Hands in Gold: Isabelle Mergo’s big return to cinema with a comedy from Lambert Wilson and Josian Balasco

Giving, Giving with Daniel Auteuil After 14 years, Isabelle Mergot returns to directing Des mains en or.

Directed by Lambert Wilson, Josian Balasco and Sylvie Testud, the feature film set in Normandy in the summer of 2022 follows renowned writer and up-and-coming academic Francois (Wilson). With a surgeon husband (Testud) and a circle of high-ranking friends, his life would be full of happiness if he didn’t suffer from the terrible back pain that poisons his existence.

When François, by sheer luck, meets the incredible Marta (Balasco) with healing hands, his back pain is alleviated. He becomes addicted to Martha’s hands, which soothe him more than any painkiller. An amazing friendship develops between these two characters, allowing them to finally embrace the best that life has to offer.

Actress, screenwriter and director Isabel Mergo came up with the idea of ​​this film after a serious foot problem. After consulting many specialists to no avail, she accidentally went to a doctor. He explains in the press kit:

“In fact, I got lost on the way to Normandy, like in the movie, I saw his poster, I went to his house, and when I came out, I was no longer limping.

I developed the story from this starting point by wanting to confront two people who are gifted with their hands, one because he writes, the other because he heals. Two people who don’t have much in common.

I wanted this intellectual to become someone who became dependent on the Bonesetter. That’s how it came, I wrote very quickly, without a plan, I talked to them, I didn’t really know where I was going. endlessly planned.”

Not being on the screens for many years, Isabelle Mergo was not idle for all this, because the latter played and directed many plays, in particular.Bye, I’m staying“Beside Chantal Ladesu”his he“,”Aimee’s reason“With Gerard Junio ​​or even”Don’t look at me like that” in which he responds to Sylvie Vartan.

“Being on the boards is my place”

He further explains:After giving, giving, everything came together, including those times when you needed to take a breather, take care of loved ones. Being on the boards is my place, the place where I feel the best.

No annoyance at all in the cinema. I came to the realization by accident, almost twenty years ago, when Michael White He asked me to direct I think you are very beautiful for which I wrote the script.”

And for her fourth feature casting, Isabelle Mergo immediately came to mind Lambert Wilson Because of its elegance. Then he chose Josiane Balasco For his popular side.

“I like this duo you can believe. Josian is clearly more cultured than Martha, but I think they share a kind of honest elegance. I was lucky enough to have two film personalities who know how to do everything in the realm of emotions, including a wide gap between laughter and tears.“- says the director.

Golden hands Releases this Wednesday, June 7 in our theaters.