THE DREAMERS
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Movie Interview by S Felce

“So beautiful, it’s indecent”. This is what director Bernardo Bertolucci said about his leading actress Eva Green, and beautiful she is. She is also very charming, clever and funny. We meet her at London’s Dorchester Hotel a couple of days before THE DREAMERS has its premiere at the 2003 London Film Festival.


Eva, how nervous were you, not only because this is your first film but also working with Bertolucci?

Oh…you can’t image. When I heard I had been picked for the part I was very excited, then I was very, very scared! He has worked with very big actresses...monsters...and then he called me. I haven’t done anything before. It was a challenge.

What was the scariest thing on set?

I would say everything! It is not just the naked scenes. I actually surprised myself, because it wasn’t so hard, I stopped being self conscious and questioning myself. I wanted to be good in every scene - so everything!

Were you surprised at all about the kind of directions you were given by Bertolucci? What was your impression of him as a director?

On the first day he tested us. He wanted us to impress him. But then he trusted us and we felt very free on the set. He manipulates you without…. manipulating you! In the morning he would ask us questions about the scene, how we were going to [act] the characters [and] he managed to communicate without using a single word, with simple gestures. Very simple.

It looks like he was being very careful. Do you think he was actually being extra careful because of the story?

What do you mean by careful?

Making sure the atmosphere was right for what must have been very difficult scenes for you to do? Careful that you won’t feel uncomfortable…

Yes. Some people were giving us cognac to relax! But, it was easy. For example, when we were making love on the floor, he was directing us like an orchestra conductor. You just don’t think - you do it.

Did you get the impression from Bertolucci that the 60s were a special time and do you think that today there’s a kind of dispassion towards politics?

Yes, we are much more cynical and we don’t really have great expectations and I can’t explain why but we don’t have ideals or dreams like they had at that time. He said we missed a big window on the future. I am not involved in politics. I am like Isabelle, living in my cocoon, with my classical music…

Has this film persuaded you to pursue a cinema career rather than a theatre one, which is where you came from or are you going back to the stage?

I don’t know. Right now I am shooting a film. It depends on the script, if I like it or not and the director.

How did you actually feel when THE DREAMERS was over?

I was depressed!! Because I got along very well with the crew, with Bernardo and the actors. It was a love story.

What was it like working with Michael Pitt? Had you seen any of his work before?

No I haven’t seen any of his movies. I remember that I was on tour in France and my agent pointed at the film poster of MURDER BY NUMBERS saying that the guy was Michael Pitt. He had long hair and big lips; I thought he looked like a bit like a girl! But I was very impressed when I met him and I liked him very much. He looks like an angel, but he has a violent side. He is very complex. I love him!

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