Pio Marmai. “I asked for a selfie with Teddy Rainer”

Les Arcs, December 2024: To the jury of the Alpine festival dedicated to European cinema, alongside his friend Céline Salet, Delfina de Vigan, director Peter Kerekes, composer Herdis Stefansdottir and singer Sofia Germani, Pio Marmai spoke about his first movie shocker, his first greatness. sensations as an actor, but also about his current musical obsessions.

Madame Figaro: Your first love at first sight in the cinema.
Pio Marmai: I think it was an animated movie called The jar and the magic cauldronit was a revelation of sorts.I still have very strong memories of the first time I saw it Las Vegas ParanoidI had not paid for the ticket, I had returned secretly.

Did you feel like an actor for the first time?
When I did On freedom. By Pierre Salvadori. There I felt that I was touching on things in the game, that I was beginning to understand some elements, and that I had the opportunity to go back and forth between things that were quite poetic. He really made an impression on me.

Wallpaper in your childhood bedroom.
Golden Eye. I had this movie poster above my bed. Who knows. It was supposed to be in a magazine. And then there were the little stickers. That’s it Golden Eye and the fluorescent Milky Way.

Your first concert?
It must be at the Strasbourg Opera with my mother. I went to the Opera a lot. At first it was more opera, and then hard rock, the complete opposite of opera. I did a split of sorts that was pretty dazzling.

Your current playlist.
I’m listening to a movie soundtrack Knee capare Irish rappers, I would say quite cult electro rap. And I think that’s really cool, these guys have a lot of energy.

The first autograph you ever got.
I’ve never really done that… I’ve never really understood being someone’s fan. I think I asked for a selfie with Teddy Rainer.