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On the occasion of the broadcast of his series Iris on Canal +, which she wrote and co-directed, Doria Tillier was the guest of Conversations. She spoke to Joseph Ghosn about the genesis of this very personal project and about her career as an actress.
After the success of the mini-series Children are kingsadapted from the novel by Delphine de Vigan, Doria Tillier continues in the register of the series. But this time with a very personal project: she wrote, produced and co-directed Iris (1), broadcast on Canal +. Guest on the set of Joseph Ghosn, deputy editorial director of Madame Figaroas part of the show ConversationsDoria Tillier confides that this series was born from an observation that “people are ready to say anything to avoid any form of disagreement”.
The first episode, which evokes “the way one can fall into ecstasy over a dish of lasagna”, is the perfect (and hilarious) illustration. Inspired by scenes from daily life that she confesses to having truly experienced, Doria Tillier questions our times through the prism of comedy: «What interests me is to see how we can all participate in a collective lie about things that are not very serious.”
An obsession with the truth
Because this series speaks, above all, of truth. The character of Iris, a teacher and author of children's books, says everything she thinks. Without filter, without makeup. The actress and director explains in this regard that “the character of Iris is obsessive about the truth and cannot stand lies.” And to detail: “She doesn't have too much guilt, she accepts telling the truth to someone even if it shakes them up a little.” Doria Tillier also returns to the role of her co-director Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux. “I had a tendency to want to be lighter than him. But he sometimes pushed me to be more with the character, to go more intimate. It was a chance for Iris let him be there.”
Throughout the show, the former Miss Weather also looks back on notable moments in her professional career, from her experience as a waitress to her time at Grand Journal from Canal+, notably during the Cannes Film Festival. “That’s when I discovered that things that only made me laugh could also make others laugh.”
(1) “Iris”, a series created by Doria Tillier, produced with Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux. With François Morel and Jeanne Balibar, on Canal +.
