Sarah Bernhardt, the divine :an explosion of life like a biopic
Viewers expect a faithful biopic of one of the greatest French tragédiennes of the 19th centuryAnd century, I risk being a little disconcerted by the prejudices of Sarah Bernhardt, the divine. Screenwriter Nathalie Leuthreau and director Guillaume Nicloux have in fact chosen to do so fantasizing about some of the emptiness of his abundant life. The period cited concerns the 20 years that separate the day of his consecration in 1896 and the amputation of his leg in 1915. The star’s life is told from the point of view passionate relationship that they attribute to him with the actor Lucien Guitry (Laurent Lafitte).
This choice is interesting, because the liberties taken with reality allow us to become attached to the artist very quickly. Sarah Bernhardt, the divine takes the viewer into its swirling, whimsical wake. What emerges from the film is then energy, vitality, exalted temperament of the actress, brilliantly played by Sandrine Kiberlain.
It doesn’t matter that the two women don’t actually look alike. Because the film manages to make us feel like he enjoyed life to the fullest. And this, despite having one less kidney, one lung and one leg. It pushes and disturbs as much as it excites the admiration of his contemporariesartists and people close to him. The intensity of her own emotions shocks her and brings her to the terrain of suffering, which she subtly transforms to serve her art and her game.
“ Anyway ! »: the wise motto of Sarah Bernhardt
“ Leave me, I have to go » he said before going on stage. Sarah Bernhardt, the divine it looks very good how the actress plays her charactersboth female and male. Through words, costume, posture, settings, but also courage and heart. The film perfectly lives up to its promise of capturing the vital essence of this woman. That is, abandon yourself to all the pleasures of the flesh, despise social conventions and savor them without missing a beat. As much as you laugh at others and yourself, be inspiring and inspiringoccupy space and use its power to sublimate art. The empathetic viewer understands how she survived her past, took revenge on life and write your legend.
Guillaume Nicloux happily combines eye candy and ear candy. The sumptuous sets and costumes evoke the Parisian bourgeoisie of the late nineteenth century in which the eccentric actress lived. Surrounded by her animals, with a taste for the macabre, she worked in a coffin. In Sarah Bernhardt, the divine are mentioned Clémenceau, the Dreyfus affair, his tours abroad or even his support for soldiers during the war.
The dialogues and verbal jousting are conducted fabulously by all the actors of the life of the Divine. Thus Louise, her faithful friend (Amira Casar), Suzanne, her maid (Pauline Etienne) or Pitou, her waiter during rehearsals (Laurent Stocker from the Comédie-Française). As for the touching scenes with her son Maurice (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) and Sacha Guitry (Arthur Mazet), they allow Sarah to give her version of her desires and disappointments. Thanks to this perfect casting, Sarah Bernhardt, the divine therefore noticeably traces the whirlwind of life that the artist had great fun representing.
Sarah Bernhardt, the divine by Guillaume Nicloux, in theaters from December 18, 2024. Above is the trailer. Find all our trailers here.
Source: Cine Serie
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