In the France 2 series Astrid and Raphaëlle, broadcast on Fridays at 9:10 p.m., the actress plays a criminology professor who puts Astrid to the test during her preparation for the judicial police officer competition.
How would you portray your character?
Valerie Kaprisky: Anne Langlais is passionate about her job, she is a knowledge broker. She shares her knowledge and sense of responsibility with her students. But it’s not a robot. She can let herself be blinded by her emotions. I really like the characters who evolve over time and this is the case of Anne, who is quite unpleasant at the start and whose varnish will gradually crack. She has a special connection with Astrid which will explain why she was so hard on her in the beginning. And why she pushed her so hard to pass this exam…
Is it conceivable to see Anne Langlais return to the plot next year?
Yes, the production has confirmed to me that she will be present in the fourth season. But I don’t know when or how…
How do you view the performance as an interpreter of Sara Mortensen, Who embodies Astrid, autistic Asperger’s?
As soon as I arrive on set, I am both admiring and fascinated by the work she does, on physique, language and phrasing. She is so inhabited by her character that it can leave room for the unexpected. I loved the exchanges we had and this form of telepathy that connected us. And Sara is also a very nice person. When I had to return to the set two days after scattering my mother’s ashes, she was overwhelmingly compassionate. She respected my silence and at the lunch break, she just said to me: “Can I take you in my arms?”
You have been an actress for over forty years. Is it the stability of your private life (she has been in a relationship with the same man for twenty-three years, editor’s note) that has allowed you to last in this environment?
I don’t really know if this is the recipe because all balance lies in the unstable and the fragile. I think it’s more my ability to come to the surface that has always made it through. And, above all, keeping the pleasure of playing has helped me to never give up, knowing that the desire you arouse fluctuates, that you don’t necessarily understand why you are no longer fashionable one day or why you become so again later. …
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