Solène Delinger 6:09 p.m., September 25, 2021

Guest at the microphone of Laurie Cholewa in the show "Clap!"

on Europe 1, Leïla Bekhti confided in the very particular shooting of her last film "Les Intranquilles" by Joachim Lafosse, in theaters on September 29th.

The 37-year-old actress plays the wife of a bipolar painter, both "loving" and "angry".

A role which demanded a complete commitment from her and which "exhausted" her. 

INTERVIEW

Joachim Lafosse certainly offered him one of his most beautiful roles.

In "Les Intranquilles", the last film of the Belgian director, in theaters on September 29, Leïla Bekhti is Leïla, the wife of Damien, a bipolar painter.

Both live comfortably in a Provencal farmhouse with their son Amine.

But behind the image of the perfect family is in reality a home plagued by disease.

How did Leïla Bekhti appropriate this role?

How did the shoot go?

The actress answers Laurie Cholewa's questions in "Clap!", On Europe 1. 

Leïla Bekhti and Damien Bonnard participated in the writing of "Intranquilles"

"I liked playing this angry woman, this woman who loves," says the actress. "This film is a popular film because it speaks to everyone, it is not divisive. I liked the nuanced look brought to the couple by Joachim Lafosse," she continues. "There is a lot of love and light in 'Les Intranquilles'". Leïla Bekhti and her partner on screen, actor Damien Bonnard, experienced a special shoot. "80% of the film takes place in the house. We had a week of rehearsals in the set. It's extraordinary because it is extremely rare to have a whole week of rehearsals before the start of a shoot", emphasizes Leïla Bekhti. And the main actors also had the opportunity to participate in the writing of the feature film. "We really rewrote the threesome scenes (editor's note: Leïla Bekhti, Damien Bonnard and Joachim Lafosse). For the end of the film, which we shot last, Joachim told us that our characters would decide the outcome. We were filming without knowing what we were going to do at the end ". 

"I was not feeling very well"

If Leïla Bekhti adored playing the role of this woman who undergoes the erratic behavior of her husband, she remembers coming out totally "exhausted" "from the shoot." And so much the better, it's a good sign ", she points out. "I'm fifteen pounds overweight. I play a woman who forgets herself. Obviously, I did not feel very well. "The 37-year-old actress went to draw from her emotions to paint the portrait of this other Leïla, totally overwhelmed by the illness of her spouse." I will not hold Damien. "Said his character in the" Intranquilles "trailer. This distress upset Leïla Bekhti and made her wonder about the couple." What keeps him going? We may never stand upright in a relationship. VS'is complicated, it's unique to everyone. I might not accept what others accept and vice versa "." Les Intranquilles "closed the 74th Cannes Film Festival with a nice standing ovation. Leïla Bekhti" fingers crossed "for the same success at the theatrical release, Wednesday, September 29.