Noemi Merlant. “Libido and sex are not obligations, we can live without them”

“Proud, honored, excited about this film,” are the three words that come to Noemi Merlant’s mind when Joseph Gone, Deputy Editor Joseph Gone. Madame Figaroasks him what it’s like to play Emmanuelle. After the release of the film on September 25, the actress expresses her enthusiasm. “It’s wonderful to make a film like this with Audrey Dewan, who has the courage to try to reinvent this myth, not just for today’s tastes. “Today, because it’s not. a story of taste, but also of respect, talking about eroticism, excitement, sensuality.”

“Sensuality comes through sounds, looks”

The actress also shares a photo of herself with Celine Ciamma at the end of filming Portrait of a girl burning on firewhich reminds him of the importance of this role that exposed him to the general public. “That was the beginning of my thinking about how to show eroticism and female desire in cinema,” she recalls. This idea allowed him to build his vision of eroticism Emmanuel “Sensuality comes through the sounds, the noises, the expectant looks, the hallways where we feel the humidity of the space.” Then explain about his character. “Emmanuel is making this journey alone. It can even be said that this journey is in his head, in his body. The actress and director will also be seen in her own film titled Women on the balcony “It’s a bit of a burlesque comedy, a horror comedy.” It is enough to let us wait until December.