Naked: “I had my limits” … Julie de Bona exposes nudity in France 2 horror TV movie

Plan B, Stolen Service or even a romantic comedy, I love after last year’s lie, Julie de Bonna tonight will play Sophie Parlie, a female victim of revenge porn, in the TV movie Mise. Naked. 21:10 France 2.

Inspired by real events, this part of the director’s Big Dipper (Emma Bovary) tells the story of a mother who, after an affair with a local book seller, finds her life a nightmare. To pay the refusal fee, this man created a gun for their love nights by posting videos of their intimate relationship on the internet. Violation of her privacy, against which Sophie will try to fight at all costs.

Julie de Bonna, who offers the play at Mise à nu, talked to us about this essential TV movie, nudity scenes she shot for the needs of the story, and her collaboration with Julien Boiselier, her partner. Who won the Interpretation Prize in Lucien earlier this year.

AlloCiné: Aside from the very powerful character you play, is there any idea that you can deal with the topic of revenge porn and cyberbullying, which is still less covered in fiction in France, which you liked in Mise à nu in this role?

Julie de Bonna : I was offered the film two years ago and then we did not talk about it at all. I discovered the subject’s violence by reading the script and talking to the woman who inspired Sophie Parlie’s character. I realized what damage he could do to her life and her intimate relationship.

Cyberbullying complaints are still very rarely successful. Isn’t the message of the TV movie to tell the victim not to isolate and talk?

of course. There are associations, but not so many. And above all, you need to be surrounded. This is a real disaster, in France it has really existed for ten years and is now exploding. And the victims are isolated because they no longer know how to deal with it. There is even more isolation than physical rape. It is “unwashed” on the Internet. Traces of this violence are lifelong. Will remain even for grandchildren. Is a shame that arises before the public. Victims feel that it was written on their foreheads. There are no longer any real means of self-defense and they are even more isolated.

But the TV movie tells them “Come out, go fight, there are ways.” However, it is very difficult. There are companies that clean. We pay and clean everything on the internet for a year. There are roads and these costs must be reimbursed. But it can destroy. Even in the office, everyone could see her sexual tricks. It is very humiliating, it sticks to the skin.

It is important to talk about this so that people do not feel guilty. They are victims, they have done nothing. They did not agree, there was no consent. And if they ever filmed an erotic video, or showed part of their intimate relationship to a girlfriend they trusted, they are not guilty, they are not guilty. It’s like when you wear a mini skirt, you should not be raped. A real drama is a person who reveals your image without your consent.

There is a scene in the TV movie where a policeman tells Sophie “I guess” and which reflects well a speech that we can not hear …

Yes, “Suppose you shoot videos, you have to assume.” By the way, I’m angry at this time. I still add a few scenes, for example, when she agrees to show her breasts from the very beginning in a moment of intimacy, beauty and purity. To understand that in love games, when we are fragile and we have just met someone, there are some things we can do without bad intentions.

This is the beauty of a love story, but it’s dangerous. Even if Sophie is not responsible and guilty of it. And the same when he asks to shoot Truss, these are erotic love games, there is no guilt in that.

There really is nudity in the TV movie. How do you approach these sections with director Didier Beavele?

I think he was extraordinary, I loved working with him. That was the whole point, so I had to leave anyway. This is the first time for me that I have not encountered such a scene in twenty years of my career. I did not feel this, I had never been offered it before. So I found this interesting. I had to show a bit to the viewer to be amazed as a character to understand that it completely damages her image and that for Sophie it is super rubbish and violent.

But I, Julie, the actress, am still very modest about this, I do not show much. So we had to find the middle way. We talked a lot about it with Didier and I guess he was very delicate. Each time there is a distance. Shows me on the phone. At the trial, it is in the glass reflection that we see the screen. It’s still shocking and obviously there are some things I didn’t agree to shoot. I had my own boundaries.

But still France 2 agreed on something quite sober. Nobody wanted us to go any further. But it took the right dose to make us want to protect Sophie Parley and understand how devastating it is. And if not, I do not know. The exposure is not complete.

I learned your love, the job was stolen, now naked. Lately you have starred in several social feature films. Is it important for you to raise awareness through fiction?

It is much stronger, it affects you more personally when you play the subject of society. It was what I wanted, I needed, it was a moment in my life when I needed to make sense. But I also like comedy. Entertainment is good. For now, it might even save lives.

After all, if I can feel like a citizen and use my art and my emotions on a social issue, that’s perfect, that’s good. And on the set it’s very special. The whole team is there to defend the subject, we are united. The egos are set aside, there is a very good atmosphere, very benevolent, very embracing. Very nice as an actor.

There is a great actor around you. Was it extra motivation to take on the role?

Yes, with Julien Boycelier, it was wonderful. When I found out he was starring in a TV movie, I said to myself, “Wonderful, won.” Because everything depended on the partner I had in front of me. I really like his game, I find it very sophisticated. We do not see this happening. We really love the characters. He is a stylish, good, sophisticated guy. The viewer can understand why he fell in love with her. And there is no serial killer shift where he reveals himself as someone else. He’s sophisticated, he’s the same character he started with. He does it with such subtlety that it is ultimately the same. I think it makes it even scarier. And it gives me the material to play with.

But, it is true, he is a very good actor overall. Sophie Katan is perfect, Sam is poor too. Julien de Saint-Jean, who plays my son, is incredible. Explodes. And physically there really is something like it’s my son.

You have received the Interpretation Prize in Luchon for Mise à nu with Julien Boiselier. Is it important for an actor to recognize a profession?

It’s good. Is the first. But I do not do that. Society gives me great love. When the role is congratulated, I get very nervous. Besides, I was already on the jury, the prices do not mean much. We know that pricing is very difficult. There are so many dangers, things that we do not control at all.

When you do not have an interpretation prize and you have a good idea, it should not be accepted as a rejection of your work. And so, when you have a price, you should not tell me more than that. But I receive it as a gift. For both, for Julien and for me. I think we did our job well. Because we were so close to the set, we both worked well, there was a lot of respect, a lot of professionalism, I got it that way as we said, ‘Guys, you did a good job.’

What are your plans after Mise à nu? It is obviously Les Combattantes who will arrive on TF1 in the coming months, with the same team as Le Bazar de la Charite …

Les Combattantes is a great love story with director Alexandre Laurent, who has already forced me to shoot Le Secret d’Elise and Le Bazar de la charité. I have great respect and admiration for his work. It goes from series to series, I am very happy to have found it. Producer Air Bukher is also at the forefront of this new project. So this is really a family and love story with Alexandre Laurent, productions and TF1.

Both Elisha’s secret and the charity market were revealed to me in front of an audience. So every time I rejoice in being so well shot by this director. I was very happy to go, whatever it was. This is a new part of Bazaar, but this is not a sequel, this is not a prequel or a spin-off. This is the new opus of this collection. We just took the same actors and put them in different characters. But the hallmark of the market is there.

Here we wonder what place women occupied during the First World War. Because it is a memorial to the War of the Horses killed during World War I, but not a memorial to the women who died during this period. So Iris felt it was time to talk about the role of these women. I have an unexpected role. Because I was written and finally I am the head of the Mother Monastery (laughs). I think this is brilliant because after playing the main burn victim in Le Bazaar, it is still a very unexpected role. Sometimes I wonder how Alexander sees it (laughs). But it is always a big challenge because it has to be credible.

It is larger than Le Bazaar. The first episode of Bazaar was very powerful in staging and a little less spectacular after that. There we are a little more spectacular in every episode. Really great show. We are four women from World War I because Sophia Essay was joined by Camille Lou, Audrey Fleurot and me, and this is a wonderful range of female roles during the war.

Before that, I do not know yet, there will be a series La Maison d’en face on M6 as well. This is a very chorus thriller Desperate Housewives. There is also a theater. And I like comedy, so I send signals.