La Fever on Canal+: Who inspired Marie Kinski’s character, played by Anna Girardot?

Congratulations Mary! Launched on March 18 on Canal+, action Of particular note is Marie Kinski, a former communicator-turned-comedian who makes no secret of her political ambitions. The role of Ana Girardot (Laflame, Les Revenants, Babyphone), this character, one of the main characters of the political series, is the antagonist of Sam Berger (Nina Meurice), a former friend, employed in a company that specializes in communication crisis and opinion. Surveys.

A character both charismatic and disturbing, reminiscent of real people in the media or social networks. Seeing more similarities with Marie Kinski from there?

“We are at a time when politics is becoming a field of influence”

“I didn’t write this character with the inspiration of anyone in particular. I was thinking about populism in general”– assured Eric Benzekri, creator and co-author of the series, at the press conference held last February.

Before we imagined each scene with Marie Kinski, we said to ourselves with the authors: Be careful, this is the screen that goes into the real world., he explains. “I mean, today I have the feeling that I am witnessing an almost cancellation of reality on the screens, or rather the existence of another world, the existence of an image world, which is not the real world, but emerges from the screen and influences the real. the world”Eric Benzekre continues.

He adds: “Marie Kinski, that’s it. The world of screens. The world of plays. The world of too much, too much play, too theatrical. She’s too beautiful, too violent, too seductive, too disturbing. It’s ‘too much,’ it’s the ‘too much’ of social media.” .. I think we are at a time when politics is becoming a sphere of influence.”concludes the man also behind Canal+’s other recent political series, Baron noir.

An explanation that will undoubtedly allow you to see Marie Kinski differently in the continuation of The Fever, which you will see every Monday at 9 pm on Canal+.