I mean, it’s very obvious to say that to someone in order not to become too involved, because it can be very overwhelming in these places where you feel for the people you have in front of you. Oh, it’s funny because nobody ever referred to that, and it's true. Do you feel like this a sentiment that is echoed in France today? Your character, Alice, is repeatedly told to "keep her distance" from Samba. I was quite intimidated before we started, because I was wondering if I’d be able to improvise comedy and be on the same tone as he would, and he made it very easy.Ĭomedy is one side of the film, but it’s juxtaposed with a very serious narrative about xenophobia and immigration in France. Omar’s way of playing the part was very funny and. So the ambience on set was very lively and very welcoming. The whole team was so perfect for that film, and they were re-joining after this big hit that they had done all together ( Intouchables)-not only Omar and the two directors, but also the whole crew. He was having fun himself and that made it fun for everyone. Did you find yourself feeding off his comedic instincts? Your co-star Omar Sy’s background is as a comedic performer. The only ones I’ve done were such fun. Just to be able to do something very light-not that the character is light-but just to be able to have fun, to play, for it to be such a game, is great. I love comedy, it’s something I enjoy watching. How do you find shifting into comedy? Is it challenging for you? It made it legitimate to do in France, anyway. People in North America don’t know me for these films, but I’ve done a film with Alain Chabat, and it was a big hit in France. I’m not going against my nature in reference to the character being very uncomfortable and shy. I’ve done some in France that I enjoyed so much that I was thrilled to play this character. Were you driven to play something lighter? Reviews of Samba said you were cast against type, but I think what rather surprised people was seeing you play such a sweet character in a borderline romantic comedy. In the new film Samba, by French directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, she plays Alice, a workaholic on sabbatical after a nervous breakdown who rediscovers human connection by assisting an illegal Senegalese immigrant (Omar Sy), and takes on a very different challenge: Making audiences smile. Renowned for her physically and viscerally complex performances in films like The Tree and Danish auteur/thespian masochist Lars Von Trier's explicit opus Nymphomaniac, Charlotte Gainsbourg is one of cinema's most enigmatic provocateurs, consistently challenging herself and her audience by exploring interwoven themes of familial dissonance, sexuality, and the metaphysical.
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