![]() ![]() Why do you think people are so grossed out? Do you think it’s the nature of the female sexuality on display? To me, she made a very audacious bet, and I hope it will inspire other artists!Ī lot of critics have been squeamish about the movie, but it’s not really that gory at least not all the time. However, Julia treats the matter with a lot more depth, with something visceral, organic. I find the way the discovery of female desire is depicted is always very cliché: she meets a boy on holiday, sleeps with him, and that’s it. Is it important that we see more of these on screen? Why? We don’t see a lot of really intense coming-of-age stories about girls. But hats off to the doubles who must have been in real pain! Yes I had a double for close-ups, but for technical reasons: I didn’t have enough natural hair. Did you have a body double? If not, that is a… brave performance. I have to ask you about the movie’s notorious waxing scene. I would eat Jamie Dornan because he’s very handsome with perfect flesh, ha ha. And while we’re at it, I would caramelise him with soy and honey, because I don’t really believe in good “natural taste”. If you had to eat a celebrity to stay alive, who would it be - and what do you think they would taste like? Ha ha, um yes, my brother when we were kids sometimes until it bled. But he was bigger than me and I needed to make him understand that despite my prawn size, I could hurt him if he provoked me. On the other hand, my arm copped it: at the end of the day it was all yellow and swollen due to the bruise caused by the bite, but of course, I didn’t bite until it bled I had a sponge with fake blood. The finger was a candy, a mixture of candies that were melted then moulded, so it was very tasty. What exactly was your sister’s detached finger made of? And what did your own “arm” taste like? I’ve protected myself and surrounded myself well, so that I never had to experience it, and I actually condemn it whenever I see it happen at my school. I was never among the ones that were bullied or intimidated - on the contrary, I showed the boys I was as strong and brave as them. Growing up as a teenager in the last few years - is high school this intense? Is there that pressure to fit in and the threat of bullying? I lived my period of “discovery” in a very healthy and smooth way, but like Justine I’m very sensitive and anxious, so I see myself in the fears we can have at our age. Were there things that you drew on from your own life in creating the performance? There were some moments when I told myself “I won’t be able to do it,” so there were inevitably some moments of doubt, but Julia always put me back on track. I said to myself, “Lucky this is Julia, because this could quickly go wrong given the audacity of the subject, and the way it’s going to be treated.” I was right to trust her because I am very proud of her work and the standard she set. What did you think of all of this when you read the script? ![]() The movie requires you to get splattered with fake blood and paint, cut open a dog, pull hair out of your mouth, eat a raw fish and chew on various body parts. Yes it was a difficult role, but in the end, there’s nothing more pleasurable than playing an audacious role. It was indeed very intense, but it was incredible to be able to achieve what we wanted with Julia it all came down to the trust and support we had for each other. What’s more, I knew and admired Julia’s work, and it was therefore natural for me to say “yes”. To me, the horror/fantasy genre offers a wide acting range, and that’s what interests me. Julia and I have developed a very strong bond and a blind trust since Junior, therefore it was almost like a no-brainer to work together again on Raw. What attracts you to these kinds of movies? Or are you Julia’s go-to actress for teenage horror? You’ve worked with Julia Ducournau before, on the short film Junior - which is also about a young girl’s metamorphosis. We spoke with Marillier over email recently to ask her about the experience. As a precocious teenager entering veterinary college, Marillier gets to explore female desire in a distinct and contemporary way - in between munching on severed body parts, dissecting animals and wearing shades of colour that would do Isabelle Adjani proud. The film’s fiercely feminine perspective is the result of an intense collaboration between the filmmaker and her young star, 19-year-old Garance Marillier, who delivers a performance that runs the gamut from shy freshman to unhinged, blood splattered grotesque. Coming of age films have often found fertile ground in horror cinema, but few have done it as memorably as Raw, Julia Ducournau’s breakout hit that’s been thrilling queasy audiences since its Cannes debut last year.
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