Juliette Binoche never imagined that one day she would be able to photograph “Unforgiving comedy”Today, it ranks sixth on the list of most watched films on Netflix.
Noemi Saglio took inspiration for her screenplay from a women's weekly magazine Like mother like daughterIt was released in theaters in 2017 and is now available on Netflix. Indeed, the director was surprised by the story of one of the readers who said that her mother achieved the feat of pregnancy at the same time she became pregnant… After several researches on the subject, the director and screenwriter Agatha Pastorino then realized that this phenomenon was widespread, especially in Britain. Great, in popular circles. Thus was born the idea of writing the story of Avril and her mother Madou, played by Camille Cottin and Juliette Binoche, two women who are inseparable, and yet they could not be more different. The conflict is inevitable, pregnant at the same time and under the same roof… Juliette Binoche never thought she would one day play in this type of comedy, but she has done so well that she is currently in sixth place in the top 10 list. Most watched Netflix movies right now.
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Like mother like daughter : Juliette Binoche did not expect “To be invited in such a French film.”
While promoting Like mother like daughterJuliette Binoche revealed that it was her awkward encounter with Noémie Saglio and Camille Cottin that prompted her to accept the role of Madhu: “I was then filming a sci-fi film in New Zealand, which was quite far away from me. I did not expect to be invited to such a French film, a ruthless comedy!” For her, this opportunity was a chance to catch up with the past, and the period in which she spent her adolescence in the theatre: “I grew up quickly in my mind, because I had a sense of responsibility, I was driven by a passion for theater, and I had no time to waste.”
Like mother like daughter On Netflix: “Funny comedy”
As for director Noemi Saglio, she believes that comedy can be both funny and poignant: “I would say it's a 'tough' comedy, woven with humor and emotion, but without too much emotion anyway, because if you take people away in grief, it's hard to take them away. Bring them back again.”
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