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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Étoile' Actors on Challenges of Finding 'Rhythm' for Bilingual Comedy
Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino have become known for their rapid-fire dialogue across beloved series like Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. So when it came time to make their latest series Étoile, now streaming on Amazon's Prime Video, Palladino veterans like Luke Kirby, Yanic Truesdale and Gideon Glick were familiar with the duo's distinctive approach and beats, but newcomers to their writing like French stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou de Laâge were challenged by the 'rhythm' of the language in the script. More from The Hollywood Reporter Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' Rocks Cannes With Star-Studded Premiere, Warm Reception After Surprise Honor for Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Surprised With Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes June Squibb on Her Nonagenarian Career High: "A 70-Year-Old Will Say, 'I Want To Be You When I Grow Up!'" 'In English, it was difficult because you needed a certain rhythm and a certain pace that you didn't have to start with,' Gainsbourg told The Hollywood Reporter at Étoile's New York premiere last month. 'It took some energy to understand that that was my goal and understand that the words were important.' And de Laâge shared that she and Gainsbourg helped with some of the French dialogue. 'Sometimes I, with Charlotte Gainsbourg, we'd tell them OK that's not very good in French or the translation is not good because the rhythm for our comedy in English and French is not the same — we don't have the same music,' de Laâge told THR at the premiere. De Laâge, who shared that she was a 'huge fan' of Maisel, added, 'Amy and Dan have a very special way to write and when you're an actor, it's very interesting to try to find a way to be natural and free in this writing.' Though the Palladinos have said the bilingual element of the series was challenging, specifically translating their writing into French, they embraced the 'fun' of a larger, transatlantic canvas for their storytelling. 'It just gave us a lot of story,' Sherman-Palladino said of the decision to have Étoile include ballet companies in New York and France, adding that living in France for a while was also part of the appeal. 'It gave us the old and the new. It gave us a historical ballet company that goes back to the courts of the kings and sort of a young upstart in the New York City ballet — it's sort of based on Paris ballet, New York City ballet, so it gave us a lot of tradition, different kinds of bureaucracy, different kinds of issues and yet similar problems in trying to keep the art form alive. It was just more fun.' And Gainsbourg embraced the unknown in the form of her first U.S. series, which involved the film actress signing on for a project in which she didn't know the ending. 'It's my first series in America, so it's a big thing for me. It felt exciting. Amy and Dan's work was exciting,' Gainsbourg told THR. 'They answered all of the questions I had. I was nervous having only read four episodes out of eight. I'd never been engaged with something without knowing where the story was going. But they did explain what their vision was and it was reassuring enough. They were very, very precise.' As for Kirby, who was 'flattered' by the opportunity to co-lead the series with Gainsbourg after working with the Palladinos on Maisel and found that past experience 'very helpful,' the showrunners said that his starring role is the culmination of a long-in-the-works plan. 'We've known him so long. We actually talked to him years ago about, 'We want to do something for you.' Usually people like us are lying and forget about it. Years did go by, but we finally did this role and found the right part. He was possibly doing something else but we said, 'Get out of it. We don't care what it is,'' Palladino said, before joking, 'He was kind enough to respond to our threats.' All eight episodes of Étoile's first season are now streaming on Amazon's Prime Video. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Charlotte Gainsbourg Says ‘I Don't Need to See My Movies Anymore' and Fighting for Acting Roles Is Better Than Getting Offers: ‘You Feel Like You Own It'
Charlotte Gainsbourg participated in this year's Kering Women in Motion Talks at Cannes, which the actor is attending as part of the star-studded cast of Wes Anderson's new movie 'The Phoenician Scheme.' Gainsbourg is also one of the leads in Amazon Prime Video's recently-released original series 'Étoile.' The show hails from 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. Gainsbourg is a Cannes veteran, having won the festival's best actress prize in 2009 thanks to her acclaimed role in Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist.' In her Kering conversation, moderated by Variety's Angelique Jackson, Gainsbourg admitted that she originally 'had difficulties with Cannes' when she would attend as a young actor. More from Variety Dogma 25 Explodes at Cannes, Spearheaded by New Quintet Led by May el-Toukhy: 'A Rescue Mission and a Cultural Uprising' Soundstage Expansion Adds to New Jersey's Strong Incentives to Juice Film and TV Production: 'People Are Taking Notice of Us' Jai Courtney on Making an Acting Comeback in Cannes Serial Killer-Shark Thriller and if He Would Return to DC Universe: 'I Have Hope' 'My first best memory is with Lars von Trier,' Gainsbourg said. 'I was so proud to have done that film and present it here. It was very special to get that prize.' 'Antichrist' started a collaboration between the actor and the director that would go on to include 2011's 'Melancholia,' 2013's 'Nymphomaniac' and 2018's 'The House that Jack Built.' Gainsbourg fought hard to get a meeting with Trier when he was casting 'Antichrist,' which marked a change of pace for her career as she often let directors come to her with acting offers instead. 'The only projects I fought for were…. going to meet Lars, and thinking that he hated me,' Gainsbourg said. 'I didn't do a scene. I was just meeting him, and going back I thought I'd never get this. This was something I really wanted. Also the film I did called '21 Grams' I really wanted it. I was so pregnant. I went to Los Angeles and the part was a woman who couldn't get pregnant and there I am with my belly.' 'It makes me so proud to have those challenges,' she continued. 'When you get everything just because someone wants you, it doesn't make you believe you can do it. It makes you believe you always have to wait for a person to validate you. When you fight for something, you feel like you own it.' With all eight episodes of 'Étoile' now streaming on Prime Video and the new Anderson opening in theaters at the end of May, Gainsbourg is having a prominent moment in her career. Not that she wants to watch her projects. 'I doubt a lot about myself,'Gainsbourg said. 'I don't want to see my movies anymore. I have so much fun acting and forgetting about myself and being with other actors. That's my fun. To see the results is not something I want. I don't need to see it.' Gainsbourg will be walking the Cannes carpet on May 18 when 'The Phoenician Scheme' world premieres in of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Perth Now
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
'I would say that it should become a global attitude...' Charlotte Gainsbourg reveals the trait she wanted her children to have
Charlotte Gainsbourg has strived to teach her children to always be kind and courteous. The 53-year-old actress-and-singer has three children, son Ben and daughters Alice and Jo, with her long-time partner, French-Israeli director Yvan Attal. Charlotte says as a mother her main goal was to ensure her kids were good people before anything else. When asked what values she has tried to impart on her family, she answered: "It may seem banal, but it is kindness, courtesy. Authentic kindness, not superficial, is fundamental because it means respect for others. In fact, I would say that it should become a global attitude." Charlotte says the lessons she wanted to impart on her son and two daughters came from the things she learned from her own parents, her mother English actress-and-singer Jane Birkin and her father Jewish French musician Serge Gainsbourg. In an interview with Italian publication IO Donna, she said: "That all comes from my parents and my childhood. "People think I had an irreverent and cheeky father, when in reality dad was sensitive, open, had a very special charm that allowed him to be a little insolent at times, yet he was always very attentive to others. "My mother shared his philosophy of life. "In our house everything was very simple, no one was presumptuous, and my mum was very careful that we did not become girls full of airs - 'Now you are successful, maybe in a few years everything will be different' she would tell me. I was already aware of my lucky star, but I also knew that it was transitory, and this made me more modest." Charlotte - who can be seen in new Amazon series 'Étoile', which has been created by 'Gilmore Girls' writers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino - also gave an insight into her family life, revealing her home is full of laughter. She said: "We laugh a lot in our family. I love people who laugh and know how to make people laugh. My father, then, was funny. He was a born showman and my first intuition of humour certainly came with him. My mother also amused me. She was beautiful and witty, you can see it in her first films. With two parents like that you can't help but enjoy comedy in life."
Japan Today
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Can 'Étoile' make ballet cool? 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creators pirouette to ballet-themed show
This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Yanic Truesdale, left, and Charlotte Gainsbourg in a scene from "Etoile." (Philippe Antonello/Amazon MGM Studios via AP) By JOCELYN NOVECK Ballet is beautiful. Ballet is ethereal. Ballet is mysterious. Can ballet also be cool? The creators of the new Prime Video show 'Étoile' – Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' fame — are betting yes. Or, shall we say 'oui' – the show is split between New York and Paris as it tracks the story of two ballet companies joining forces to attract audiences and stay afloat. And 'afloat' is a good word to describe the chief appeal of the show: real lifts, not to mention turns and leaps, by real ballet dancers, many of whom are in the cast. Sharp-eyed viewers might notice several New York City Ballet stars in supporting roles. A mix of 'Bunheads' (also from the Palladinos), 'Emily in Paris' — with way more leg warmers — and perhaps classic ballet movie 'The Turning Point,' 'Étoile' seems to know it lives and dies by the quality of its dancing. And that's because, as actor David Alvarez says, 'Ballet is one of those things you can't fake.' 'You can't just wing it and pretend you can do it,' says Alvarez, who made his name as one of the original dancing Billy Elliots on Broadway, winning a best-actor Tony along with two other Billys at age 14, and later played Bernardo in Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' remake. 'Any dancer will be able to spot from a mile away that you're not actually a ballet dancer, just by how you walk or your posture,' he says. Alvarez plays Gael, a dancer who has a stormy relationship with Cheyenne, herself a very stormy prima ballerina — or 'étoile,' the French word for "star' — who comes to New York as part of an elaborate talent swap between the two companies. The gimmick has made uneasy partners of Jack, who runs Metropolitan Ballet Theater in New York, and Geneviève (Charlotte Gainsbourg), who runs the top company in Paris. (The two troupes are very thinly veiled versions of New York City Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet.) Alvarez is one of those hybrids, an actor who also dances. Taïs Vinolo, who plays young dancer Mishi, is a real-life ballet dancer who's making her acting debut. Normally, she says, 'We express with our body. Expressing with another form, like speaking and acting, was a bit of a challenge.' Minolo feels confident that the creators found the truth in ballet. 'People don't have a good idea of what ballet is and how hard it is,' she says. 'They see the pink tutu and the pointe shoes. But they don't see that it's very physical. And it's hard. It's a lot of discipline, and it's also very hard mentally.' The physical challenge of ballet was just what Sherman-Palladino was looking to get across. The showrunner trained seriously in ballet from the age of 4, before fate guided her into a writing career. 'And she has the back surgeries to prove it,' quips husband Dan. 'It's an amazing world,' says Sherman-Palladino. 'They're amazing artists. And it's literally an art form where you're just guaranteed not to make any money. So you have to truly just love it. 'You know, they're trained athletes,' Sherman-Palladino adds. 'They're unbelievably strong, and just the things that they can do with their bodies is ridiculous.' She sees dance as like 'silent movies almost — it's storytelling, it's acting, it's emotion and heartache and happiness and love ... I think that so many people who think that dance is not for them just haven't seen it.' Some of the French cast members barely spoke English, and vice versa. The show takes place in two languages — but the signature rat-a-tat Palladino banter can be hard to translate. 'It was tricky because we are very precise with our language, but our language doesn't exactly translate to French," Sherman-Palladino says. 'Finding a translator may have been the hardest thing that we had to deal with on the entire show — the right translator that caught the essence of our script. So we kept changing translators 'til we finally found one that everybody could agree on.' For Lou De Laâge, who plays Cheyenne, it was especially challenging because she spoke little English when she was cast. But the writer's strike meant she had nine months to prepare, rather than three, which proved a huge help. Gainsbourg, a British-French actor and singer-songwriter, spoke English but still found it tricky to get into the Palladino rhythm. 'I was very nervous about learning the lines,' she says. 'I'm very slow. That was already challenging. Then the rhythm was something completely new. … in the end, I got to understand the humor and the pace, (but) it took me a little while.' Kirby, whose Jack runs Metropolitan Ballet Theater, says he knew little about ballet beforehand — but had a cousin who was a dancer, 'and so I'd see her putting her body through torment.' Gainsbourg only spent a year studying ballet when she was 4. She stopped but did piano in the same building — the Salle Pleyel in Paris — and remembers the elevator stopping on the ballet floor, where she'd go into the dressing room and pick up 'a very good, talcum powder smell. And that's my emotional remembrance of ballet.' As for De Laâge, her mother enrolled her in intensive dance training as a child, but it was a mother's dream and not the daughter's. 'So that became a fight between us because she wanted that for me, and I didn't want that for me,' De Laâge says. As an actor, 'I worked with really good dancers, but that wasn't my passion. I love watching dance.' What Gainsbourg has taken away from doing a series on ballet is 'the fact that it's so extreme and that everybody is working there for their passion. It's not about money ... it's really about the art, and they're all completely passionate.' Ask the real ballerinas in the cast — for example, NYCB stars Tiler Peck and Unity Phelan, who play small roles, as does former principal Robbie Fairchild — and they'll tell you: Ballerinas sew their own ribbons on their pointe shoes. Nobody does it for them. So Minolo had to demur when, on the series, the crew offered to sew the ribbons on for her. 'I have a very specific way,' she explains. 'And I don't like when people touch my pointe shoes. I like to stitch the edge of my pointe shoes to make the platform bigger." 'I do that too!' replies Alvarez, and the two laugh. 'Good for balancing." 'Yeah exactly,' Minolo giggles. "You understand.' © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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New York Post
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
The creators of Gilmore Girls debut new show—How to watch ‘Étoile' for free
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. An ambitious plot is at the center of Prime Video's newest original, set in the high-stakes world of professional ballet. 'Étoile' is a new series from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino (who also created 'Gilmore Girls' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel') featuring 'Maisel' star Luke Kirby and award-winning French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. In the show, Kirby and Gainsbourg lead ballet companies in New York City and Paris, and in order to save both of their institutions, they create a bold plan: swapping their biggest stars. Given a two-season order before the cameras even started rolling, 'Étoile' is not to be missed, especially for fans of 'Gilmore Girls' and Sherman-Palladino's 2012 ballet dramedy 'Bunheads.' Here's how to tune in to the new series for free. When does 'Étoile' come out? All eight episodes of 'Étoile' Season 1 were released on Prime Video today, April 24. How to watch 'Étoile' for free: 'Étoile' is an Amazon Original, meaning you'll need an Amazon Prime membership with a Prime Video subscription to tune in. Not a Prime member yet? No problem — you can still watch 'Étoile' for free! Amazon Prime comes with a 30-day free trial before payment begins. After one month, the subscription costs $14.99/month or $139/year. There are ways to save, too. All 18-24-year-olds, regardless of student status, are eligible for a discounted Prime for Young Adults membership with age verification. After a six-month free trial, you'll pay 50% off the standard Prime monthly price — just $7.49/month — for up to six years. How many episodes are in 'Étoile' Season 1? 'Étoile' Season 1 has eight episodes, all of which were released today. Will there be an 'Étoile' Season 2? Yes! Prime Video announced in 2023 that the series was given a two-season order, so it's guaranteed that at least eight more episodes of 'Étoile' are on the way. Who is in the cast of 'Étoile'? The cast of 'Étoile' is led by Luke Kirby, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Lenny Bruce in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' and acclaimed French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. Broadway talents Gideon Glick ('Spring Awakening') and David Alvarez (Spielberg's 'West Side Story') will also appear in the series, alongside Ivan du Pontavice, Taïs Vinolo, David Haig, LaMay Zhang, and Simon Callow. Here's who they'll all play: Luke Kirby as Jack McMillan Charlotte Gainsbourg as Geneviève Lavigne Lou de Laâge as Cheyenne Toussant Gideon Glick as Tobias Bell David Haig as Nicholas Leutwylek Ivan du Pontavice as Gabin Roux Taïs Vinolo as Mishi Duplessis LaMay Zhang as SuSu Li David Alvarez as Gael Simon Callow as Crispin Shamblee Of course, it wouldn't be a show from the Palladinos without Kelly Bishop. Emily Gilmore herself, who also appeared in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' and 'Bunheads' will appear in 'Étoile' in a recurring role. Another 'Gilmore Girls' star, Yanic Truesdale, is also set to recur in the series. 'Étoile' trailer: Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Writer/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping and New York Post's streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on each streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she's also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews
