"The glory of La Boum was hell for me" : Sophie Marceau got paid for the movie that made her a star

"The glory of La Boum was hell for me" : Sophie Marceau got paid for the movie that made her a star

Appearing in La Boum, Sophie Marceau doesn’t just keep good memories from the cult movie where she played the young Vic. And he just explained why.

It only took one movie to get Sophie Marceau into the big leagues. When she was only 13 years old and had just signed up for an advertising agency, she was spotted by Françoise Ménidrey, the casting director responsible for finding the protagonists of a movie. Party. After an astonishing cast, the young teen who has never acted in her life takes the lead role in this movie from co-screenwriter Danièle Thompson (whose script was signed with feature film director Claude Pinoteau). ), inspired by her own daughter, Caroline.

Released in December 1980, Party He seduced the public by gaining more than 4.4 million movie admissions and even having the luxury of being ahead. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Returns It slightly exceeds 4 million spectators. Such a success that Vic’s young translator stands out overnight as the new rising star of the 7th art. And 42 years after its publication, Party still a cult film today, a poignant portrait of the early feelings of adolescence.

Can Sophie Marceau thank you? Party The actress, who opened the doors of cinema to her, does not hide that this extraordinary success has not only brought happy results for her. Asked most Parisian / In France today, with this role that still clings to her skin today, she admits she “suffered at the beginning of this notoriety.” “Because I was a kid and I wasn’t ready for all this. Partyit was hell for me!he is telling.

I can’t say I’m full because I see a smile in people’s eyes. It reveals everything that this movie evokes for them: their youth, adolescence, a period… (…) Now, on the contrary, I can say that I see the benefit of this movie as it has become a reference. My career is not limited to this, Party which always comes back. Fortunately, unlike singers, I don’t have to repeat it every time.” adds humorously.

Clara Kolodny

Source: Programme Television

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