Fanny Sidney, the ex-debutant of “Dix Pour Cent” turned director: “Now, I think first of all of the “series” format when I write”

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It was with

that the general public discovered her, in the skin of the naive but ambitious, and sometimes clumsy Camille Valentini, whose apprenticeship story provided a solid narrative ground for the series that the world envies us. – became

across the Atlantic.

But Fanny Sidney was far from a beginner.

Very early on, she acted in television dramas, shone on the boards, joined the Cours Florent and, after a few years shared between series (

,

) and cinema (

,

), it is taken in the production department of FEMIS.

A double hat that allows him today to shine in front of and behind the camera, from Netflix to Arte.

Always close to the band of

, she makes her own way within the great jungle of the series.

Director of several episodes and editorial advisor on

, crowned best French series at the Séries Mania festival, she has just created a series for Arte,

which will be broadcast in the spring.

Seven episodes rarely exceeding 10 minutes, as quirky as they are hilarious, where disturbed sorority and police investigation mingle.

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Because it's a real narrative deployment, the time to provoke ambivalence, to be able to go to distinct places, to return to the starting point, contrary to the often precise trajectory of a film.

In a series, it is important not to solve the neurosis of the main character!

For a long time, I sacralized the cinema, but wrongly: the series should not be underestimated, because it is fascinating.

From now on, I think first of this format when I write…

Was there a before and after

Yes, in many respects.

In terms of notoriety, window on the international... I even received a private message from Celeste Barber on Instagram!

But also from the point of view of the set experience.

During these four seasons, I learned a lot about everything that can happen on set, from the smallest sound to each person's role.

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Fanny Sidney child Fanny Sidney

Where did your love for the game come from?

He was born in first grade, with a mistress who dressed us in seersucker dresses to play

in an end-of-year show.

Since then, this love has always been present, linked to a strong need to tell stories.

I've written a lot of first chapters of novels!

I put on small shows in the square of my village in Auvergne, we charged one euro for the place… But it was to access a theater baccalaureate that allowed me to pass the free class of the Cours Florent, then the FEMIS, that I wanted to integrate from high school.

At 18, playing Vincent Cassel's daughter in

really marked me.

I understood that the game would always be part of me.

Which other artists do you currently interact with the most?

No doubt Louise Massin and Marie Lelong, the actresses of my new series,

.

We had a very strong experience on the set, in Auvergne.

We talk a lot about the job together but also about our other daily work: parenting!

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Marie Lelong and Louise Massin in

Arte

Which series have changed your life?

I came to this job through cinema, but it was the series format that allowed me to fully reveal myself as an actress and director.

When I saw

, I realized that something was going on in that area.

Everything is incredible: the script, the actors, the staging… And I constantly discover good series.

Right now, and very late, I'm immersed in

.

What are your acting credentials?

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Gena Rowlands, first of all.

But I'm very fascinated by actors, perhaps because for a long time it was easier for them to be entrusted with comic, or cruel, or more complex scores… I'm a big fan of Gérard Depardieu.

He can play everything, with such ease!

Recently, I saw him sing Barbara on stage, I experienced a crash.

I surprised myself, during the

song , crying all the tears in my body.

And the opening of

!

I didn't get over it.

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Gérard Depardieu on the set of the film

directed by Claude Sautet (April 3, 1974.) Michel ARTAULT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

How do you go from the profession of actress to that of director, what is more in series?

I let myself be guided by what I want to see and tell, despite the shifts, the wanderings… You always have to come back to the desire to create, according to your means and your context.

On

, for example, to have more time and a lighter team, so an even smoother game, I imagined a mockumentary – a format that I love!

How could we sum up this funny television UFO that is

This is the story of a policeman in the valley, who watches too many Netflix series and dreams of being a great investigative cop.

Unfortunately, she will be transferred to a gendarmerie motorhome which offers a local service in rural areas.

What's more, this mobile brigade is led by a rather homelike chief warrant officer.

Fortunately, there is still a serial killer… Or not!

In video, “The Prince of Bel-Air”, excerpt

What is the last scene in the series that marked you?

It's dated, but I recently saw it again and it amazed me: a scene from

, where Will Smith understands that his father is not going to go camping with him after all.

It is a tragicomic rise in power where his character loses his footing in the face of his anger, his childhood traumas.

The writing of this series is very impressive.

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