Adele Exarchopoulos barely opens his lips before nailing the interlocutor with a seductive look, in his pink Miu Miu jumpsuit. This gorgeous 27-year-old Parisian, on the other hand, learned very early to bewitch, on the screen but also in life. After the overwhelming success of Adele ‘s life he wastes no time: he has a four-year-old son, Ismael (born from the relationship with rapper Doums), and in the meantime he continues to create unusual projects. At the Cannes Film Festival he has just presented Zero Fucks Given but on the Croisette it is practically at home. That’s where he debuted with Sibyl – Woman’s Labyrinths, at the cinema from 2 September, directed by Justine Triet and alongside Virginie Efira (in those days waiting for the Venice Film Festival to Madeleine Collins, after Paul Verhoeven’s disturbing Benedetta). Last year, however, in the Lagoon he presented the surreal Mandibles. In Sibyl, Adele Exarchopoulos once again embodies the fantasies, eroticism, passion and ephemeral duration of a dream. As Margot, a confused and apparently fragile actress, she sneaks into the life of a writer (Sibyl, in fact, played by Efira) in search of inspiration for the next novel, while exploring a career as a psychologist. The symbolic contrast of the two on the big screen is truly explosive, as the Greek-born actress comments while sipping tea with honey.
Adele, they have often attributed the label of sex symbol, how did you manage to embrace the doubts of your Margot?
«When I look at myself I don’t see myself posing, like a sex bomb, but as a woman full of insecurities and precisely these contradictions, very present in showbusiness, are told in the film. Personally, I just can’t live up to how I am perceived on the outside ».
Who is Margot then?
«A person who does not consider himself “enough”, but it is not true, is only afraid and if he does not throw himself, he cannot know what he is really capable of, but I do not judge him. She and I have made different choices and now, as a mother, I know how frequent feelings of guilt and fears are ».
Do you believe in therapy?
«Margot believes in it and I wanted to experience it in this film because, after all, art is therapy. For those who believe in it, seeing a specialist can help focus goals and desires, even if my generation is not very tied to the concept of identity, on the contrary it moves too fast and you have to keep up. In France, going to a psychologist is not a taboo subject at all, because you are encouraged to use your brain to connect with your feelings and empathy ».
Is a “but” coming?
“Personally, when I choose a role, however, I never ask myself what it has in common with me, I want it to make me feel free to explore the dark side. This time I wondered about my relationship with the roots, however, and I remembered that in fact my parents never taught me – as I would have liked – to speak in Greek. Only my grandfather used it and I am proud of the sense of community and solidarity that is part of my roots ».
How much do you like the red carpet?
«A lot because it makes me feel beautiful, but I consider it a game – sometimes a superficial aspect of this profession – and in fact today I wear a suit ».
How do you react to criticism of your work?
«When a film comes out it is no longer yours, but of the world. If I am offended for free, I get angry for two minutes but then it passes me. I saw that in Cannes, for example, they can massacre your work in a moment and sometimes without a reason, what a bitch. “
What do you think you are not particularly good at?
«I don’t have that many talents, you know? For example, I don’t know how to cook, even if I would like to learn. Besides, I’m impatient and never listen to my friends when they tell me to calm down. The fact is that I hate boredom, indeed it scares me, it makes me think that I am wasting time ».
Even in love?
«Being a mother is the best part of me, but society always judges you based on who you are with, it tells you what you should do. I listen, I am this creature of mine, it is he who shows me a lot of me, when in his eyes I discover the amazement of the first times and he shows me the world in a new way. Since I gave birth then I said to myself: “Enough naked”. Not that I have any regrets, mind you, but I don’t know if I would feel comfortable doing it again ».
The last time you enjoyed anonymity?
«When I sell sausages for dad, no one ever recognizes me. ‘
What does femininity mean for you?
«Accept who you are, never lose it, and don’t hope that everyone always loves you. I realized this as a teenager, when I was heartbroken for a boy and my friends saved me. I have made many mistakes, but I am learning to manage them, to question them. mum, on the other hand, has always told me not to compromise with my dignity and never to lose the sense of humanity ».
Do you consider yourself a feminist?
“Being a woman means being a feminist. Yet labels divide us and I don’t like pointing fingers, I let my choices define you. Even a man can be a feminist, can’t he? ‘
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