The amphitheater was packed for Guillaume CANET 's appearance on Thursday, February 8, 2018, which came as no surprise to anyone. The actor having directed five films, we had chosen to show one of them, Blood Tiesthe only one that wasn't a success, and which left its maker with many regrets. Showing it was also a way of beginning to rehabilitate him.
Blood Ties is the American remake of a film by Jacques MAILLOT, Blood Ties (starring Guillaume CANET), which was screened at Les Jeudis during MAILLOT's visit. To say that shooting Blood Ties in New York was no picnic, given the very strict rules applied on the American set, is a mild understatement. Guillaume CANET promised he'd never be asked to do it again, and for the occasion delivered a whole battery of anecdotes that left many of the students stunned, including those who dream of a professional future on the other side of the Atlantic. It was funny and tragic, and as CANET is also an actor, it was great art.
But that's not all our guest talked about: he commented on his other films and answered all the students' questions, which were particularly numerous, to talk about his work as an actor. Revealing, for example, his surprise and pleasure at working on Mon Garçon.
We'll be back to this shortly, as the film will be presented by its signatory, Christian CARION, on March1. Our guest's performance got off to a late start, given the length of his film. That didn't stop him staying for over two and a half hours to answer the students' questions. Despite this, not everyone was able to intervene at will. If that had been the case, there's no doubt that the night wouldn't have been enough...
