“I was a waiter, then I went back to serving people”: Camille Lelouch recalls his first film and his first Cannes festival.

Eleven years ago, Camille Lelouch made her film debut. Not in a comedy like L’Heureuse Electe, in which he offers a veritable fest opposite Gérard Darmon and Michel Laroque, but in Rebecca Zlotowski’s drama Grand Central, presented in Cannes 2013 in the Un Certain Regard section.

guest big screenIn the new AlloCiné format, shot in the prestigious setting of the Le Grand Rex cinema in Paris, the actor recalls this remarkable experience, both in front of the camera in a very tough hair-cutting sequence, and behind the scenes, where he recreated it. Her job as a waitress after filming was over.

“I wanted to make a movie, with some beautiful performance”he explains. “I also like dramatic performances because I’m not in my comfort zone and that’s where I have to get rid of all my modesty. Because you won’t say it, but I’m a little shy and I’m very modest.”.

“That first movie is still violent. But in a good way. They shaved my head. I’m a deportee’s little girl, so it makes sense to me. And I did it. I was new, so they were. I’m not going to pay for a fake skull with my ring on it.” It had a price. Rebecca Zlotowski I was still cast, so they shaved my head for four minutes. It’s disposable, you can’t cut it. “

I’m trying to force things, it’s crazy.

“And I have a strong memory of Rebecca looking at her crying, ‘I’m going to make her do something, it’s crazy.’ .

No, I’m an actor too…come on, do you still want a little nutella pancake?

“I was a waiter, then I went back to serve people. We even went up the stairs of Cannes. It was the first time in my life, in 2013. And then I went back to the stairs and went to have my cappuccino. Customers said to me: ‘Are you out?’

Protect yourself, take care of yourself…

“Tahar Rahimwhen i did Grand CentralHe complimented me because he saw my hypersensitivity, my doubts. He told me, “You know, you’re coming into an environment – I know you’re a waitress, where it’s very difficult – be very strong, hold on, and most importantly, don’t be afraid to back down, come back.” up… Actually, it was a bit frontal, but in a good way. Because as soon as we finished filming, we were together every night, we ate, we talked, I learned a lot, and he said to me: “Take care of yourself, take care of yourself.”.

If you do the show and it works, we’ll buy a pink limo and do Paris by night.

“And then, Denis Menoche He told me, “You’re so funny, you should do a one-woman show.” I said: No, I want to be an actor, a singer, you will put me in another artistic mess. But I listened and we got to hire a pink limousine and have drinks: we never got one, but I’d love to see it. Because he said to me, “If you do a show and it works, we’ll get a pink limo and make Paris a night.” So we have to do it one day. We really need to do that.”.