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Cinema: for actor Clovis Cornillac “Mr. Mayor” is “a film that talks about people”
The film “Mr. Mayor” is released in theaters this Wednesday, November 1st. It traces the story of a Pyrenean councilor who will open a shelter for battered women. Present on the 13 Heures set, actor Clovis Cornillac talks about the courage of the mayors of small towns. – (France 2)
“Mr. Mayor” hits theaters Wednesday, November 1. It traces the story of a Pyrenean councilor who will open a shelter for battered women. Present on the set of “1 p.m.”, the actor Clovis Cornillac talks about the courage of the mayors of small towns.
The film Mr. Mayorit is the story of a village which risks losing its school, for lack of new inhabitants. At first reluctant, the mayor (Clovis Cornillac) agrees to rent an apartment, renovated by the municipality, to a mother of two children, a country singer. Touched by the story of this battered woman, the mayor decides to open a shelter to accommodate other women in difficulty. The film is inspired by a true story, that of the town Pyrenean of the’Hospitalet-près-Andorra (Ariège).
Present on the set of “1 p.m.”, Wednesday November 1, Clovis Cornillac explains having discovered the function and the “courage” mayors. According to him, to take on this role, “you have to be inhabited”. The actor assures that Mr. Mayor “is a film about people”. The mayor ofHospitalet-près-AndorraArnaud Diaz (without label)recognizes that this “commitment” East “taking”. Asked about his reaction when he learned that his story was going to be adapted for the big screen, the councilor replied: “We were stunned. We were moved that we could be interested in a project in our village.”