- "Adoration" shares the crazy love story of two teenagers on the run.
- Fantine Harduin, discovered in Michael Haneke and Thomas Gioria, seen in "Until the Guard", embody the two main roles.
- Their complementary services are major assets for this captivating film.
We love Adoration and its fascinating young couple formed by Fantine Harduin and Thomas Gioria. Especially since Fabrice Du Welz, director of Calvaire , Alléluia and Colt 45, retraces the mad passion of their adolescent characters with as much modesty as sensitivity.
Despite their young age, the two actors are not beginners and share a predilection for roles that are not really obvious. Thomas Gioria, 16, was quoted in the César for Until the custody of Xavier Legrand in 2019 and Fantine Harduin, 15, camped a very disturbed girl in Happy end by Michael Haneke. “I don't like ease. This is why I wanted to do Adoration , because I was not sure that I could go so far into madness, ”confides the young actress to 20 Minutes .
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Improvement under surveillance
Fabrice Du Welz followed them closely throughout the filming of this poignant film where violence goes crescendo. “He pushed us towards improvisation because he wanted us to appropriate the story which did not prevent him from talking to us a lot during the takes. Fabrice was like a third character in the film, ”recalls Thomas Gioria. The scenario does not spare the two heroes during a run that allows them to meet Benoît Poelvoorde in inconsolable and welcoming widower, lonely guardian lost in the wilderness.
To lose reason
“Gloria is very true and sincere in her love as in her madness, specifies Fantine Harduin. Creating this character helped me to grow, to mature. "Persuaded to be pursued, this lively flay is capable of great brutality when she feels threatened to the chagrin of her lover" Paul is sensitive, loving and gentle, specifies Thomas Gioria. He lets himself be carried away in his delirium with total abandonment. These two angels, at odds with the adult world, love to lose their reason between dream and nightmare in the landscapes of the Ardennes that the filmmaker magnifies.
A promising future
The duo was won over by the profession of actor in which he wanted to persevere. “Being actors at our ages allows us to grow a little too quickly by making us take on adult responsibilities very early on. This is the other side of the coin, ”explains Fantine Harduin, who is currently focusing on her studies. "I want to keep a part of childhood even if I appreciate dramatic roles," insists Thomas Gioria. Their complementary services in Adoration make them confident for their future as they seem touched by grace.
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