“1792, The Ancien Régime comes to an end. In Paris, Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette are arrested and taken to the dungeon of the Tour du Temple. Freely inspired by the notebooks of Cléry, valet of the King who remained with him until his death”. This is what the film “The Deluge” by Italian director Gianluca Jodice offers, released on December 25 and in which Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet share the poster. On this occasion, the actress gave an interview to Infrarouge magazine. He took the opportunity to return to certain key points of his career, such as his beginnings.
Mélanie Laurent looks back on her beginnings
In 1998, while she accompanied a friend on the set ofAsterix and Obelix against CaesarGérard Depardieu noticed her and offered her a role in “A bridge between two banks”. “I remember feeling immensely excited and, at the same time, being completely aware of how lucky I was to be able to start in the profession in this way. But does chance really exist? What was very quickly evident to me was that I felt happy and fulfilled on a film set.”she confided.
On her role alongside Guillaume Canet with whom she had not toured since My boyin 2017, Mélanie Laurent admitted that it had been a great pleasure to play with the companion of Marion Cotillard. “As soon as we shoot together, him and I, it’s so intense! Guillaume is a huge hard worker, we’re both connected. It’s been a real joy to have been his ‘queen'”, recognized the actress.
The director talks about her meeting with Mylène Farmer
She also took the opportunity to look back on one of her unforgettable experiences as a director. Last year, Mélanie Laurent directed the music video Relighting the Stars by Mylène Farmer. A collaboration that left its mark on her and of which she speaks as follows: “It was especially my meeting that was unforgettable. Mylène came up to me during an event to chat without knowing that, the following week, we were going to find ourselves jurors at a festival”. “And there, Mylène and I spent several days together, as if we were stuck together!”she remembered with humor. Then to conclude about another collaboration: “After this clip, I made those of the singer Amir, at home, in Perche, with my 5-year-old granddaughter who almost directed us! What I like above all is that he Each time they are incredible human experiences. It enriches me enormously..
