Laure Calamy as the Bataclan mythomaniac
We all remember where we were on the evening of November 13, 2015. Just like September 11, 2001, the memory of this date still chills our wounded minds. The chaos of the days that followed has been well described in November by Cédric Jimenez, at the heart of anti-terrorism. Or inside See Paris again by Alice Winocour, on the memorial traces of a victim. A devoted friend it is inspired by the book “La mitomaniane du Bataclan” by journalist Alexandre Kauffman and is produced by Just Philippot. There miniseries ambitious of four episodes follows in the footsteps of Chris(Laure Calamy)in shock on the evening of the attacks.
She immediately posed as a suffering sister and made herself known on social media as the friend of a victim. Therefore, his natural empathy and efficiency are of great help to the victims. Become the supporting shoulderthe one in whom we trust, in whom we trust. Her new usefulness temporarily gets her out of her troubles, which her mother (Anne Benoît) can no longer stand.
Fanny Burdino, Jean-Baptiste Delafon and Samuel Doux, screenwriters ofA devoted friend, gradually enter into Chris’s manipulative brain. They brilliantly analyze all the psychological phases of the construction of his mythomania. His lies, in which he delights, hides and confines himself, replace or aggregate. Its sole purpose is to continue to exist inside of this communityor even become the indispensable pillar of the Stand for Paris victims’ association.
False victim, but true chameleon
Chris feeds on all the confidences collected, which he verifies, compares and does not hesitate to vampirize. Fascinating character of bad faith and shamelessit feeds on its own contradictions, eager for its new omnipotence. When an obstacle arises, he doesn’t hesitate to apologize, to get out of the way, to threaten. When a financial opportunity presents itself, calculate and double down to take advantage of it.
There is so much ingenuity and heart in Chris that, despite the monstrosity of his actions, the viewer can’t help but love him. The script and the actress’s acting dive with relentless virtuosity the spectator in this paradox, despite being aware of the discomfort he feels. He knows very well that she is lying, yet he follows her until her last resistance. He knows he should hate her for the evil she does, yet he is in awe of all the good she does.
An infernal spiral
The series is reminiscent in many ways A very discreet hero by Jacques Audiard, whose character had also invented a life for himself admirable. The confusing times at the end of World War II made it easy to deceive the world. It’s not the same thing with social networks which, 70 years later, making the lies harder to keep up with. The strength of A devoted friendAND dare to unravel the thread of the infernal spiral to the end Chris’s lies and hypervigilance. While focusing on the feelings and doubts of the association’s volunteers, the series makes the viewer oscillate even more between empathy and disgust.
So Léon (Arieh Worthalter), Emilie (Annabelle Lengronne) and Myriam (Ava Baya) will find themselves involved in conflicts of loyalty and fake profiles on Facebook, when they already have so much to do with their own pain. A devoted friend turns out to be a touching serieswhich explores what desperate loneliness and the unhealthy need for light do to beings.
A devoted friend, created by Samuel Doux, Jean-Baptiste Delafon and Fanny Burdino, broadcast on Max from October 11, 2024. Above is the trailer.
Source: Cine Serie
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