In “Cat's Eyes” on TF1, the omnipresent rain is really not an artistic choice

TV SERIES – Hard, hard for Tam, Alex and Sylia not to slip in a puddle. Since the arrival on TF1 of the three heroines of the series Cat’s Eyesof which two new episodes are broadcast this Monday evening, perhaps you – like us – have noticed a surprising element: the omnipresent rain.

Yes, not an episode has gone by so far without that damn rain falling in the Paris of this “live action” adaptation of the cult Japanese cartoon by Tsukasa Hōjō. And when this is not the case, the wet hair of one of the sisters or the few drops on a car or the helmet of a scooter allude to it.

Don't see this as taking liberties from the manga. The creators of the series have nothing to do with it. “ Between the negotiations for the acquisition of the rights, the filming of numerous night scenes, the tight deadlines due to the Paris Olympics and the difficult weather conditions with the rainiest winter in the capital in 30 years, this project was a sum challenges to face », Explain Mehdi Sabbar and Benjamin Dupont-Jubien, the two producers of the series, in the production notes.

Originally, they wanted to shoot in the spring to avoid the cold and the rain, as they explained to Allociné. But preparations for the Olympic Games forced them to finish filming before last March. And with 222 millimeters of rain falling between January and March, the start of the year was indeed very wet, almost as much as in 1995.

Storms and floods of the Seine

« We had floods in the Seine, remembers one of the two producers in the columns of Figaro. When the water level is too high, boats must stay at the dock because they cannot pass under the bridges. We had a full week of filming in motion where we couldn't film. For several days, every day and every night, we had our eyes glued to the Vigicrues.gouv.fr site. »

We had to adapt to the unexpected. “ Alexandre Laurent spent six months climbing and exploring the Eiffel Tower from every angle. On the day of filming, the unpredictable weather complicated everything. A little wind and rain on the ground turn into squalls at 250 meters height,” says Mehdi Sabbar, still at Allociné.

For the actresses, running on the rooftops of Paris was not without risk either. Constance Labbé, for example, was marked by this moment “ where we were suspended in the void at the Monnaie de Paris with Camille Lou, in the middle of the night in the rain and in the cold ». what the fuck particularly strong in terms of surpassing oneself and mutual support “. But in the end, you don't even need an umbrella.

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