Bonjour Tristesse Cast Hype Modern Adaptation & Chloë Sevigny [TIFF]

The latest adaptation of Bonjour TristesseBased on Françoise Sagan’s beloved yet controversial 1954 novel, had a shining premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5. Written when Sagan was just 18 years old, the book follows young Cécile (Lily McInerney), who is visiting the French seaside with her father Raymond (Claes Bang) and his almost-as-young-as-Cécile girlfriend Elsa (Naïlia Harzoune). In the midst of her potential romance with a village boy (Aliocha Schneider), Cécile’s world is upended when she receives a visit from her late mother’s friend Anne (Chloë Sevigny).

Bonjour Tristesse Serving as writer-director Durga Chew-Bose’s film debut, her modern take on the classic story adds new layers to bring the audience closer to the material. It’s also a potentially star-making turn for McInerny, who is a new face in the industry who first appeared in Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” music video. Since then, she has starred in the 2022s Palm trees and power lines and played the guest-starring role of Macy In Tell me read Season 1.

Screen Rant Interviewed several stars at the red carpet premiere of Bonjour Tristesse at the Toronto International Film Festival, and everyone praised filmmaker Durga Chew-Bose’s clear-eyed vision. McInerny also gave some interesting insight into what she learned from working alongside perennial It girl Chloë Sevigny, while Bang gave a disappointing response to a prospect. Bad sister Return.

Lily McInerny recalls stepping on the Bonjour Tristesse set with Chloë Sevigny

“She’s a huge role model and inspiration for me, and getting to play alongside her [was] Just a dream come true.”

Screen Rant: How was it Bonjour Tristesse First presented to you, the script, and what excited you most excited about this adaptation?

Lily McInerney: Well, I didn’t actually read the novel until after I was attached to the film. Otherwise, I think I would have been so nervous, I probably couldn’t accept. I don’t know, I would just be shaking in my boots.

But I read it very soon after hearing about the film and fell in love. And now it has become a very important part of my life, not just my career.

Screen Rant: We have a really fascinating father-daughter relationship, but also some women interacting with each other in different ways. Can you talk about getting to work with the lovely ladies of the film?

Lily McInerny: Yeah, that was definitely a highlight. I looked at Chloë [Sevigny] So long. She is a huge role model and inspiration for me, and to play alongside her to watch her process and be involved in it as a participant with her collaboration is just a dream.

Screen Rant: This is also Durga’s film directorial debut. What was most interesting to you about her vision and collaboration with her? I

Lily McInerney: I think Durga has such an incredible way of communicating so much through visual metaphor and in such subtle, sometimes unspoken ways. We talked a lot about Cécile’s inner world and how we were able to convey that on screen, and that was one of the most exciting parts about working with Durga for me, as she is an incredible person. The tone on set is always really lovely and inspiring.

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Claes Bang traces the father-daughter drama at the heart of Bonjour Tristesse

“They have a very interesting bond and a very strange kind of relationship.”

Screen Rant: What can you tell me about your character and what drew you to the project?

Claes Bang: I thought what was really interesting about this thing was not so much the character itself. It was more sort of the relationship with the father and the daughter, which is what made me want to do it. Because I think they have a very interesting bond and a very strange kind of relationship. That was it.

Screen Rant: Can you tell me about how the family relationship plays out in the film, especially with your girlfriend and your wife’s family friend involved?

Claes Bang: It’s like [Raymond and Cécile] Have the thing where they have gotten really close. The mother dies when the daughter is quite young, and therefore they become very close, but perhaps in a too close way. So, when other people are in it, it gets muddled.

Screen Rating: Bonjour Tristesse is Durga’s feature film debut. What is it about your vision that interests you most?

Claes Bang: It was the father-daughter relationship that interested me here, so that drew me in. I thought because she has modernized that, it is not what it is in the book. This book is from the fifties, and you can tell it’s more of your old school father-daughter kind of thing. [bond]And here she is definitely modernized.

Screen Rant: Finally, you killed it in Bad Sisters season 1. With season 2 coming soon, will you be haunting the Garvey girls anyway?

Claes Bang: I don’t, no. I don’t think I will.

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Aliocha Schneider credits the Bonjour Tristesse director with expanding his character

That’s good because, as Schneider explains, “My character in this book is not the deep character.”

Screen Rant: What can you tell me about your character and what excites you about it Bonjour Tristesse?

Alyosha Schneider: The meeting with Durga was quite something. She is an amazing person, and she was so open because my character in the book is not the deepest character. Durga was just open to any idea, and she listened to them and was full of ideas, so it was a real playground. It was very nice, and it was amazing casting, of course.

This story really touched me when I was a teenager. I don’t know how it was in the rest of the world, but in France and for francophones, it is so important and reaches a lot of teenagers. It has for 60 years.

Screen Rant: How do you feel the adaptation evolved your relationship with Cécile?

Eliyahu Schneider: We did not want to take an accurate picture of the novel. It is Durga’s vision of the story, but the relationship happened, and I think something really true is on screen.

[Her vision as the director] was so obvious, and it’s funny because she’s a writer, so it’s not obvious. But her aesthetic is so strong, so precise. That was really impressive, especially for a first feature.

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More about Bonjour Tristesse (2024)

At the height of the summer holidays, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerney), the apple of everyone’s eye, is languishing at the French seaside with her devilishly handsome father Raymond (Claes Bang) and his bohemian lover Elsa ( Naïlia Harzoune), whose age is not far from Cécile’s. Besides tending to a budding romance with a local boy (Aliocha Schneider), Cécile has all the time in the world to float and daydream, giving her a front row seat to apéro-laden mature conversations free of morality. Her postcard-perfect world is threatened when a visit comes from her late mother’s friend Anne (Chloë Sevigny) – a celebrated American-born, Paris-based fashion designer who fits the scene like a glove. casts a shadow over Cécile’s quotidian Belle Vie, despite her longing to connect.

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Bonjour Tristesse It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5 and is currently seeking US release. it. Distribution.