Saturday June 8, 2024 from 9:10 p.m., France 3 viewers travel to the South of France thanks to the new TV film Murders in Arles. The opening scene of the fiction takes place in the center of the city’s amphitheater, where a traditional festival is taking place.
Filming in real conditions
Julie Sassoust (who lends her features to Anaïs in Here it all begins on TF1) plays Dolorès, the presenter of the event. In the image, the actress addresses the crowd of spectators in the skin of her character. But did you know that this sequence was really filmed during one of the most important festivities in Arles?
Indeed, the unitary teams took over this place steeped in history during the real final of the Trophée des aces (a competition which rewards the best raseteurs, that is to say those who face the bulls in this enclosure) ! Julie Sassoust therefore played her role while pretending to speak to the real audience, with her microphone cut off.
Julie Sassoust in front of 6000 people
Because of this exceptional configuration, few shots were possible for the Murders in Arles team… Julies Sassoust recounts this experience to the newspaper Provence : “I would say it was tricky because I had to both present the ceremony but also be directly in my role. It was a lot of work at that level because we didn’t have many takes, the ceremony took place…
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