The idea of this scenario would come to your mind while watching a documentary on cruises…
Eric Lavin: Exactly. I found a report on one of these ships on the M6. And I understand how far the ideal universe for a successful comedy is to roam: a closed place where disliked characters are doomed to meet all the time.
You shot in the middle of 1,300 passengers on an ocean liner. Wasn’t it too complicated to manage?
Complex, yes, but hilarious… Imagine the picture: Valérie Lemercier in HRD, Franck Dubosc in uniform, and Gérard Darmon. Tourists believed that cinema no longer worked for them and they were reduced to making a living by making animation ships! And the incorrigible Franck Dubosc added: “The Belgian lamented in front of the passengers: “What a hassle… you see how I get along“And they believed it like iron.
To embody the host Rémy, you decide to hire Franck Dubosc, whom you filmed earlier. hidden. Could it be your favorite actor?
He is one of the greatest French actors for me. Come to a set to see it work: it’s demanding, generous, irresistible, and has a real sense of pace. Gérard Darmon was in perfect harmony with her. I admire Franck so much that I made a drama for him. Just like at home.
How did Valérie Lemercier find her place between Franck Dubosc and Gérard Darmon?
Naturally. There’s a very simple reason for this: Franck and Gérard were both impressed by Valérie, an aspiring party girl who can create crazy choreographies in a classy yet ultra-chic evening gown. At the disco on the boat, he handed the DJ his playlist on a USB stick. Alcohol helped, he finished the evening with a standing dance on the piano, Franck subdued to the applause of the extras.
That’s why the atmosphere on the ship was very festive…
And how ! Every evening, we held big parties on the bridge where two sound engineers installed the sound systems. delirium! A brand of champagne sponsored us and the film crew took down 125 cases. The shots sometimes turned into a giant aperitif. I also remember those glorious moments like leaving New York with this magnificent sunset over the Statue of Liberty…
During your seven weeks at sea, you never had a storm?
Leaving the Azores, we hit the tail of a hurricane. I had a closet in my bedroom that wouldn’t close, and the gaps were causing the door to slam so hard that it drove me crazy. But the most unexpected thing happened on land, in Miami: Franck, Valérie, and Gérard fell ill with a terribly nauseous soil sickness. They had only one desire: to get on the ship as soon as possible…
welcome aboard, It will air on W9 on Sunday, January 29 at 21:05.
Interview by Jean-Baptiste Drouet
Source: Programme Television
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