Prometheus, which launched last Thursday, continues tonight at 9.10pm on TF1 with two new episodes, in which the heroine, played by Fantine Hardwin, continues to unravel the mystery surrounding her origins and her connection to murder. Another teenager.
In this case, Odile Villemin ( profile ), the interpreter of the mysterious Marie Clairemont, who spoke to us about the accident that turned the script on its head just hours before the start of filming, told us a little more along the way. approached his character as a psychologist.
And don’t forget to tell us about the bond Marie’s son William has with Prometheus viewers will discover on screen tonight.
AlloCiné: What drew you to the script for Prometheus and the role of Marie Clairemont?
Odile Vuillemin: I found Marie fantastic, allowing me to explore things I haven’t played yet. He is a very strong character. Very different from what I had already interpreted and completely new to French television, it seems to me.
And then I liked that it was a real genre series. Fiction is hyper-speculation. The series is really disgusting. And I was glad to try my hand at this genre, because the work of an actor in a series like Prometheus is definitely different.
Even if the series is also a thriller, fantasy and weirdness take more and more place in the plot compared to the episodes. Do you feel that it is time for French fiction to dare to approach such a world more frontally?
Yeah, I think it’s great that we’re exploring a lot of genres and really going there. We have seen several genre series in France, I notably took part in The Last Wave on France 2. But it is true that it is quite rare.
I think it’s hard to develop imagination in France, we don’t necessarily have codes, unlike in the United States. So I imagine we are a little slow. There is a story of a medium, a story of culture. But what I think is great is that we’re really going, it’s proven. We are not in science fiction at all, it is fantasy, mixed with thriller. But the genre is assumed to the end, to the picture. There are special effects, they work well. Very well photographed, overall the product is really well finished.
Do you agree that Mary is the most mysterious character in the series, perhaps even more so than Prometheus?
Yes, of course. That’s what I liked right away. This character offers me many opportunities as an actor. We worked a lot on this together with director Christophe Campo. on this character to understand where it came from. Because his intentions are clearly unclear to the viewer. I was very happy with this series. I think Marie is my favorite character on the show, objectively (laughs).
At one point Marie is said to have been called a “monster” as a teenager because she suffered from brittle bones. This is the element that prompts you to ask questions, but which then does not return to the script. Was it just to cover his tracks and think that his past is connected to everything that happens around Prometheus?
The real story is much more depraved than that. This is what I added to the text. I thought that was pretty amazing because doing a favor for a patient can be a lie for a teenager. That is, the teenager who was Marie Clermont speaks to Prometheus by telling him, “You see, I, too, teenager, I was a monster.” This can be a therapeutic pose. This may be absolutely true. We can imagine many things.
In real life, I broke my hand before I got to the set. Three hours before catching the train, I fell and broke my hand. That’s why I had to have this clip. I was lucky in this setback to have a custom orthotic, but I wasn’t allowed to take it off for two weeks. I had to deal with it.
The producer never dared to tell me that he was very happy to break my arm, but in the end he was very happy with the orthosis, he thought it was great. It gives the character an extra dimension, adds mystery. I liked working with Kristoff on the set, we had a real creative emulation. I don’t know if we tried to justify the orthosis or not, but at some point the idea came up and it was good because the orthosis also explained it and opened up a lot of ways for Marie. That’s really how failure turns into total success (laughs).
In episode 3, we learn that Marie has a son, William (Anthony Goff), who is suffering from leukemia and seems to have a strange connection with Prometheus. How would you describe this mother-daughter relationship?
This is a very special relationship. Relatively combined relationship, boundless love. There is such a distance between them, as if they were two adults, not mother and child. It is therefore rather paradoxical, because, at the same time, all this is surrounded by Mary’s boundless love for her son. And as a contraction, it clearly has a protective impulse. We have a feeling that Marie needs to protect her son, who has become seriously ill. But all this is quite mysterious.
You’ve often acted with teenagers or young actors, whether it’s Les Innocents, Il est elle or Prometheus. Do you like that aspect of the show with actors from a different generation?
The question of age does not matter to me. I do the same with teenagers and more experienced actors. The main thing is that they are good actors, and in the case of Prometheus, Fantine Hardwin and Anthony Gough, who I toured with a lot, really were. They had so much to give and I loved touring with them. Anthony was so cute, he showed up on this shoot and asked me so much advice, it was annoying.
And on Les Innocents, for example, I remember that Victor Meutlet came to see me because he was quite amazed by L’Emprise, he wanted to know how I managed to build that character. So of course there’s an aspect of the show on certain shoots that I like, but I’m just passing on what I know. And the young actors with whom I was able to film were often already very good. After all, I was teaching them a little.
Once profiled, you have established a very strong connection with the community, a connection that is undeniable and continues. what inspires you
This inspires me with great humility. I realize how lucky I am. I find it cool in several ways. Already because it means that they came to attend my projects. And when we look at the audience, then we are offered more roles.
And then the people are loyal and super nice. When they stop me on the street, they are very embarrassed, but they still want to tell me what they want to say. I’ve had a few times where people have said very disturbing things to me and people immediately run away to avoid disturbing me. That’s why I don’t even have time to thank them (laughs). I find that pretty cute, a real sign of respect.
And this love of society was able to comfort me even in more difficult times. I remember a very difficult period of filming and the fact of going to a festival to see a hyper-enthusiastic audience, which was very reassuring. It allows you to understand why you are doing this work. So in both the hyper positive and the more difficult moments, it’s always nice to have the community there. I was very lucky.
Do you have any upcoming projects you can talk about?
Absolutely not (laughs). Nothing is confirmed yet, it’s too early to tell. Maybe a second season of Prometheus, fingers crossed for real. I would love to find this Marie Clairemont character.
In recent years, you have been attached to dramatic roles. Do you want to go more into comedy?
Yes, of course we are working on it, don’t worry (laughs). It has already been initiated a little with the man in our life who felt more comfortable than social, regardless of his topic. And now we are working on staging a real comedy. I love the variety that this job offers and I think society needs comedy right now. But at the moment nothing is being done, so I can’t talk about it specifically.
Source: Allocine
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
