Chiara Mastroianni is shooting “Foreign Language”, Claire Burger’s new film in Strasbourg

Chiara Mastroianni kisses her daughter leaving for Germany in the middle of the very real passengers present at Strasbourg station. The actress is currently filming Foreign language, Claire Burger’s third feature film. She plays the mother of a shy teenager, who goes on a language exchange. His correspondent will turn his life upside down.

Turning in a station without stopping its operation is not easy! Director Claire Burger and her team prepared these scenes at length, even if not everything can be anticipated. “It’s not easy, but it’s extremely exciting, she explains. I think for the whole team it’s a happy moment. We had been working on it for a long time, we were quite anxious to shoot with the real extras, that is to say people who can, at any time, pass in front of the camera or whom we can jostle without to want. But it’s very nice because it brings a lot of life”.

Strasbourg, a border between two cultures

The director, originally from Forbach in Moselle, had set up her cameras in Lorraine for her first two films. This time, she chose neighboring Alsace. “Strasbourg is placed on a border and that’s something that I find interesting, for the cinema but also in a theoretical way. This idea of ​​being a little bi-cultural, the mixture of languages ​​and identities a little troubled”.

Claire Burger was revealed from her first film party girl, which she co-directed with Samuel Theis and Marie Amachoukeli. Released in 2014, it landed the Cannes golden camera for Best First Film and the Overall Award at In some perspective. In 2009, she also won the César for best short film with It’s free for girlsco-directed with Marie Amachoukeli. Foreign language is due to hit theaters in 2024.