One little extra thing: Artus’ first creation
This Wednesday, May 1st, the comedy A little thing Furthermore comes out in French cinemas. This is the first production of Artus, who also plays the main role of the film together with Clovis Cornillac and Alice Belaïdi.
The plot of the film tells the story of the escape of a father and his son, thieves who, to escape the police, find refuge in a summer camp for young adults with disabilities. To avoid arousing suspicion, they pose as a resident, Sylvain, and his specialized educator, Orpi.
After his sketch on disabled sports, Artus finds the character of Sylvain for his first film. Surrounded by actors with disabilitieshe gives it his all for this first feature film, halfway our happy days AND the eighth day.
“You have to keep laughing at everything”
Artus tells our microphone that humor has always been an intrinsic part of his life, but that he didn’t initially think about making a career out of it. Qualified chef, thank you to the unconditional support of his parents who launched himself into the world of comedy, moving from amateur stage shows to one-man shows and, finally, to national recognition. “I’ve always wanted to take things with humor and derision,” she explains, underlining that her approach to humor is based on levity and derision.
Artus’ style is known for its spicy and often irreverent tone. He does not hesitate to address sensitive topics, such as disability, in a way that challenges social conventions. “I think that, on the contrary, we must continue to laugh at everything,” she insists. She defends the need to laugh even at so-called “taboo” topics, explaining that refusing to laugh at them makes it more difficult to discuss them and contributes to marginalizing them.
Artus also points out that refusing to laugh about it only reinforces the marginalization of these topics, creating invisible barriers that prevent true inclusion. “If we’re not allowed to laugh about it, it’s already a taboo and we’re already putting them aside,” he explains. He adds that diversity, far from being something to ignore or minimize, it’s what makes life rich and interestingand that humor can help celebrate this diversity by highlighting it in a positive and inclusive way.
Artus also talks about the character Sylvain, which he plays in his latest film, as an example of how he approaches controversial topics through humor. This character, born in Lebanon through improvisation, was presented for the first time in a sketch on sports for disabled people, which later became a cult and seen millions of times:
As for his desire to cast people with disabilities, it was a sine qua none for his film. “It wasn’t possible to do it with able-bodied people,” she says, underlining the importance of integrating people with disabilities into the film to represent authentically the reality of their lives. The characters played by these actors are not invented, but stick to the reality of the interpreters.
Source: Cine Serie
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