César 2021: Marina Foïs shines with a powerful opening speech: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

His long-awaited intervention finally won unanimous support. Friday March 12, 2021, Marina Fois declared the 46th Caesar ceremony open with a comical yet punchy speech that left no one indifferent. A heavy task for the former actress of Wood Robins who could not ignore a few political issues. On the tone of humor, the actress, former companion of Eric Lartigau, has also described this role of mistress of ceremony of "co-morbidity" for an actress. Like her, last year, Florence Foresti had thrown herself into the false lions by directly denouncing the various nominations of Roman Polanski to the Caesar. For this 2021 edition, Marina Fois was barely more nuanced …

"Art, when it's not profitable, it's expensive"

In the first seconds, the actress arrived with a bag reserved for dog feces, accusing Florence Foresti of having left her pet lying around. A note of humor that will set the tone for the rest of the speech: "The Covid, that bitch, it mostly kills the old and the fat, and it's very sad. We won't come back to that. And so, as it kills especially the old, we locked up the young, we closed cinemas, theaters, museums and banned concerts to open Christmas masses because we are a secular country ", Balanced Marina Foïs, before ending her monologue with even harsher words: "Art, when it's not profitable, it's expensive". But the actress preferred to end on a more sensitive chord.

"So, do this ceremony in an almost empty room … upsetting or pathetic?", request Marina Fois facing an audience hidden in unison behind a black mask. "I miss the rooms, I miss crying with strangers, I miss laughing with strangers … It misses to die. We miss even your popcorns. We missed you", she said, gazing straight into the camera, before concluding: "It may not mean anything, but for us, it makes sense. What we lack is what binds us together, the emotions we experience together and which make us say that we are not quite alone. For a non-essential thing, it's already not bad so yes, we can not wait to find you". A cry from the heart which, after months of culture put on hold, gave many shivers …

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