Sandrine Kiberlain makes a strong impression in Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine by Guillaume Nicloux, in theaters since last Wednesday, December 18. But this film did not please all the spectators, especially an animal rights association. I have fun explains why.
This is one of the new cinema releases that has been talked about a lot in recent days. In Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine by Guillaume Nicloux, Sandrine Kiberlain lends her features to one of the greatest French tragediennes who lived between 1844 and 1923. A role that will be a landmark in her career as her interpretation leaves a lasting impression. “I abandoned myself completelyhad confided the main interested party in the press kit for the film. I didn’t try to find out what I had done or how. This is one of the reasons why I waited so long to see Guillaume’s film. I was a little afraid to find out how I had let myself be carried away by her. I felt like I was going far. Voluntarily. You had to go far to play it“.
Released Wednesday December 18, 2024, the biopic on this great celebrity of the end of the 19th century attracted 140,451 curious people for its first week of operation, in seventh position behind notably A fanfare, Under nuts and the two unbeatable Disney, Mufasa Le Roi Lion et Vaiana 2. However, if Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine was rather well received by critics, it unleashed the anger of an animal rights association called PAZ, Paris Animaux Zoopolis. She criticizes the Les Films du Kiosque production for having “exploited“real captive wild animals for the filming of the feature film, including at least one lynx and a snake.
Sarah Bernhardt lived with wild animals
Indeed, Guillaume Nicloux wanted to show that his heroine lived with many exotic beasts that she did not hesitate to let wander around her Parisian apartment even if it meant scaring her visitors. “In 2024, it would be time to evolve and not repeat the mistakes of our predecessors!“, criticizes PAZ in a press release published on December 16, explaining that it mobilized during several previews across France”to raise public awareness of animal exploitation in this film” and ask for alternatives in the future. In the meantime, the biopic is still available in many cinemas.
