something extra, this spring’s surprise hit, will be the center of attention in Cannes this Wednesday, May 22, when the film team takes the festival steps. The actors of this successful comedy by Artus, most of them disabled, are preparing for this consecration.
“Every night I practice climbing the stairs when I get home,” explains Marie Colin in the columns of Le Parisien.
“I’m going to wear a bra and a white dress like Marilyn Monroe!”, continues the young woman, while her colleague Stanislas Carmont – who plays Alexandre in the film – enthuses: “I’ve always been fascinated by seeing photos from the Film Festival. of Cannes… I never thought that one day I would be the actor on the stairs!” He will wear “a beautiful tuxedo with a shirt and bow tie.”
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The film crew will be dressed by the Kering group, owner of houses like balenciaga, gucci EITHER Yves Saint Laurent. A revenge for Artus and his actors, initially rejected by luxury brands. “I think it is always more elegant for a brand to dress Brad Pitt than to dress (…) Artus and even more actors with disabilities,” denounced the comedian in France Inter.
Marie Colin and Stanislas Carmont are part of the Cristal agency, the only one in France that only represents actors with disabilities. It owes its name to the Théâtre de Cristal, in Éragny (Val-d’Oise), where they performed. “Cannes, Cannes, they only have that word in their mouths!” her agent Lara Sarciaux confesses to the newspaper.
Nothing seems to stop the success ofsomething extra. The film surpassed the barrier of 3 million admissions in theaters on Monday, just 20 days after its release.
Source: BFM TV
