- Jeff Goldblum is the star of a National Geographic documentary series, The World according to Jeff Goldblum, available on Disney +, platform launched on Tuesday in France.
- The actor explores subjects as eclectic and light as sneakers, ice cream, bikes or tattoos.
- Informative, funny and full of optimism, the window on The World according to Jeff Goldblum is the feel good program that you need in full containment.
Sparkling eye, deep voice, smile on your lips and open arms towards the unknown! Jeff Goldblum, the charismatic hero of La Mouche or Jurassic Park , is the star of a National Geographic documentary series, The World according to Jeff Goldblum , available on Disney +, platform launched this Tuesday in France. In these twelve episodes, the charismatic 67-year-old actor takes an interest in the little wonders of our daily lives that seem so harmless. With his insatiable curiosity and his incomparable cool, Jeff Goldblum explores subjects as eclectic and light as sneakers, ice cream, bikes or tattoos. Informative, funny and full of optimism, the window on The World according to Jeff Goldblum is the feel good program that you need in full containment.
The subjects were chosen by mutual agreement with the producers of the show. “I had ideas and so did they. We have circulated them, and more for season 2 which we are currently preparing. If you have any ideas on what you would like to see, let me know, because we are receptive to suggestions, "said Jeff Goldblum with whom 20 Minutes spoke, pandemic requires, during a telephone roundtable.
From the first seconds of the series, we feel that Jeff Goldblum is happy to walk around to investigate what makes them attractive or fascinating. His enthusiasm is so communicative that one wonders why he was not given the reins of a show earlier.
"It's really me! I tried to be authentic ”
"It's really me! I tried to be authentic. But you know what ? This particular investigative role brings out that part of me. I am naturally full of good will, a communicative and open curiosity. It's like this all the time. But, these aspects of my personality are particularly triggered when I am with interesting people, as with all these kinds of people that I would not have had the chance to meet normally, "he says.
In Le Monde according to Jeff Goldblum , the actor travels the United States through conventions, fairs, markets or R & D laboratories to meet unconditional fans and experts on the subject covered in the episode. A kind of It's not rocket science where Jeff Goldblum would be at the same time Fred, Sabine, Jamy. More factual information is via small animation sessions, which makes you wonder what the inside of Goldblum's brain looks like.
The charm of the series resides mainly in his personality of sympathetic dandy, eccentric limit. Over the course of the episodes, the filigree portrait of the fetish comedian of Wes Anderson takes shape. He regularly mentions personal anecdotes, refers to the books he has read and is reading, to the concepts he is interested in and asks a lot of questions all articulated with the same form of joyful exuberance .
The custom ice cream made in the ice cream episode was inspired by the actor's son Charlie. In the episode on sneakers, the actor talks about his uncle. “My father's brother, whom I have never met, but of whom I have seen photos. He looked a lot like me. And he was exactly my size. His name was Chuckie Goldblum. He was to join the NBA and was destined to be a big star in college basketball. He was, with my father, a volunteer for the Second World War. Unfortunately, Chucky, in his early twenties, left on a mission to fly an airplane and was never found, ”says the actor.
"There is a path that I followed with passion, it is jazz"
References to cinema are obviously legion, as when he improvises in a fair a monologue from the Godfather, but Jeff Goldblum is also a musician, a subject on which he is inexhaustible. "There is a path that I have followed with passion, it is jazz," he explains while listing the artists he loves as "Imelda May, one of the most extraordinary human beings in planet and also a great artist "," Keith Jarrett, one of my favorite jazz pianists "or" Fiona Apple, Gregory Porter, Anna Calfee, and many, many people. "
Throughout the episodes, the actor and musician talks about human nature and the importance of staying curious. “I watch my children, one four and a half years old and another two and a half years old, Charlie and River. I lived a life dedicated to the things I loved. Being an actor allows me to explore many fields, to work with interesting people, to tackle many subjects. All of this keeps me curious, interested and young! "He laughs.
"I ended up with women from 80 to 90 years old who were doing an aquatic ballet"
Shooting this documentary series “was instructive, surprising and unexpected. I kept saying to the film crew as we were leaving: "How would I have gotten here if it weren't for the show?". I have visited people I never would have had the chance to meet. In the episode devoted to swimming pools, I found myself with women from 80 to 90 years old who were doing an aquatic ballet. I found myself on the USS America, a large navy ship where they organize ice evenings. And for the needs of season 2, I even met astronauts! "He marvels.
And to continue: “I go on many tangents, I allow myself to explore the unexpected and to open up, in my own way, spontaneous. It was the funniest thing I ever did. "
While our horizons are momentarily narrowed in full confinement, Le Monde according to Jeff Goldblum shows that even everyday objects, the most banal and insignificant, conceal hidden treasures. " The world of Jeff Goldblum somehow reflects the general dynamics of my inner functioning, which, I would say, is characterized as being somewhat sunny and positive," concludes the actor. Somewhere between Jack Nicholson and Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum is probably one of the coolest people on Earth, don't hesitate to invite him into your living room!
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