I started with a story of witches in the Middle Ages, then my producer Alain Goldman put Victoria Mas' book in my hands. I was horrified to realize that from the 13th century to the 19th century, the status of women had not changed. That we reduce to silence those who wanted to bring contradiction, ”
says the
Figaro
Mélanie Laurent.
The
Inglourious Basterds
star
adapts
Le Bal des folles
for Amazon Prime Video
.
His sixth achievement.
This edifying dive into the macho origins of psychiatry and the Belle Époque has just been honored at the Toronto Festival.
"READ ALSO - In photos,
Mélanie Laurent lays bare Lou de Laage and Benjamin Voisin, her actors of the" Bal des folles "
Paris.
1885. Young woman of the Parisian upper middle class, Eugénie (Lou de Laage) refuses to marry and displays a nonconformism which paralyzes her parents.
When she said she communicated with the deceased, her father had her admitted to Pitié-Salpêtrière in psychiatry.
Downhill
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 70% left to discover.
To cultivate your freedom is to cultivate your curiosity.
Continue reading your article for € 1 the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in