Word: jeunet
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...Jeunet draws a comparison between his own personality and the personality of Mathilde, the main character in Engagement, which is being released in Boston today. “She is very strong...she has a drive, a willpower,” says Jeunet. “I recognize...
...Jeunet knew that he had to be strong long before a Paris court ruled that the film could not compete in French film festivals because of American backing from Warner Brothers; the court also rescinded the approval given by France’s National Center for Cinematography for state funds to subsidize this film. Furthermore, the film is ineligible to compete for an award in next year’s Cannes Film Festival because it has now been shown in the United States, a country other than its nation of origin...
...ruling is only the latest hurdle for Jeunet, who has spent more then ten years trying to film A Very Long Engagement, based on Sebastian Japrisot’s best-selling novel. The series of blows in Jeunet’s own home country is particularly absurd given that, aside from an outstanding performance by American actress Jodie Foster, the film is utterly and beautifully French. In fact, her inclusion in the film is obviously the exception to the rule: Jeunet had been adamant that the movie be filmed in French, by a French cast and crew, in France...
However, Jeunet’s very long holdup was due to several factors—namely a lack of money and inability to find the perfect actress to play Mathilde. Both were answered through Amélie. That film’s success gave Jeunet the recognition needed to gain the approval of Warner Brothers, who held the rights to Japrisot’s book. Amélie’s pixie-like star Audrey Tautou answered his need for a Mathilde...
...It’s Mathilde!” exclaims Jeunet recounting his thoughts when he first met Tautou...