She was only 13 years old when she started her acting career. Judith Godreche is one of those actresses who left their mark on the minds of the French public. Since this Thursday, December 21, the actress is back on the screens with Icon of French Cinema, available on Arte.tv. In this six-episode autofiction, she talks about her life but above all the behavior of certain directors towards him. For Judith Godrèche, this mini-series is also the means of denounce what happened to her when she was 15. It is also an opportunity to tell your story in your own way his relationship with the director Benoît Jacquot thatshe dated when she was 14 even though he is 26 years older than her. Guest on the set of What an era! this Saturday, December 23, the actress appeared upset while watching archive images.
During her show, Léa Salamé plunged Judith Godrèche back into part of her past by broadcasting an extract from an interview dating from October 25, 1990. We see the actress aged only 18, next to the director, for the promotion of the film The Disenchanted. When watching this interview, viewers were able to observe the emotion on the actress’ face. “Does it move you to see yourself as a kid again?“Léa Salamé first asks. With tears in her eyes, the actress cannot express herself, to which Christophe Dechavanne responds that “it must stir up a few things“to see these images again.
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Judith Godrèche states that “this is the first time [sa] life [qu’elle] cry on television“, but that viewing the images is “always very special“, even if it’s not the first time.”When I look at myself, there is a form of awareness that moves me. It was so buried inside me.”, explains the actress. In the rest of her speech, Judith Godrèche returns to this part of her life and recounts the impact of these years on her adult life. According to her, the making of the series Icon of French Cinema is also a way to get better, but which can still be painful.
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