Marion Cotillard

“Okay, so this movie, Fanfan la Tulipe, by Christian-Jaque. I don’t even know how many times I saw this movie with my two brothers. It was… It’s really, like, the movie of my childhood. You know, it’s adventure. It’s this very strong woman that I admired so much when I was a kid, played by Gina Lollobrigida. And Gérard Philipe, who is obviously… I fell in love with him when I was a kid.”

“Definitely my favorite movie, that would be The Great Dictator. This is the most human movie of them all. This is the smartest, connected-to-the-heart movie that I’ve ever seen. And each time I see it, I’m moved the same way, even if I know the story by heart, even if I know the dialogue by heart. I think the last sentence of this movie is, 'Listen.' Each time it brings me to tears just talking about it. This is a masterpiece.”

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch. John Cameron Mitchell. I was in Deauville Film Festival many years ago. I was in the jury and we saw this movie, and I got obsessed right away. I was so obsessed with him that, few years later, I was asked who I wanted to work with, so I asked for John Cameron Mitchell. He became one of my dear friends. And I love him forever and ever. This is still one of my favorite movies. And the songs I listen to almost once a month, and I sing them, and, yeah, this is major.”

“Thank God there’s Agnès Varda. Agnès Varda, I think I saw all her movies. One of them I loved was Lions Love. There’s something about this movie, about the peculiarity of human soul, human relationships, that I absolutely adore. And Cléo from 5 to 7 is a game changer. She portrayed those women as if it was normal to be free. If you want to discover cinema through the eyes of a visionary and a wide and free soul, I would definitely recommend Agnès Varda. Just because she’s a genius.”