Sandrine Kiberlain lives on a shopping street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at the bottom of a courtyard. It is in her apartment that the actress welcomes Géraldine Sarratia, to The Taste of M, around his large wooden table. “Few people come into my house, she warns. It’s intimate, so the people who come here will definitely know more about me than everyone else.”. She thus opens up about the places she has occupied since her childhood. Born in Paris, the interpreter of Sarah Bernhardt, in the eponymous film in theaters today, grew up near the Vincennes Zoo. Avenue Herbillon, more precisely, in the town of Saint-Mandé, in a two-story house surrounded by a large garden. “There were rhododendrons and a briard [un gros chien, nldr]a sublime mosaic in the entrance, which represented Bacchus, and chocolate tones, like this carpet with chocolate and cream flowers, very 1970″. Sandrine Kiberlain’s parents had, in fact, a certain taste for this period, as well as for comfort and decoration – “the desire to have a beautiful house”summarizes the actress, who also confides having experienced many joyful moments there with her cousins who lived opposite.
After having occupied numerous apartments, Sandrine Kiberlain settled in the very chic 7th arrondissement, with a large open living room, decorated with armchairs and colorful fabrics. “I need it to be user-friendlyshe said, and there are books”. Thus, two bookcases sit in the living room, on a white parquet floor, with “books [qu’elle] been carrying around since [ses] 18 years old: the book by Marivaux with which [elle est] entry into the Conservatory, Musset, Chekhov…”. Works that have followed Sandrine Kiberlain throughout her moves, just like her plants that make her feel at home. “I love them, I find them sublime”. Everywhere, vases, “too many vases”jokes the actress, who says she loves transparent objects and glass, like the opaline inherited from her grandmother that she cherishes to the point of placing it in her living room, “when she should be in a bathroom; It’s a bottle”she specifies. Finally, a single photograph of an actor, that of Romy Schneider naked on a small postcard.
The open kitchen reveals a large rustic wooden table, surrounded by chairs “found almost everywhere”. “This is where I work, where the scenario of‘A young girl who is doing well »underlines the actress who is also a director. The atmosphere, “a bit rural”is also reflected on the tile worktop made by Sandrine Kiberlain herself. “It’s the place where I relax while cooking, and I love the idea of staying with those who are there. There are windows everywhere, I like being able to open them and have my nose outside”she concludes.
