It was on the big screen, at the end of the 1990s, that the public discovered Audrey Tautou. After filming for Tonie Marshall, Jean-Pierre Jeunet offers her the role of his life in The fabulous destiny of Amelie Poulain. The consecration. The actress embarks on a whirlwind of glory and resounding success: The Spanish Inn, A long engagement Sunday, Together, that’s all, Coco avant Chanel, La Délicatesse… The proposals accumulate as much as the shootings. But for a few years, Audrey Tautou has distanced herself from the cinema to devote herself, in part, to one of the most beautiful roles that she has ever been given to interpret: that of mother.
I had never spoken about it publicly
In the pages of Vanity Fair, Audrey Tautou confided frankly on motherhood, a subject that she had never before addressed publicly. Yes, she became a mother in February 2019 after resorting to adoption: “I’ve never spoken about it publicly, ever! If I mention it, it’s because I can’t silence the heart of my life. It would be a somewhat false interview if I didn’t tell you about it.“Subtly, she looks back on the long journey she has gone through and which almost made her give up: “After many, many years of uncertain, traumatic struggle, I have known this happiness that goes beyond what I had hoped for. The moments I spend with my little treasure, I allowed myself not to miss them on the pretext that I should be working. These moments are priceless.“
This family life far from filming does not prevent him from having projects on fire. She is also working on writing a screenplay and a children’s story that she will illustrate. Once all these projects are completed, Audrey Tautou will be able to return to her first love, or not! In the summer of 2016, she confided that she did not love life in the spotlight: “I live very well to be in the shade. I don’t like to attract attention.” At the time in a relationship with Yann Le Bourbouac’h from whom she has since been separated, she told Paris Match of her desires for motherhood without putting pressure on herself: “I really want it and I hope it will happen to me. I love children and have always wanted to have them. If that doesn’t happen, it won’t be a tragedy. I think you can thrive in life in a different way.“Audrey Tautou will ultimately not need to find out.