She is back on our small screens in the series The Fighters, Monday, October 10, 2022. In this unprecedented historical program by TF1, Audrey Fleurot plays Marguerite, a prostitute suspected of being a spy during the perilous period of the First World War. If her filmography is long, rich, and she has interpreted very different roles, from the wacky fairy Morgane in Kaamelot to the virulent improvised detective in HPIthe actress did not seem surprised when she received this new script.
According to the 45-year-old actress, her hair color would push directors to choose her to play very specific characters. “When you’re a redhead, you’re either a whore or a witchshe explains in the pages of the magazine Star TV. It’s very strong in the collective imagination and it suits me very well because they are often the most interesting characters, at least for me..” It is with a certain pleasure, therefore, that Audrey Fleurot slipped into the skin of a prostitute of the 1900s. Especially since the shooting was organized in such a way that no one felt bad. at ease, no matter what the scene is about.
It’s not me being filmed, it’s the character
“We always try to choreograph the sequence as little as possible and talk about it with our partner.says the companion of Djibril Glissant. It should be simple and light. As the scenes are not immodest and they are all justified, I do not have a difficult memory of them. And then, it’s not me that we’re filming, it’s the character. Since the arrival of Netflix, we cannot deny that the codes have changed. The brothel, it has to look like a brothel, you can’t make fun of people. Without being crash or vulgar, it has to be concrete. We are not in a romantic image of the prostitute.” To discover this surprising performance by Audrey Fleurot, go to TF1 on October 10, 2022…
Find the full interview with Audrey Fleurot in the magazine TV Star n°2399 of September 19, 2022.