‘I Had to Find a Wig’: Camille Cotin’s Crazy Audition to Play Lady Gaga and Al Pacino

She’s credible as both a celebrity agent and opposite the icy blonde Lady Gaga. Camille Cotin knows how to do everything. He can play for Robert Zemeckis and give confidence to 24-year-old director Nathan Ambrosio for Toni en famille – a pleasant surprise for a movie season that has gathered more than 300,000 viewers. Popular in France, the actor is also appreciated across the Atlantic following the Dix Pour Cent phenomenon.

In Morocco, where she is a member of the jury of the 20th edition of the Marrakesh International Film Festival with Jessica Chastain, Camille Cotin reflected on her Hollywood experience, between crazy auditions, losing her passport and filming with Matt Damon in Marseille.

With Robert Zemecki…

“The idea of ​​meeting Robert Zemecki scared me a lot, but also Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. I was there on the first day of filming and went to London with Marion. We took the same Eurostar and I didn’t expect it at all. He came to me to tell me that he liked what I was doing. This world is upside down! I immediately warmed up and felt calmer.

Robert Zemeckis, I met him in London for tests. It happened very quickly, I did the scene twice, and I remember him saying, “You did exactly what I wanted.” I came out happy. It was after that that I had a problem with my passport, it was expired and I didn’t have an ID card. My agent told me, “That’s not true, you’re such a fool! If you don’t go to shoot this movie because of your passport…” Fortunately, it was promptly redone.”

Tom McCarthy in…

“Shooting in Marseille was great because it’s a beautiful city. The American team was in love with this place. And the production method was finally very close to European cinema. In general, I think that American independent cinema is very close to our cinema. and Tom McCarthyHe is also an actor, so he was very close to us. He knows how to lead us. as for Matt DamonIt was very engaging, easy and accessible.”

In Ridley Scott’s…

“It was a very special moment. Especially after I met him Ridley ScottLady Gaga and Adam Driver, All three on the same day. I sent the first video to my iPhone for my audition. I put on a little makeup and did my hair, but she was sober. After that, the casting director said to me, “Well, Ridley saw your auditions. He is interested, but you can do it again with a more European accent and if you can be more refined physically. And the sound does not work! ” I said to myself: “Well, there is nothing wrong with these tests!”

For my second video, I took it higher (laughs). I asked a friend to borrow his commercial casting studio for an hour. She is the mother of the school. It had two cameras, better sound and I had to find a wig. So I asked a hairdresser friend if she had any wigs. Real wig eh! I didn’t want to go to Strasbourg Saint-Denis even if I could. But you had to give Ridley Scott what he wanted, like Zemeckis (laughs). I had to project myself and give him the image of a woman that I am not at all like.

When I read the script, I saw a tall blonde in her mid-thirties, so I was suspicious. Then it worked! I met everyone while reading in the Alps. Riddle, Adam and Stefan were there . Our face-to-face was a highlight for me because he had stage fright. He is a true hard worker who takes nothing lightly. She was transparent about her insecurities. Seeing him so humble, even though he’s an incredible star, helped me.“

Kenneth Branagh…

“Kenneth Branagh He has done a lot of theater and he is a Shakespearean actor, so diction is something very important to him. There was Coach, but like every English or American film I ended up doing. Not for games, but for linguistics. It was important to him and I was very happy to work on his diction to forget about it on the set.

He had organized games on the set, one afternoon in particular, it was like that Team building. We were all together during the entire shoot. In the studio, when we were waiting for scenes, we shared the same tent. At the end, everyone brought their games. We were playing chess. Some even brought treats! So that collective spirit was important to him, and I think it comes across in the film.“