“One Fine Morning” A duet of endings and beginnings

The mystique of Léa Seydoux

"Lea Seydoux is the most mysterious actress I have ever worked with. I don't know if she is acting or if she is living there." (Mia Hansen-Love)*1

Mia Hansen-Løve has been impressed by Lea Seydoux's talent and has been looking for an opportunity to work with her. Lea Seydoux has no ego to show off her acting skills. This seems truly miraculous. Mia Hansen-Løve paradoxically brings out her mystique by removing the "decoration" that Lea Seydoux has worn in many of her previous films. Lea Seydoux says that in the works of female filmmakers, she feels like the filmmaker's alter ego. In Lea Seydoux's filmography, the work of Sandra, a heroine who is not charismatic and can be found anywhere in the world and who is also the alter ego of the filmmaker, is the first since " Beautiful Thorns " (2010) and " Grand Central " (2013) with Rebecca Zlotowski. "I One Fine Morning" is an ideal collaboration between the two.

“One Fine Morning.”

Lea Seydoux's performance is rich in nuances. It is often unexpected, when the heroine is in an uncertain situation. In this film, it is well shown by the sudden tears she sheds when talking to her father's former student, and the sadness she feels deep in her heart when her father cannot recognize her hairstyle. Sandra is always in a state of uncertainty. She is far from any certainty. And Lea Seydoux seems to act without knowing the "answer" to who Sandra should be. She discovers her present through the words, actions and attitudes of the people she faces. It is an extremely thrilling performance, and the heroine of Sandra takes Lea Seydoux and Mia Hansen-Løve to a new stage.

The hot embarrassment in the bed scene with Clement. And the painterly composition capturing Sandra's naked back. Mia Hansen-Løve's films try to capture the presence of the actor more than the story. It could be said that the presence tells the story. Critic Jean-Michel Frodon has analyzed the films of Eric Rohmer, whom Mia Hansen-Løve admires, saying, "When the image is at its clearest, it contains mystery." The shot capturing Sandra's naked back is the clearest shot in the film. However, the clearer the image's contours, the more mysterious Sandra's body becomes. Clement admires Sandra's mystery. Sandra discovers her own body. Lea Seydoux's unexpected acting, which moves between uncertainty and certainty, is a happy marriage with Mia Hansen-Løve's film. Mia Hansen-Løve said that she cried while watching Lea Seydoux's performance.

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