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Actress Bérénice
Marlohe has been added to OMEGA’s roster of brand ambassadors and
participated in the opening of the brand’s new boutique in Venice.
The half-French
half-Cambodian actress portrays Séverine in Skyfall, the James Bond
film to be released in November. It will mark her English-language acting
debut for Ms Marlohe whose previous film roles have been in her native
French.
Describing her role of Séverine, Bérénice says that she was described by
the writers and director as glamorous and enigmatic. “For me,” she says,
“enigmatic is very important because I wanted to create a character who
couldn’t be stereotyped. It should not be obvious immediately what kind of
person she is.” She adds, “Daniel Craig has added something special with
James Bond – he’s both tough and vulnerable and it’s not always clear what
he’s thinking. I want to do the same thing with Séverine – she’s not just
on the screen to be saved by Bond.” |
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Her role in Skyfall
will mark the first time Bérénice Marlohe has spoken English in a film.
Asked about the challenge she said, “What I like about working in English
is that it gives me freedom. Because I’m not acting in my own language, I
can escape the trap that we sometimes fall into when we act in our mother
tongue. On the other hand, of course, is that if you weren’t raised with
certain words, they don’t have real meaning to you so it can be tricky.
But I truly enjoy acting in languages other than French.”
Talking about how being in such a high-profile film might change her life,
the actress commented, “It’s important to remember that I didn’t arrive on
the film set suddenly, by accident. It was a long journey of many, many
years and of being passionate about my art. As a result, I'm going through
it in a very normal and peaceful way. But it is certainly true that even
people I had known previously are looking at me a bit differently, which
is strange.” |
