Lhe Plan-Séquence teams had to push the walls, Tuesday November 12, for the arrival of Sandrine Kiberlain, second guest of honor of the Arras Film Festival and eagerly awaited by the public. In addition to the screening of some of her flagship films and the preview presentation of “Sarah Bernhardt, the Divine” directed by Guillaume Nicloux (expected in theaters on December 18), this day dedicated to the actress culminated with a discussion of more than an hour and a half.
A relocated exchange to accommodate more audiences
Moderated by the critic and film historian Charles Tesson, this meeting had to be relocated to the Arras Casino given the enthusiasm of the spectators, present in large numbers to listen to the actress remember her experiences in front of and behind the camera. Although she emerged in the early 1990s, Sandrine Kiberlain has always been immersed in an artistic environment, her parents having come from the world of theater. Following in the footsteps of her elders, she quickly had the desire to shine on the stage, but also in the world of the seventh Art. Moreover, she was invited to Cours Florent at the age of sixteen, becoming the mascot of the class run by a certain Francis Huster.
Subsequently passing through the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris, Sandrine Kiberlain began with small roles before seeing her career take off thanks to Éric Rochant, who gave her a chance in Les Patriotes, which he directed on stage in 1994. “When I got the role, I danced on the Place de la République”remembers the actress and director. And for good reason, this essay puts his foot in the door and sets the tone for a journey that is, to say the least, eclectic. Always quick to leave his comfort zone, the artist does not hesitate to vary registers according to his encounters, often allowing himself to be seduced by the way in which a director is inhabited by his story.
9 months firm, the consecration
Trusting her instinct, but also the opinions of those close to her, which she “seeks before committing to a project”, the latter has been able to collaborate with big names in French cinema as well as novices. Like Lætitia Masson, who won the César for Most Promising Actress for her performance in En avoir (ou pas).
Gaining popularity over the years, Sandrine Kiberlain will tour with Jacques Audiard, Benoît Jacquot, Alain Resnais and Stéphane Brizé – “a filmmaker who gives you time, who knows that it is through silence and listening that you embody a character. » And in 2013, her pas de deux with Albert Dupontel in the delirious “9 Mois Ferme” took her into another dimension, her comic score allowing her to win the César for best actress this time. A consecration. Liking to accumulate hats, Sandrine Kiberlain recently added a string to her bow, by trying her hand at directing. Which gave rise to “A young girl who is doing well”, a delicate drama addressing the question of latent anti-Semitism in France under the Occupation. A subject echoing the past of his own family and more particularly that of his grandparents: “They experienced the disappearance of all their brothers, all their sisters during the Shoah and they came out alive. »
Indulging in confidence, Sandrine Kiberlain opened her memory box in all sincerity, before the tender gaze of a won over audience, who concluded this sharing session with loud applause, before the actress allowed herself a short break before returning to the front of the Casino stage to talk about her latest role, that of the whimsical Sarah Bernhardt, into which she threw herself like never before. What you see on the screen.
