Tonight’s episode opens with Captain Crivelli and Commander Sainte-Rose swimming at midnight, drunk… Off to a strong start!
Sonia Rolland: It’s true that this scene is pretty funny and if you only knew what we laughed at while filming it!
Has Beatrice de La Boulaye become friends?
He even became a member of my family! We were both born in 1981 and there is a real bond between us. Although our ways of working and living are different, we have the same rock’n’roll side. Béa thrived in an ensemble that was pretty solo with Airnadette and me. Because I had this strong image of Miss France, I had to strategically steer my boat and make career-defining choices.
Tonight, your character takes a disguise and changes her appearance and demeanor to replace a strange woman… And blonde!
(Laughs) It was refreshing and pulled me out of Mélissa’s usual rigidity. When I’m not like that in life, I’m often presented with domineering or cold characters. The writers of the series, who observed me well, knew that they could train me on this playground.
What do you like so much about this series?
I love how this fiction brings out the faces of diversity and addresses issues of racism, identity, or highlights Martinique history. I also love the adventures of these two policewomen told like a dude movie. And then, this season, we’ll learn a little more about Mélissa: her origins, her love life, and why she’s so out of line as a woman and a mother.
Also, as a mother, how do you organize yourself when you go to shoot in Martinique for four months?
I used to take my girls with me when they were little, but now they’re in college, things are complicated. In Paris, they live their youthful lives with their important builds and girlfriends. Separation seems harder to me than them! (Laughs) Luckily, they come here on vacation and love to spend time on set. Tess, the oldest of 16, also interned on set last year. 12-year-old Kahina prefers comedy.
Doesn’t being in Martinique this often force you to give up on some projects?
Yes, but guessing, I manage to accept offers like this feature film that I’m going to shoot in Rwanda this fall. I was able to shoot a TV movie last year, an unexpected fate (coming soon in France 2, editor’s note), recounts my own journey. I also try to make time for myself to be with my daughters, my husband and… the bees!
Bees ?
I had the chance to meet Thierry Dufresne, head of the French Observatory for Apidology (OFA), and I was so impressed! I founded an association called OFA Rwanda and opened two training centers for beekeepers there. In addition to educating women on honey making, I also contribute to a humanitarian and ecological project, and this is very important to me.
Criminal Tropics is on Friday 19 May at 21:10 on France 2
INTERVIEW WITH ADELINE QUITTOT
Source: Programme Television
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