brilliant artist inside Portrait of a girl burning on firein search of amorous emancipation The Olympiadsand recently a designer inspired by his first film, Mi Iubita!my lovethe actress adds a string to her bow: comedy The innocent, by Louis Garrel. He plays the best friend of a thirty-year-old girl who tries to protect her mother from her new husband’s escape from her cheating ex. Colorful, cheerful, irresistible role.
Madame Figaro. – Why? the innocenta separate project?
Noemi Merlant. –Louis Garrel has made a film like no other that combines tension, laughter and emotion. It evokes Italian comedy and classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
What do I share with my character?
I am also very free, relaxed, shameless with my friends. Before you dare to do it on set The innocentI only allowed myself to overflow with them.
In the video, Louis Garrel and Roshdi Zem, a duo that sparkles The innocent
What have I created with this role?
It’s a foreign field for me. I felt weak at the thought of taking on a comedy role, but I was dying. I trusted Louis and noticed him. he is never afraid of ridicule and the gaze of others. Actors are often told not to do too much, not to go treble… On the contrary, he asked me to push the sliders, have fun, make mistakes. He brought me to another place, letting me go.
Talk about me in an ad…
It’s a job. By repeating things, we sometimes take shortcuts that don’t really make sense anymore. It doesn’t help my complexion. I’m always afraid of not looking smart. Knowing how to express yourself and express your thoughts is not a given for everyone.
Wooden language or free language?
I am so stressed that I don’t talk or I talk too much. I can’t find the middle ground.
A thread that makes me jump off my hinges.
I was treated with a few sexist slurs in the interview, but nothing that made me lose my temper.
My enthusiasm with L’Innocent is not fake.
Noemi Merlant
In what? the innocentdoes it resonate with my current state of mind?
I did a lot of heavy, dramatic, devotional films. I love them dearly, but I needed and wanted relief, like many of us elsewhere in the current context.
The secret of my shooting.
That’s my American crew who play my dog in the movie. When Louis saw Dino and the way I was talking to him, in that high, somewhat authoritative voice, he told me that it could only be him…and not the intended poodle. Except my dog isn’t trained for movies. I was stressed between each take, afraid that he would damage the set.
What do I think when I put on my makeup in the morning?
I don’t look at myself. I rather take the opportunity to end my night.
I lie in an interview.
Not much, other than the occasional courtesy.
A work that makes me proud.
I just finished the script for my second film.
Is my best film the one I just made?
It is for sale, it cannot be said otherwise. But I believe that when you lie, society feels it: you come up with ready-made sentences. The opposite is also felt, and, with The innocentmy enthusiasm is not fake.
Is there a misunderstanding about me?
Because I’m reserved in public, people might think I’m cold.
An artist who inspires me.
Marion Cotillard, a powerful actress with an infinite acting range. I am lucky to know him and I know him to be very generous, sincerely devoted, deep. She has a strong, beautiful and sensitive view of the world.
An opinion that made me happy.
Positive reviews about my movie Mi Iubita, my love have somewhat improved my deception complex.
What am I going to do after this interview?
To go on the set of a foreign movie that I’m not allowed to talk about.
The innocentWith Louis Garrel, Noemi Merlant, Louis Garrel, Anouk Greenberg, Roshdi Zem…
Source: Le Figaro
