LE FIGARO. - Jeanne Herry wrote the role of Grégoire for you. It's flattering but complicated to say no...
Gilles LELLOUCHE. -
I told him yes without reading the script, which never happens to me.
I met Jeanne Herry when I was preparing
Le Grand Bain
.
We shared the offices of our producers, Alain Attal and Hugo Sélignac.
She was writing
Pupille
on the floor above.
She heard me talking with my teams.
She was rocked by my voice and offered me to play in
Pupille
.
I loved the experience so much, I love this woman and what she says so much that I went there blind on
I Will Always See Your Faces
.
I experienced the same thing but in the other place with Mathieu Amalric on Le Grand bain.
I was an unconditional fan.
When I meet him at the cafe with my screenplay under his arm, I'm shaking.
He lets me tell him about the film and he says yes right away.
For a director, an actor with such drive is something precious.
Jeanne Herry says...
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