Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

Now that “Le Concert” is in a limited US theatrical run, the English speaking press has taken some time to speak with Mélanie again. I plan on updating the press archive some time soon with new French and English press alike, but in the meantime, check out this new interview. What’s special about it? She mentions she’d like to tour the United States with her debut album! While the album itself isn’t even predicted before 2011, that’s still exciting news for American Mélanie fans — myself included!

Most of us know Mélanie Laurent as one of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, but Laurent had a lengthy resume even before then. But being that they were all foreign films, very few in the US experienced her work. With her new international star status that’s all changing and now we’ve got the chance to see her latest release, the French film The Concert.

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For the release of “La Rafle”, Mélanie was interviewed on talk show “L’Invité” as well as the website Cinefil.com. You can watch the videos here and here and also view captures below. Enjoy!

Mélanie was interviewed after the Césars yesterday by Canal+. I’ve screencapped it for the site below, but you can also watch the original here! Worth noting is the unfortunate news that Mélanie will not be at the Academy Awards next Sunday with the rest of the “Inglourious Basterds” cast. Still, at least we did get to see her at the Golden Globes!

Many thanks to Melfan for capturing these videos for us! We now have caps from 2 very recent television interviews that aired on station France 3, and one older one from back in October when Mélanie was still promoting “Le Concert.” Click each thumb to see its corresponding album!

For the release of “La Rafle”, there is going to be a special edition of night-time talk show “Au Field de la nuit” to discuss the film as well as the actual history behind it. It doesn’t air until March 1st but it recorded on February 15th, and we have a few high-quality stills from the recording. Enjoy!

Another interview for Mélanie’s upcoming play! This one is more detailed and focuses on Mélanie exclusively. Besides what drew her to the theatre and the play itself, she also talks a little about Tarantino, how they’ve stayed in contact, and their infamous red carpet dance. The first performance of “Promenade de Santé” is tomorrow night, February 9th! If any readers go to see the play during its run, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Une promenade de santé – Mélanie Laurent : “Je suis heureuse pour la première fois de ma vie”

Nicolas Bedos a écrit une pièce pour elle. Il voulait lui offrir son premier rôle sur les planches. La belle blonde a accepté pour se lancer un nouveau défi.

En pleine écriture d’un scénario et en préparation d’un album, Mélanie Laurent sera aussi à l’affiche de deux films cette année. En attendant, elle est à partir de demain sur les planches dans Une promenade de santé, de Nicolas Bedos, au théâtre de La Pépinière à Paris. Stressée à quelques heures de la première, elle reçoit France-Soir à l’hôtel Costes pour confier sa peur, ses joies et ses espérances.

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Elle.fr interviewed Mélanie and the author of her upcoming play, Nicolas Bedos, to talk about “Promenade de Santé”, how it came to be, and miscellany like Mélanie’s travelling and how she doesn’t read her critiques either negative or positive. It’s a short article but there’s a cute photo of the pair as well.

Nicolas Bedos et Mélanie Laurent sont si complices qu’on leur trouverait presque une ressemblance physique… Il la met en scène au théâtre dans une « Promenade de santé » échevelée. Rencontre avec un duo réjouissant.

ELLE. Vous êtes amis depuis plusieurs années. Comment est née l’idée de cette pièce, l’envie de travailler ensemble ?
NICOLAS BEDOS. Dès notre première rencontre, je me suis immédiatement reconnu en Mélanie comme en une jumelle. Nous avons la même volonté de tout comprendre, cette tentation de frimer un peu dans tout, d’épater les parents… Et puis cette fille est une des personnes les plus drôles que je connaisse. Elle a en elle quelque chose de très outrancier, et le théâtre me semblait l’écrin parfait pour exploiter ce côté excessif.

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Mélanie was interviewed by Premiere.fr to promote the DVD release of her film “Jusqu’à toi”, but she talks about other projects, like Basterds and her music, as well. You can watch the video and look at screencaptures below!