Noemi Merlant’s first character in the Emanuel remake has been revealed

The legendary rattan chair trade from the 1974 film– Emmanuel By Audrey Dewan, played by Noemi Merlant, here lying in bed, naked, pensive. The director of the film EmmanuelThis Tuesday, December 19, on his Instagram account, he published the first picture of his lead actress, whose release is scheduled for 2024.

A new adaptation, not a remake

As often happens, the adventure begins at the Cannes Film Festival. Last May, we learned that a new adaptation of Emmanuel Arsand’s novel was about to see the light of day, directed by Audrey Divan. Although Léa Seydoux was then slated to play the title character, Noemi Merlant was eventually chosen to portray the erotic novel’s feisty heroine. If it is a rewrite of the 1959 book rather than a remake of the 1979 film Just Jackin’, thenEmmanuel Audrey Dewan promises to be great viewing. “My film will take place in the present day, Emmanuelle is a woman around my age. […] The film will take place in Hong Kong, in a luxury hotel where he works. I like the idea of ​​these corridors where my characters bump into each other, meet each other, look for each other,” he told the magazine. deadline the Franco-Lebanese director.

The coming of the great

Having just won a César for Best Supporting Actress for Louis Garrel’s film, The innocentNoemi Merlant confirms her wide acting range. We especially saw him in his first American film, perch, last January, where he was opposite Cate Blanchett. With this first role, he is associated with a monument of French cinema and literature. Many people remember reading the imaginations of Emmanuel Arsan, who were then personified by Sylvia Christel, who radiated on the big screen. Audrey Dewan, for her part, has already announced the casting of the film: Naomi Watts, Will Sharp. White lotus – or even Jamie Campbell Bower, who played the villain last season Stranger Things. It’s a safe bet that this adaptation will stir passions. As sung by Pierre Bachelet on the soundtrack to the 1974 film Mélodie d’amour Sings the heart of Emmanuelle.