Scene 2 Seen Podcast: French Actress Noemie Merlant Talks ‘Paris 13th District’, Working With Cate Blanchett, And Her Next Feature
deadline.comI’ve been following the career of French actress Noemie Merlant since I saw her in Celine’s Sciamma queer romance film Portrait of a Lady on Fire at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
Since her performance as Marian in Sciamma’s film, Merlant has worked non-stop as an actress appearing films including: And the Todd Field’s film Tar where she acts alongside two-time Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett.
The actress told the Guardian that working with Blanchett was a dream come true and inspiration. “Cate Blanchett – she’s always been a key reference for me.
I like to rewatch my favourite scenes of hers, sometimes right before I shoot a scene myself – not to copy her, just because it gives me energy.”While shooting all of these films, she also directed two films, a short titled Shakira and starred, wrote, and directed her first feature Mi Lubita, Mon Amour which premiered at Cannes 2021.
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