"I understand this fight but I cannot be a feminist", assures Hélène de Fougerolles

Solène Delinger 5:00 p.m., January 04, 2023

INTERVIEW

Hélène de Fougerolles is making her big comeback on the small screen on Thursday January 5 with the broadcast on TF1 of the first episodes of the mini-series 

The 49-year-old actress plays the role of Camille Hartmann, an investigating judge sidelined after a car accident.

The discovery of a mass grave on a Franco-German military base will rekindle very disturbing memories in her.

Very quickly, we understand that this case is linked to the accident that made him lose his memory a year earlier.

Totally confused, Camille will do everything to find out the truth, alongside Eric Maes, the Franco-German inspector in charge of the case, played by Grégory Fitoussi.

D-3 ➡️ The missing of the Black Forest

The discovery of a mass grave on the Franco-German border will bring back disturbing memories to the investigating judge Camille Hartman.

Find Hélène de Fougerolles, Grégory Fitoussi & Tcheky Karyo: Thursday at 9:10 p.m. on TF1.

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For Europe 1, Hélène de Fougerolles spoke at length about her role in the series, her relationship to feminism but also her meeting with producer Harvey Weinstein, convicted of rape and sexual assault.

There is a feminist subject in the series.

Did it seduce you? 

I would say that was a plus, that there was substance.

It wasn't just a whodunit with corpses.

I'm not a feminist myself, I don't have a fight to make with that, but I hear it and I find that the series subtly leads us to ask ourselves questions.

Because we are not all housed in the same boat.

I played a lot with my strengths and my femininity to get things.

Feeling desirable is the essence of my job as an actress.

And I have always played to be able to be hired and earn a living.

So I can't be a feminist.

But besides that, I hear very well that there are women who have felt abused, or who have been abused.

I understand that and I'm sorry about that too.

But I won't go into battle with them, I'm not driven by that. 

"I was lucky enough to come across a somewhat lecherous producer"

What was your perception of the MeToo movement, launched by actresses who broke the silence on the actions of producer Harvey Weinstein?

As I told you, I used and abused my femininity a lot.

I met Harvey Weinstein too.

And I didn't go jogging.

Afterwards, I was lucky enough to perhaps come across a somewhat lecherous producer, but there was nothing to complain about.

I understood that he would have liked ... Me, I like to feel desired.

I never felt like a victim of that.

Men could be clumsy with me but we never exceeded the limit.

I'm lucky and knock on wood.

Do you have any fears for your 19-year-old daughter? 

I've shielded everything, so it's going to be difficult for anything to happen to him.

It means that even if a guy starts to be a little unpleasant, he is crucified in the second (laughs).

I am a dragon.

So I'm not afraid since everything is under control. 

You are an actress known for being bright and sunny.

So why did you agree to play in

This is precisely one of the reasons why I agreed to do this mini-series.

I had asked my theater agent to do a character that was a little rougher, a little tougher, a little rougher, that is to say with less artifice.

I really started with something where it was almost the story that was more important than the character himself.

In this series, we see that I struggle with my memory and with my person.

I can't get to the surface.

Camille, the character I play, is underwater. 

"I am single by choice"

In the series, you therefore play the role of Camille Hartmann, an examining magistrate sidelined after a serious car accident.

She has lost her memory and you can feel a great fragility in her and also a lot of frustration.

How did you manage to get into the skin of this broken woman? 

I had fun imagining that I was on medication, so to be late on everything.

I let myself be inhabited by something else and, that's what I like about my job: to live lives that are not mine.

On the other hand, when it's over, I take back my clothes, my jewelry, my make-up and I say to myself: "Ah, I missed that so much". 

Where is your polyamorous adventure? 

I loved living this adventure and I lived it with a lot of sincerity and honesty.

For a year, I gave myself this freedom which was extraordinary to experience because it opened my mind to so many things.

Today, I am single by choice, because I am in another phase of my life.

It's not a rejection.

It is a desire to no longer be attached to one person or to several people.

With polyamory, you had to create moments and not give more to one than to the other.

It's still tiring (laughs).

At the dawn of my fifties, I feel quite alone, in the Luberon, with my wild cat.