Just for your eyes
“It’s very strange because this film is watched constantly, which means that it touches a lot of generations. I have children up to very old people who ask me for autographs with photos dating from that era . This is very surprising.
But you know, it’s not really a dedication to play the role of a James Bond Girl. If I did it now, I would take it with a lot more humor. But at the time, I was 20 and I wasn’t having much fun. I should have but in fact I wanted to do more serious things. I didn’t realize how valuable a role like that was as well.
On the other hand, you have to have a sense of humor to make such a film. There are a lot of special effects and they are not the same as today (laughs). When you have to spin around in a swimsuit in front of a jar of water to make it look like you’re swimming, you have to be able to stay serious. Or when you’re on all fours on a huge set with Roger Moore to make you believe you’re climbing a mountain, it’s irresistible. We were laughing, but we hid it because they weren’t close-ups.”
Grosse Fatigue
“A magnificent film by Michel Blanc. I can’t believe he’s gone, it really seems like a bad joke. The screenplay written by Bertrand Blier is extraordinary. It’s a magical memory filled with laughter with Michel We often saw each other outside of filming and we laughed a lot One day he said to me: ‘There’s something seriously wrong with the woman I see on screen. than the one I’m talking to’. It’s true that until then I was doing quite serious things and the directors didn’t think of me for a comedy, because he knew me very well. That would suit me. He was the one who allowed me to do comedy for the first time. We had so much fun that it was difficult for me to keep my seriousness in certain scenes because he was so funny. and gifted. I swear that when you’re in front of me, it’s very difficult not to laugh. I’m a very good audience member and I laugh very easily.”
Too beautiful for you
“It’s a splendid film. It’s a gift that Bertrand Blier gave me with admirable text and images. It’s a very, very beautiful film, nothing more to say.”
Lucie Aubrac
“I knew her well and I was extremely lucky to be able to have dinner with her. I even got yelled at one day because I hadn’t been voted in. She said to me: ‘Don’t you think that you’re going to allow yourself to not go vote while I fought for you to have the right to vote’. I told her I wouldn’t do it again. She loved to laugh.
She was fascinating and she must have fascinated all her students because she taught history. Conversely, her husband was very calm. Together, they made a fiery couple.”
