Queen of theater and pioneer before her time, Sarah Bernhardt returns to the big screen. Sandrine Kiberlain, guest on the set of C to you this Wednesday, December 11, shared her admiration for this free and visionary woman that she embodies in Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine.
An icon that always inspires. Guest of C to you this Wednesday, December 11, Sandrine Kiberlain gave her impressions on her role in Sarah Bernhardt, La Divinethe biopic event which revisits the life of the woman nicknamed “the Empress of the Theatre”. A unique adventure, which pushed the actress to reinvent herself to embody this extraordinary figure.
« I had to abandon myself to play Sarah Bernhardt, a woman that I didn’t imagine as we see her in the film: so free, energetic, funny, spicy… She was afraid of nothing “, confided Kiberlain. And for good reason: Sarah Bernhardt, a true precursor, was a living force, a woman who dared everything.
“I wish she was here to help us be less afraid”
Kiberlain recounts how the 19th century actress seemed to have been right before anyone else: “ She was against the death penalty, wanted to defend Dreyfus, to be against anti-Semitism… It’s incredible how Sarah Bernhardt was right in all her choices. » The actress concludes on a moving note: “ I wish she was there to help us be less afraid. »
Behind the legend
The biopic, directed by Olivier Dahan (The Kid), focuses on Sarah Bernhardt’s glory years, but does not ignore her fragilities and contradictions. Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine reveals the woman behind the icon, the one who broke conventions and marked her time. In theaters December 18, Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine is intended to be a vibrant tribute to the one Victor Hugo nicknamed “the Golden Voice”.
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