Alexis Rey-Millet 2:00 p.m., June 18, 2022
Julie Gayet returns to the microphone of Isabelle Morizet on her relationship with Agnès Varda, famous French director, and the influence of the latter on her career and her career.
In "There is not only one life in life", the actress recounts how her perspective on the world of cinema was transformed by their meeting.
INTERVIEW
From actress to producer, Julie Gayet talks about the importance and influence that Agnès Varda, director and friend, had on her career and her vision of the world of cinema.
Asked by Isabelle Morizet in
There is not just one life in life
on Europe 1, the actress tells how their relationship inspired her.
First relatively original contact between the two women: Agnès Varda thought that the French actress looked like … Madonna, with whom the director was friends
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Agnès Varda, "more than a friendship, a model"
The beginning of a long relationship, much "more than a friendship", explains Julie Gayet.
"She's a model, an inspiration. She was a transmission. She showed me a lot of films, she took me to Los Angeles, to Cannes where there were an incredible number of actors."
The actress sees her meeting with Agnès Varda as having transformed her perspective on the world of cinema.
"She had this global vision of cinema, so I always lived my practice as if it were outside the borders. I produced Chilean, Palestinian, Lebanese films...", she says.
An actress and producer passionate about all film professions
Julie Gayet has created several production companies over the years, including Rouge International in 2007, known for producing the film
Grave
(2016).
Julia Ducournau's feature film was notably rewarded during the Critics' Week at Cannes in 2016.
In a previous interview, Julie Gayet explained the origins of her desire to be a producer: "I always felt a little more than an actress on set. I never contented myself with playing the scenes. I always felt interested in all stages of creation and production".
Asked about her words by Isabelle Morizet, Julie Gayet explains how this curiosity was born.
"I looked at the chief operator, I looked at the machines and then I even wanted to go to the editing. So I accompanied Agnès and I watched how we were editing", she explains.
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An unusual practice among actors, something that Julie Gayet regrets.
"It's a shame because, thanks to editing, we discover a lot of things about rhythm or acting. It helps an actor a lot," she says.
"It especially allowed me to open the door (to the world of cinema) at 360 degrees, from writing to the release of a film".