Guillaume Canet Marion Cotillard consolidates in Rome.
Monica Faro Rome, October 29 .- In case anyone doubts the artistic worth of Marion Cotillard, the French director Guillaume Canet has given a new dose of credibility with "Les petits mouchoirs, today won plaudits from critics on the second day of the International Film Festival in Rome.
Cotillard, which became the only French actress who won an Oscar for her, fallen earth buy chips, portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in "La vie en rose", has been in this dramatic comedy at the orders of Canet, her partner and one of the nascent stars French cinema, with three films as director.
In the absence of the actress, who already shared Canet deal with his companion in "Love me if you dare" (2003) and "The Last, ffxiv gil, Flight" (2009) – confessed today the presentation of this film, screened out of competition that "was eager to lead Marion (Cotillard) and that the experience was" incredible "because it is" a great actress. "
"For surely it was more difficult, because when you live with the director and you spend the day working with him, the last thing you, final fantasy xiv gil, want is to get home and meet with a heavy non stop talking about the movie," I joke.
At 35 years the French have more than thirty films in his filmography, with which it has been put in charge of directors of the likes of Tim Burton – "Big Fish" – Christopher Nolan – "Origin", buying eve isk, – or Woody Allen, She has received the highly anticipated "Midnight in Paris".
Now consolidated with Guillaume Canet, a man much loved and respected by the French public, prolific actor and meticulous, obsessive and passionate as a filmmaker.
If we also consider that "Les petits mouchoirs" features some of the most sought-star of his country, and Francois Cluzet, Benoit Magimel and Jean Dujardin, who also are friends of the director, success is assured: the film has swept France in its first week in theaters.
"Les petits mouchoirs" ("The white lies" in its English translation) tells the story of a group of friends who decide to go ahead with their holiday plans despite the absence of Ludo, who remains hospitalized after suffering a serious accident.
A journey through the interior of each of the characters Canet considers the difficulties of communication between human beings, internal conflicts generated by the acceptance or not of their own identity and complexity to create links in today's society.
"We live in a world of Ultra fast digestion. I wanted to have it, often without being able to digest the things that we see around us, without taking advantage of the people we love," he emphasized the filmmaker, who admitted that "Les petits mouchoirs "is his film more personal."
The title is a play on words that, according to the author, "rrs to everything we put on top of things that we do not want to recognize because we feel that we are going to do damage, when we started to tell white lies to make you think no problems and the final is like a lot of dust stuck under a rug. "
In this mosaic Canet also reflects on friendship or sex, especially through the character of Marion Cotillard (Marie), "who decides to have a link with male sex because he can not cope with mourning."
Tonight, ifprotests against government cuts to culture does not prevent it as they did yesterday, Guillaume Canet parade down the red carpet in the company of its executive producer, the young Hugo Selignac.
Before I will make the Australian David Michod, this morning presented "Animal Kingdom", a drama that delves into the suburbs of Melbourne and arrives in Rome supported by the award for best movie at Sundance. mfe / cps / is