casting to help me get the part

Daphne Patakia

It only took her three roles to stand out and become one of the most promising actresses of her generation. First, Vera, an ethereal and insane distribution operator in the TV series UFO(s). Then Jam, in Tony Gatliff’s film, a stunning journey between Greece and Turkey. Tony Gatliff asked her if she could sing and belly dance. To which he replied no. “Do you know how to walk?” he added. “And because he thought I walked like Charlie Chaplin, he hired me.” Finally, the role of Bartolomeo alongside Virginia Ephyra Benedetta (selected at Cannes in 2021) Sulfur by Paul Verhoeven, who immediately hired him. “You need luck to get elected,” he comments. But I have a secret: my 102-year-old grandmother. I ask him to gather his energy when I go to the casting to help me get the part. And it works!” There is magic in all of this. Daphne is Greek, let’s remember. She comes from Syros. The gods are never far away…

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