Before being the known and recognized comedian that he is today, Pierre Niney went through the anonymity box. A status that earned him a somewhat awkward situation with an international star: A certain Brad Pitt. Indeed, for our colleagues from voguethe star of French cinema remembered his memorable meeting at the Cannes Film Festival with the Hollywood monument.
“I met Brad Pitt. Finally, he rather met my back …, began the actor with the humor that we know him before continuing. When I arrived here, I was 17, I had only acted in a short film, and one day I arrived in front of the Palais des Festivals where there was a wall of photographers, I thought it was was for us and I said to myself ‘Wow, Cannes is a real thing!’. And there, a hand staggered me… It was Brad Pitt. He said ‘Sorry’ and gently pushed me. It was my meeting with him, and with humility too.“A sequence that obviously marked a lot who at the time was still only a very young hope of French cinema.
Since then, the actor, now the father of two children, has grown up well. After roles in successful comedies such as 20 years apart Where Like brothers, Pierre reached the Holy Grail by winning the César for best actor for his interpretation of Yves Saint Laurent in the eponymous film in 2015. Almost 10 years later, the actor has not lost his touch and found himself in the poster of no less than three films in less than a year, including two collaborations with the talented Nicolas Bedos. Indeed, after the success of the last part ofOSS 117the two men put the cover back and met again for Masquerade, presented out of competition this year at Cannes. A feature film where Pierre shares the bill with Isabelle Adjani, another legendary actress. “It had been a dream for a very long time to be able to play with her. I know his films by heart! To have a small role to play in a film with her would have already delighted me, so when Nicolas offered me this beautiful film carried by such an intense, violent and tender duo, it was a real gift.“had confided the actor.