“I couldn’t imagine” being mistress of ceremonies, says Virginie Efira

The Franco-Belgian actress Virginie Efira will be the mistress of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. A few hours before the kickoff of the event awaited by the entire cinema planet, does the actress have stage fright? “The day before no, but it seems to me that tomorrow, I may be in danger of collapsing as the day progresses. I hope to be able to get up when the live is on”jokes the actress on the set of 1 p.m. of France 2.

Animating such an evening in front of an audience of directors and actors has everything of a consecration, for one who would never have thought of occupying such a function. “I couldn’t imagine that. (…) The idea all the same is to keep a natural, and that this exercise serves above all to highlight others than me”explains the actress on the set of Julien Bugier.

The actress, whom the French were able to admire in particular in The invincibleshowever, wishes to keep his feet on the ground: “The idea is not to necessarily seek recognition too much”entrusts the one who wishes “to be able to make films that I could possibly like as a spectator, to be able to work with people who want to tell their inner world and to try to be as close as possible to that, that’s really something joyful”. Cinema according to Virginie Efira, should not exclude, but “congratulate the value of films that are free, that come from the heart”. The actress will star in two films: See Paris again and Don Juan.