Movie Talk with Marion Cotillard
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French actress Marion Cotillard discusses her film Two Days, One Night 2014 directed by the Dardenne brothers. She explains how happy and surprised she was when they called her to discuss the film, she goes on to talk about her love for all their films and their gritty realism. 'Within the social realities of their films, they create great stories.' The directors don't want 'performances' from actors, they are seeking something more authentic and real which she ‘relished’. Anchorman 2 2013 clip is shown. Blood Ties 2013 Cotillard talks about her love for her character and for the 70's era captured by director by Guillaume Canet. Cotillard talks about always wanting to be an actress as well as many of other things, so acting gives her the opportunity to live out this dream whilst playing many different people in different situations. Big Fish 2003 directed by Tim Burton, she talks about being very new to movies and still learning English at the time of shooting. This led to more American movies, but as Cotillard explains this was never an ambition, although she never considered that cinema would have boundaries. La Vie En Rose 2007 is discussed next. This biopic of Edith Piaf was her biggest film to date, and she won an Oscar for her portrayal of the French Icon. A huge piece of work. In order to prepare Cotillard ignored other people's perceptions of her and instead focused on her own preparation, 'I jumped into her life, read and watched everything, fed myself with her.' Cotillard now goes on to talk about French actresses in Hollywood and the ones that have led the way before her, adding that winning an Oscar was a big moment for French actresses as a whole. Public Enemies 2009 a Hollywood Blockbuster in which she starred opposite Johnny Depp and was directed by Michael Mann, her character Billie Frechette wasn’t supposed to have a French accent as instructed by Mann, but Cotillard admits she got away with it due to her being half Canadian- French. Inception 2010 was the ‘greatest movie so far in her career.’ Working alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the setting of this mysterious universe that director Christopher Nolan had created. With Cotillard saying 'Her character was very special, evil but so much more - I loved it'. From this film director Christopher Nolan cast her in Batman - The Dark Knight Rises 2012 Cotillard talks about being thrilled and excited to be part of this famous superhero franchise. Rust and Bone 2012 clip is shown. Cotillard discusses her admiration for Laurence Olivier and Peter Sellers growing up watching their films, saying she admired greatly their ability to completely transform into their characters, it’s something she's always aspired to do and loves the opportunity to jump from one world into another, and working with amazing directors. Macbeth 2015 is the final film discussed. Cotillard plays Lady Macbeth, and talks of this being her hardest job to date, particularly Shakespeare's language and Scotland in the winter.

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