Surprise on catch in an "Elevator to Beijing"

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 by Clovis Fouin, published on September 16, 2021 by Éditions Nil.

Her favorite quote:

“I really, really, fundamentally ask myself, and without Left Bank dandyism, what I'm doing here.

It's a tour without performances, without audiences, without end.

I must indeed accept what I am: an actor on the fringes in a country on the fringes, at least from a Western point of view. "

Why this book?

• Because Clovis Fouin takes the opposite view of writers: 

  he overrides reality to make us believe in fiction.

  Perfectly successful exercise, because we find ourselves checking certain information, in particular this improbable film shot in China.

• Because the situations are linked like so many takes on a

  movie set with its good and bad surprises. Ubuesque; surrealist, this book is an unvarnished or makeup-free dive into the world of cinema and theater. A world that has its hidden side and is not always nice. However, we feel a committed Clovis Fouin, with a firm faith in this art, ready to invest in small projects as in big productions for the love of acting.

• Because Clovis Fouin's stance is that of humor

  and this contract is perfectly fulfilled: we revel in his “chinoiseries” as much as his accidents of course and his vision of the profession.

  A book that brings good humor and pays tribute to actors who believe in their profession.

  A euphoric summary of this dreamy universe!

  
  

The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

 Clovis is a young actor who cannot break through.

One day, he was offered a shoot in China with Mike Tyson and Steven Seagal.

With humor, he tells us about this extraordinary shoot and talks about his journey.

Characters.

 Clovis young actor, Mike Tyson his partner and Steven Seagal, the father of Clovis, junk dealer bon vivant, Marc Pérugier the director of casing, an army of assistants on the set, the companion of Clovis, actors and actresses of theater.

Places.

 Paris, Beijing, China, the cinema and theater sets.

The time.

 2015.

The author.

 Clovis Fouin is an actor born in 1988, he has a solid theatrical experience and an impressive filmography: in the cinema, he has filmed under the direction of Jean Pierre Mocky, in the theater he also works in the direction and also turns for television in series.

This book was read with.

 Read with jubilation: the world of cinema and theater seen through the small end of the telescope, told with humor and tenderness.

Far from the clichés of stars, far from melancholic autobiographies or self-congratulations, this book is a nugget of good humor that puts this glamorous world into perspective.

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