{"id":11263,"date":"2016-03-16T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T23:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berlin030.de\/?p=11263"},"modified":"2016-03-16T00:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T23:01:41","slug":"karl-lagerfeld-ist-auch-als-schauspieler-grandios-interview-mit-julie-delpy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berlin030.de\/en\/2016\/03\/16\/karl-lagerfeld-ist-auch-als-schauspieler-grandios-interview-mit-julie-delpy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKarl Lagerfeld is also outstanding as an actor\u201d Interview with Julie Delpy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tShe was born in Paris to a pair of actor parents and was already sharing the stage with them at five years old. At 14, Julie Delpy appeared in Jean-Luc Godard\u2019s \u201cDetective\u201d, and was later cast by directors such as Leos Carax (Mauvais Sang), Volker Schl\u00f6ndorff (Homo Faber) and Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers). With Richard Linklater, Delpy made the romantic stories \u201cBefore Sunrise\u201d and \u201cBefore Sunset\u201d\u2014her own directorial work \u201c2 Days in Paris\u201d is in a similar vein. Her new comedy \u201cLolo \u2013 Three\u2019s a Crowd\u201d now tells the story of a single mother tormented by her adult son. [030]\u2019s Dieter O\u00dfwald spoke with the director, co-writer and lead actress.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMadame Delpy, with over 800,000 viewers on its opening weekend in your home country, this is your most successful film to date. Why do you think that is?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: That might be because my previous comedies were bilingual and partly had subtitles. Outside Paris, that doesn\u2019t always go down so well with audiences. On top of that, the film seems to strike a chord especially with women\u2014and as we know, it\u2019s women who decide what to watch at the cinema.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDo you also see the film as a warning to your six-year-old son for when he grows up?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: To be honest, I\u2019m not worried that my son will ever become such a nasty tyrant as the character Lolo in our film\u2014I\u2019d have certainly spotted any such signs already as his mother. My son is the complete opposite of a selfish person.\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cKarl is a very smart chap with a great sense of humour,\u201d says Delpy about the fashion mogul. \u00a9 The Film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYour son\u2019s father is German, you\u2019ve already cast Daniel Br\u00fchl in your films and now Karl Lagerfeld\u2014is there a special fondness for Germans? <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: I\u2019ve met wonderful people in Germany, and I also have fond memories of working with Volker Schl\u00f6ndorff and Daniel Br\u00fchl. With Karl Lagerfeld, though, it wasn\u2019t so much about his background\u2014I actually wrote this part for him because he\u2019s simply the ultimate icon in the world of fashion.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLagerfeld wouldn\u2019t automatically spring to mind for a comedy, where he\u2019s almost parodying himself. How did you convince him?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: Karl\u2019s a very smart guy with loads of humour. I\u2019d quite adamantly deny that the film is making fun of him, though. The real butt of the joke is Dany Boon\u2019s character, who behaves absurdly in Lagerfeld\u2019s presence\u2014I\u2019m sure these sorts of situations are quite familiar to Lagerfeld, who\u2019s constantly mobbed by selfie-hunters.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHow do you direct someone like Lagerfeld?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: Giving direction wasn\u2019t really the problem; Karl was initially rather anxious about going into this Underground station. Only after I explained that it would be closed to the public and only extras would be present was he willing to do it. To me, Lagerfeld turned out to be a fantastic actor\u2014he could definitely take up a second career in that profession.\n<\/p>\n

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\"Lolo,
A toast to love. \u00a9 The Film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYou\u2019re often called the French cousin of Woody Allen\u2014are you still able to stand this comparison?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: I take that as a tremendous compliment\u2014Woody Allen is, after all, the most creative and prolific talent in film comedy. I\u2019d be delighted to be even half as good as he is. And I wish, following his example, I too could make a film every year\u2014but unfortunately, nobody will give me the money! (Laughs<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the last Cannes Festival, there was again debate over why so few women are behind the director\u2019s chair. What\u2019s your response to that?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: In my experience, women are simply given less trust when it comes to directing. Things have improved a bit in France, but in America it\u2019s still a real problem. When a man goes off filming for six months, his wife and kids usually go with him. Do you think it would be the same the other way around? What man would give up his job to accompany his wife? As a mother, I\u2019m constantly faced with the dilemma of choosing between my child and my career. And after being away on a shoot for four months, I get funny looks at the school gates. Our world isn\u2019t fair to women\u2014and this is in Europe, where we\u2019re not treated like slaves as we are in some other countries.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHow strict are you on set?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: I know too many directors who gave up too soon. I\u2019d rather be strict during filming to get a good result. If the film turns out well, the whole crew will forgive you for being tough. On the other hand, nobody likes a bad film just because the shoot was a pleasant experience.\n<\/p>\n

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\"Julie
Not just the friendly Madame Delpy on set. She can do otherwise, too. \u00a9 Berlinale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSome of the dialogue is fairly risqu\u00e9\u2014do you draw a line on how far you\u2019ll go?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: I try not to censor myself when writing. I like to go right up to the edge\u2014that\u2019s where the fun lies for me. After all, the heroines should also enjoy their lines. I grew up with satirical magazines like \u201cCharlie Hebdo\u201d and was already reading adult comics at six years old. They were rude but clever and witty too\u2014and never vulgar. My writing style is also clear and direct, without ever becoming crude. We\u2019re living in times when we\u2019re increasingly bound by political correctness. But that doesn\u2019t make humanity any better.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIs there a limit to humour? Would you make jokes about Islam?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: I think humour does have limits today, sadly, because the world isn\u2019t as free as it once was. Personally, I wouldn\u2019t make jokes about religion\u2014for some people, it\u2019s something they\u2019d kill over.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDid you put poor Lolo in those old-fashioned \u201980s underpants as a punishment for being such a baddie?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDelpy<\/strong>: Those colourful pants are totally on trend right now and all the rage at a big American fashion chain\u2014I should really be getting paid for the advertising I\u2019m giving these retro designs in my film! (Laughs<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRead the [030] review of \u201cLolo \u2013 Three\u2019s a Crowd\u201d here!<\/a><\/strong><\/u>
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\n\tCover photo \u00a9: Berlinale
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