In Frank Bellocq’s comedy “L’heureuse élue”, Camille Lellouche tries to cheer up a bourgeois family with Fiona, a character without a filter.
This Uber driver says yes to the proposal that Benoît is going to make to her during a trip to the airport. He invented a future marriage in order to get money from his rich family. And here he is supposed to introduce his future fiancée to his parents on vacation in Morocco. If they are expecting a model, they will quickly discover an impulsive young woman who is not afraid to speak her mind. “EShe comes from the suburbs but she doesn’t try to adapt her personality or her education to this world. She’s straightforward,” says Camille Lellouche. Little by little, however, they will learn to love his frankness.
This comedy takes up the principle of the fish out of water. She arrives in the luxury hotel like an elephant in a china shop. Like the tramp in Beverly Hills, Fiona is out of place with this high-society family. She does not have the codes and is not at all used to being pampered. She says it herself: “The last time a guy spoiled me, he offered me a Greek with extra Harissa sauce!”
“We are moving on to elegance and refinement”
Benoit (Lionel Erdogan) will first try to give her a makeover. The title of this film is “Pimp my Bride” in English. So he will “pimp” her. And ask her to forget the fighting and the bad words to move on to “elegance and refinement”, a task far from easy.
With this character, we do not find the sweetness of his song performed as a duet with Grand Corps Malade. However, Camille Lellouche, whom we meet in a Parisian hotel, loved playing a more natural role.People see me on social media without makeup. I have no problem with that. In seven minutes, it was done. I just had a little bit of mascara.” For clothes, the same.”In the suburbs we dress in jogging pants or jeans and sneakers because it’s easier. There are a lot of big brothers and cousins, we want to be on an equal footing with them and not get hassled or hit on. We just want to be friends. Fiona doesn’t have the codes of femininity, of flirting. So, her posture will evolve as the story progresses.”
Camille Lellouche is unanimous among her partners
Fiona is going to shake up the habits of this chic family. With her sister-in-law’s children, she uses the strong method. With her fake mother-in-law (Michèle Laroque) and father-in-law (Gérard Darmon) she displays a disconcerting frankness. And it works! A bit like in life, Camille Lellouche is unanimous among her partners: “Every day I went to the set without a butterflies in my stomach.”says Lionel Erdogan.I didn’t wonder if she was going to be in a good mood or not. Is she going to know her lines? It’s hard work, it’s joyful and it starts to laugh right from the makeup. I recommend it to you.”.
In “L‘“happy chosen one” everyone will take a step towards each other and come out more open from this explosive weekend in Morocco.