His filmography of more than fifty years is in his image. His roles too. Feminists before the letter, strange or shocking, some are considered revolutionary, including that of Margaret, a married woman in love with a chimpanzee (“Max mon amour”, 1986). “My career has been unique,” notes the actress. His fate too…
Misunderstandings
Before being “The Look” and the muse of illustrious names – photographer Helmut Newton, fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and her second husband, composer Jean-Michel Jarre, Charlotte Rampling was spotted at the age of 17 by a casting agent. .
A figure of “swinging London”, she embarked on the 7th art without training but armed with an acute intelligence. And marks the spirits from her first role in “Georgy Girl” (1966) by interpreting a free, cynical and arrogant woman. The performance is so authentic and the actress already so enigmatic that we lend her the same temperament.
“I had big problems afterwards,” she told the New York Times. “In the cinema world, people said that I was difficult, that I shouldn’t be hired. They should have known I was just playing!” His discretion does not help him. “I never felt comfortable in this microcosm. Too showy for me. It didn’t match my personality,” she added in the Guardian.
A real chaos
His talent finally recognized, the artist pushes the cursor. “I put a lot of myself into my characters. I seek their hearts, even when I’m playing bad guys. There are reasons why they go so far: it hides a sensitive side, ”analyzes the actress who also seems to be talking about her implicitly in the Sunday Post. But journalists annoyed by her reserve forged her a reputation as a cold woman.
She becomes more suspicious: “I took out my antennae, like “You won’t get me”. When people know they can’t have you, it makes you more interesting.” And more prone to prejudice… The mystery dissipates when the lady reveals a great wound: “When I was 20, my sister, in post-natal depression, committed suicide. I looked at life differently. In this case, you enter a form of darkness.
Despite the calm of a monastic retreat, Charlotte in turn sinks into depression. But continues to work: “Part of the therapy is to act on the emotions. So instead of making entertaining films, which wasn’t my style anyway, I looked for more fringe works.” Finally assuming her dark side, she concludes: “I am a total contradiction. That’s what saved me!” Just like the elegance of modesty…
This article appeared in the Telepro of 11/5/2023
2023-05-18 23:00:00
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