47 years ago, in this masterpiece of science fiction, this film legend made an actress for Spielberg

The French director recognized François Truffout is never afraid to visit the cinema in other areas of the world, playing in several of his films. In a completely unexpected way, he also played a significant role in Steven Spielberg’s unforgettable science fiction film at the third type of meetings.

Recall that in the film, Trufout performs a science that specializes in aliens working in the French government in the United States to observe extraordinary activities. Claude Lakombe never in the director.

But why the truffle? Although he could respect the filmmaker, who he was venous, Spielberg, he also admired the actor Trufout, as he first reminded him. “” “In his films there is a large part of innocence and purity, the sensitivity of a man’s son. And Trufout is like his movies!“The theme of childhood, which is very valuable to an American director, was that he wanted for that role.

“” “Truffaut was my first choice from the beginning but I didn’t have the courage to call him and ask the great French director if he wanted to play in this newborn movie”Said Spielberg and the voice in 2021.”I rejected the moment.»

When the director finally called his idol, in February 1976, he surprised him when Trufout took the role. “” “He said yes for a variety of reasons. I don’t think especially because he loved or understood the script, but because time was good.»

For her shoulder, François Trughut Recalled the call: “At the end of the line, Steven Spielberg. He was preparing a movie about flying earrings, and he found it difficult for Claude Lacomb, a French scientist”(Prime). He then tells himself that the role does not require much work. Incredible cooperation can then start.

François Truhout, Actress

When François TrughutWho loved the work of Spielberg, he received the role, he still warned his colleague: “I’m not an actor, I can only play myself.“Then Spielberg replied that it was exactly what he wanted, and Trufout then signed a salary for $ 75,000. After the latter, collaboration yielded fruit, which was deeply respected by his young American colleague barely for 30 years for his tranquility, patience and good humor, ending with the acknowledgment that despite Spielberg helped him:.I brought me several times during the shooting. Thanks to this I found a real pleasure as an actor”

He added: “Before the overwhelming difficulties and countless complications, which I think would be frustrated with most principals, perseverance and courage Steven Spielberg It was just incredible.»

Not speak very good English, actor François Trughut He had a trick to shoot certain scenes: he struck the pieces of paper on which he wrote the text, on objects to be able to read it without a camera. On the stage, before he discusses the army officer (who returns to the camera), he read his text on the card on a man’s chest!

But Spielberg finally agreed that he was speaking French in the original version, and that David Laclin’s character, Claude Lacomb, who performs Bob Balaban, translates his words. Thus, in the original version, Truffaut has only two or three replicas in English. This is why the French version is sometimes weird, Laughlin is just a paraphrase lacomb word, or even speaks at the same time as it.

Childish side

Steven Spielberg Later justify the choice as an actor, he said he had it “Need a person who would have a child’s soul Someone kind, warm, who could fully recognize the unusual, irrational”(Via Telram). For him, this man was a tuffout.

In the book Spielberg, truffaut & me” Bob Balaban Later, we will share some anecdotes that will confirm this, for example, the time when the scene of the spacecraft was transferred, Spielberg chose a duet.

“” “He tells Trufout to surprise you with everything that is happening. According to it, it is very important that the truffaut seems warm and friendly in the whole sequence. The public reactions from the extroverts are largely determined by the truht. He wants to truffaut to think of both extroverts and children. He knows how to love kids”Balaban said.

Truffle, a little uncomfortable

François Trughut Most of his scenes became a large stadium built by the decorator Joe Alves, who also worked on sea teeth with Spielberg a few years ago and was well equipped to give life to his grand vision. But Trufout was used for more intimate decorations. Thus, the French filmmaker resembled fish water from the water that did not use playing in such magnitude. The environment was so alien to him that he was clearly not impressed with décor, according to the book Close encouragement … the final visual history.

But there was a more modest décor where Truffout felt in his home: a Motel Room covered with sketches of the devil tower: “He was walking on these small three structures. ”Remembered by Alves, “And he said to himself,” This is a studio! “It was a decoration used in his own films. He loved an intimate relationship.»

After a while, François Trughut The long and tiring super -product of the film was also completed and it was frustrated that he could not continue the work of the director. Thus, he realized the Hollywood reality and pointed to the actor Terry Garari that for $ 250,000 only the helicopter was shot, he could make the whole movie.

Spielberg and Truffaut had a very different cinematic sensitivity, but Spielberg appreciated the aesthetic taste of the truffle. “” “Incredible because it’s so simple. He is as simple as his movies“He told the American Film Institute. For his part, Trufout never went to the director’s beds while shooting. “He made suggestions from time to time, but I wanted to do more but he did it when he felt comfortable“Recognized the director of Jurassic Park. Trufout eventually respected Spielberg and his massive teams, even if he preferred in a more intimate environment and collaborated.

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