Thursday September 1, 2022, Elsa Zylberstein granted an interview to Madame Figaro. The actress has agreed to reveal how many pounds she had to gain for her latest film, which will be released in theaters on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.
A role that is particularly close to her heart… During her career, Elsa Zylberstein has played in many successful films. Wednesday, October 12, 2022, the actress will star in the film Simone, the trip of the centuryin which she plays Simone Veil from her 38 years to her 87 years. Thursday, September 1, 2022, in the columns of Madame Figarothe young woman confided:I am Jewish, a bit like her. That is to say both come from secular families, not practicing, but it’s the story that makes you Jewish (…) What touches me in a role, it’s not the belonging is the character, what animates him. The longer it goes, the more I want films about fighting women.“Her friend, writer Noëlle Deschamps, clarified: “Elsa works non-stop. It even goes beyond roles. It constantly feeds on readings, encounters.“
For this role, Elsa Zylberstein worked on her voice with the help of a specialized center for a year, read a lot, listened to her speeches, met the relatives of the woman she plays and also gained 8 kilos! At the beginning of the year, in the columns of the magazine Shethe actress had said that she wanted “disappear and become Simone.“Referring to her physical transformation, Elsa Zylberstein said:”I already had a little cheekbones and eyes, but I had to put on eight kilos. I had to see several nutritionists before one accepted, because it is not without health consequences. I was going to weigh myself every other day. I took belly, thighs, everyone thought I was pregnant. Side face, I am a chubby, it was not difficult. On the bone side – the shoulders, the hips – it took a whole lot of costume work.“
Elsa Zylberstein: “Simone gave me incredible strength”
On March 28, 2022, in the columns of Our timethe actress had confided about this role: “I discovered the task to be accomplished day by day during my preparation, which lasted a year. I knew it would take a lot of work. To move like her, I walked for whole days in her shoes, I gained eight and a half kilos with the help of a dietician and I learned to speak ‘Simone’ with the Tomatis method, intended to learn foreign languages.” Moved, Elsa Zylberstein added: “She is still with me. Simone gave me incredible strength.“
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Elsa Zylberstein
Thursday September 1, 2022, in the columns of Madame Figaro, the actress confided: “I am Jewish, a bit like her. That is to say, both from secular families, not practicing, but it is the story that makes you Jewish.”
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Her friend, the writer Noëlle Deschamps, clarified: “Elsa works non-stop. This even goes beyond the roles. She constantly feeds on readings, encounters.”
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For this role, Elsa Zylberstein worked on her voice with the help of a specialized center for a year, read a lot, listened to her speeches, met the relatives of the woman she plays and also gained 8 kilos!
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Earlier this year, in the columns of Elle magazine, Elsa Zylberstein declared that she wanted to “disappear and become Simone.”
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Elsa Zylberstein
Referring to her physical transformation, Elsa Zylberstein said: “I already had a little cheekbones and eyes, but I had to gain eight kilos. I had to see several nutritionists before one accepted, because this is not without health consequences.
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Elsa Zylberstein had to weigh herself every other day.
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Elsa Zylberstein had declared: “I took belly, thighs, everyone thought that I was pregnant. On the face, I am a chubby, it was not difficult. On the bone side – the shoulders, the hips – it took a lot of costume work.”
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Elsa Zylberstein
On March 28, 2022, in the columns of Notre Temps, the actress had confided about this role: “I discovered the task to be accomplished day after day during my preparation, which lasted a year. would require a huge amount of work.”
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Elsa Zylberstein admires Simone Veil.
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Moved, Elsa Zylberstein confided: “She is still with me. Simone gave me incredible strength.”