For the next three weeks, Justine Triet will be the most scrutinized director in the world.
First during the César evening, Friday February 23, where his film “Anatomy of a Fall” was the big favorite with 11 nominations.
Then on the night of Sunday March 10 to Monday March 11, where the 45-year-old Frenchwoman was nominated 5 times at the 96th Oscar ceremony, the holy of holies of Hollywood, in the queen categories (best film, best director, best screenplay and best actress for German Sandra Hüller).
“It’s crazy to be next to
(Martin)
Scorsese and
(Christopher)
Nolan… Not intimidating at all!
» recognizes the filmmaker to Pierre Lescure, in a long interview broadcast this Sunday, February 18, at 11:20 p.m., in the France 2 magazine devoted to cinema “Beau Geste”.
Winning data for the statuette for best screenplay, co-written with her companion Arthur Harari, Justine Triet says she anticipates going home empty-handed.
In case.
“I'm preparing for it... There are so many artists that I admire who have never had anything in these places.
We have to manage to keep our feet on the ground,” explains the filmmaker, who is experiencing “a crazy year” and an American dream since her Palme d’Or last May.
She assures that her nature tells her to “keep her feet on the ground”, while being aware that she must “enjoy”, because she is experiencing “something that I will never experience again”.
“What scares me is what’s next”
“I meet people who are huge stars for me with whom I talk about cinema.
Jodie Foster, for example, with whom I had a really strong exchange.
I turned into a psychologist when I asked her how she ended up on sets at such a young age,” confides Triet, who admits to taking a lot of selfies at Hollywood parties.
“I don’t always share them because I’m a little ashamed…”.
Justine Triet perfected her English for the long Oscar campaign.
“It’s a bit close to politics, it’s not for nothing that we say that.
The idea of
storytelling
, at the heart of the films, is also in this campaign.
(…) It goes beyond what we know in France,” adds the woman who intends to put new statuettes on her piano.
“There’s also a lot of it in the bathroom, mixed with makeup.
And I have a daughter who is quite young, who is 4 years old.
And who plays who with the Palme d'Or, who hangs out among his games.
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Filled with superstition, the French director reveals that she hasn't cut her hair since the last Cannes Film Festival.
“I decided to wait until the end of the promotion so it wouldn't bring me bad luck.
Capillary-wise, it has its limits,” she jokes, sitting opposite the journalist in the heart of the Saint-Eustache Church.
“What scares me is the aftermath.
It's about being able to remake a film without too much stress.
It adds pressure.
I have little ideas.
Two ideas.
A very expensive film and a very inexpensive film.
We’ll see,” she says.
While waiting for the awards, “Anatomy of a Fall” continues to tour the world.
This autopsy of a couple is perceived differently depending on the country.
“In the United States, the majority of people think she is guilty.
In France, it's the opposite, the majority thinks she is innocent.
In Spain, I had some thoughts that the heroine was not very likeable,” smiles the filmmaker in this carefully produced interview, the signature of the magazine “Beau Geste”.