So, the concept is I have to guess the flavor of the ice cream?
You need to have a big appetite…
This year at the Cannes Film Festival my role is President of the Caméra d'or Jury,
which is awarded to a first film from all the selections combined.
I often find first films quite beautiful,
because you get to see everything that the filmmaker will become.
The first time I was a jury member
- thank you, sir -
was at the Deauville Asian Film Festival.
It was great.
There were some pretty violent films
and I remember this movie called “The Chaser”,
which was a masterpiece.
My first audition happened pretty much by chance.
I was in an acting class near Lille, where I lived,
and they came looking for kids.
It was a film with Michel Serrault called “Marty’s World”,
and I was 10 years old.
So, I did one scene in a film.
I hadn't planned to make films, I wasn't particularly in the need for it,
so it was fun.
It’s going to melt, let’s do this!
I’m going to start. Here we go.
Melon.
Super easy!
Did I get this right?
I have very few memories of going to the movies as a child.
But the first film that had a major impact on me was “Titanic”.
At that age, it seemed like this major epic,
seeing a film that was three hours long.
And of course, I was completely starstruck by Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet.
It’s a film that stayed with me for a long time, and that really transcended me.
Shall I continue?
Ah, I’m clueless.
I have no idea, it’s a bit…
Can I take a look?
Violet.
My first real experience of making a film was with Michael Haneke,
because it was a long shoot that lasted two and a half months.
It was my first proper role.
And it was my first time attending Cannes,
so my first time walking the red carpet.
I was 14 years old and it was my first time seeing myself on the big screen like that.
Discovering yourself with an audience in that room
and in that context and everything,
it's very moving for me.
My first major acting partner was Isabelle Huppert.
I played her daughter,
so we had a very close, intimate relationship.
And it's a very tough film, “Time of the Wolf”,
where some very intense things happen.
So, I could really see her vibrating.
There was Béatrice Dalle, who also starred in Haneke’s film.
She really impressed me with her strength and the power of her acting.
That’s amazing!
Basil.
Lemon and basil.
So good.
Delicious!
The first time I kissed a boy on screen,
it’s very funny because it was my first ever kiss in life.
I'd never kissed a boy before
and I didn’t dare admit that I didn’t know how to do it.
So there was this huge pressure around that kiss, around that scene.
I was flipping out
because I was telling myself that it was going to be so obvious that I had never done it before,
for sure.
But you couldn’t tell in the end.
As an actress, I still have a lot of firsts to come.
For example, I'd love to make a film in Asia.
I don't know, my first role playing a man.
I still have to experience my first film as a director.
I feel like it’s a job that makes you want to experiment with new things all the time.
Okay, I’m going to try the next one.
Ah yes, it’s a very particular flavor.
Calisson d'Aix!
You know, it's a little triangle-shaped candy with a little white topping on top.
Mmm, delicious!
My first red carpet in a Dior dress?
I can’t really remember.
It must have been a long time ago.
But I do remember attending the César Awards in 2020
in a Dior dress that brought me luck,
because I won the César Award for Best Actress that year.
It was for a film called “Alice and the Mayor”.
I will always remember that dress as it was a big day.
A pretty dress on a red carpet can be very moving.
What's great about cinema
is that it’s a world that allows us to renew things all the time,
with this constant feeling of doing something for the first time.