The 46-year-old actress spoke at length in the magazine’s columns Societywas published on newsstands on February 29. She has been particularly vocal about her views on screen nudity and her roles as sexually liberated women.
Virginie Efira never hesitated to show her naked body in front of the camera. Whether under the lens of Paul Verhoeven (Benedetta) or Justin Treet (Sibyl), the Cesar award-winning actress gives body and soul to her characters. As such, it is not uncommon for him to receive criticism, as he revealed in a recent issue of the magazine; Society, hits newsstands Thursday, February 29. Indeed, some will criticize her for taking off her clothes a little too “easily”, which they say will discredit women at a time when many actresses are struggling to be less objectified in film.
“The feminism I can stand for is perfectly suited to the naked girl,” she argued. I remember people used to say to me during Verhoven. “It’s your body tooling” but I said no. ! It’s the opposite of what I think… I want to undress, I have the right, right? I find it fascinating in life what libido is, what sex is, and I love movies that talk about it, show it, but where is the point of view?
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“Sophisticated” actress
Nils Schneider’s partner, who gave birth to their first child, Hiro, last August, however, admitted: “In some countries there is sometimes more female nudity. I saw a trailer for Italy Other People’s Children (by Rebecca Zlotowski, editor’s note)and I said to myself. “Oh yeah, I’m very naked here…” They put a long scene in the trailer where I’m completely naked, and there, I agree, it becomes a selling point. “.
Virginie Efira was not always so comfortable in front of the camera. “For a long time I was self-conscious because I felt like I was projecting something too ‘wholesome’ and I thought that would prevent me from getting interesting roles,” she explains. One who presents with the M6 explains it because of its “morphology, its TV background” or even “the way it presents itself to the world, the way it smiles politely”. The first director to remove him from this “caricature” will be Justin Trier with his film Sibyl, released in 2019. “He saw things in me that others didn’t see, especially hardness, because I’ve never been anything but joy and happiness,” she continues for So Press magazine. He told me: “Think again, you may seem small border“And I was very glad he told me that.”
Virginie Efira has performed leading roles in prestigious competitions for several years. She notably won a César for Best Actress in 2023 for her portrayal of Mia See Paris again. This year, he again claimed this award with a film Love and forests By Valerie Donzelli.
Source: Le Figaro
