10 · 28 · 15 French Actress Clotilde Courau at the 13th FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Tania Castro Cambrón, reportera As part of the international premieres of the 13th FICM, the latest film by French director Philippe Garrel, son of actor Maurice Garrel, L’ombre des femmes / In the Shadow of Women, was shown with the presence of the great French actress Clotilde Courau. The actress was nominated for the César Awards of French cinema for her performance in Le petit criminel (1990) and she has participated in other well-known features such as Nuit Noire, 17 octobre 1961 (2005, dir. Alain Tasma), La vie in rose (2007, dir. Olivier Dahan) and the recent In the Shadow of Women (2015). Philippe Garrel directed his first film at age 15. He received the Jean Vigo award in 1982 for El hijo secreto (1979). His film Liberté, la nuit (1984) was presented at the Cannes Film Festival that same year. In the Shadow of Women was written by Jean Claude Carriére, Caroline Deruas and Arlette Langmann, and stars Stanislas Merhar and Clotilde Courau, a married couple who are documentary filmmakers living in poverty and who become involved in stormy love affairs in Paris. Clotilde Courau presented the film in two special screenings, in which she commented: On FICM: “A moment ago I realized that it is difficult to talk about our own films. I think that is why Garrel sent me. I’m thrilled to be here in Morelia and to meet Daniela Michel, who has given me the opportunity to present the first film of Phillippe’s that I’ve participated in. He has a great influence on young directors and he offered me the female character, who is a heroine.” On working with Philippe Garrel: “In France, Philippe is great and influences many people. He is a pillar of the new wave in black and white. He takes only one shot of each scene. It is what is shown, the only take. Garrel challenges film technique. He believes in the magic of the sole take. We rehearsed once a week for seven months.” On In the Shadow of Women: “It is a film about love where betrayals take their place in the story and poison life. The film seeks humanity through faces and also seeks the ambivalence of what we are.” Following is a photo gallery of both presentations of Clotilde Courau at FICM:
