French actor Noémie Merlant plays a young woman who falls in love with a funfair ride in Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo,” which is screening in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Variety spoke to …
French actor Noémie Merlant plays a young woman who falls in love with a funfair ride in Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo,” which is screening in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition.Merlant is viewed as one of the most promising actors of her generation.
“The main initial challenge was to find sincerity,” explains Merlant. “It’s ultimately always a challenge to create a relationship, and I found that it could actually be easier with an object because my character was projecting so much of herself onto this silent partner. She falls in love with its material existence, color and nature. There’s a great deal of contemplation in the relationship. It’s something very peaceful.
“Shakira” is about a young gypsy woman, played by Catalina Danca, who falls in love with a young gypsy man, played by Gimi-Nicolae Covaci, who is a member of a gang, and leads her toward a life of crime. Merlant says she involved her friends from the gypsy community as much as possible in both the acting roles and also production roles, such as catering, and set design. As well as directing, she also plays a minor role in the short.
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