But once we were on the shoot, I realized that he really wanted us to give him everything. So he asked me if I was ready to make it, and I said, “Yeah, of course!” because I’m young and pretty new to cinema. He told us he didn’t want to hide the character’s sexuality because it’s an important part of every relationship. He was making a movie about passion, so he wanted to have sex scenes, but without choreography-more like special sex scenes. When you’re an actor on a film in France and you sign the contract, you have to give yourself, and in a way you’re trapped.Īdèle: He warned us that we had to trust him-blind trust-and give a lot of ourselves.

Léa: The thing is, in France, it’s not like in the States.

You must have had a lot of trust in Kechiche before signing on to this. This is a very immersive role that demanded a lot from both of you. But when I really fell in love and discovered how stupid you can be and everything, I was about 14. You go on vacation with them, spend a lot of time with them, and they’re a little bit older than you. Once, I remember he came in and saw me playing with my Barbies and I turned red and felt so embarrassed.Īdèle: The first people that I started to feel something for in that way were my cousins, too. At the time, I was crazy about Barbie but I was kind of a tomboy, so I was hiding my passion for Barbie’s because he said, “I hate girls who like Barbies.” I told him my favorite color was blue, even though it was pink. Every time he came in, I could feel my heart beating so fast. I was in love with my cousin, I remember. The film’s two stars, who deliver two of the best performances of the year, sat down with Marlow Stern at the Telluride Film Festival to discuss the hellish-sounding making of the film, including why they’re embarrassed by the film’s talked-about 10-minute sex scene, and how they were terrorized on set by Kechiche.ĭo you remember the first time you thought you were in love?

Blue is the warmest colour scenes real