[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.05,0:00:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are with Stacy Martin. Hello! Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.13,0:00:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello. Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.99,0:00:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are on "Taj Mahal", a french movie Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.16,0:00:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,written and directed by Nicolas Saada, Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.39,0:00:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be released on December, 2nd. Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.04,0:00:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you play Louise, Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.23,0:00:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the daughter of two expatriates Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.44,0:00:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who decide to move to India. Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.62,0:00:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is based on a real story. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.18,0:00:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you tell us how you took on the story? Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.30,0:00:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, let's say that it was Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.30,0:00:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the big challenges, Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.90,0:00:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to combine the real story Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.73,0:00:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my part as an actress, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.11,0:00:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to create a movie Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.02,0:00:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was not just like a documentary Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.22,0:00:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a movie that makes people think, Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.65,0:00:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes them wonder about things Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.65,0:00:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they wouldn't have thought about otherwise, Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.71,0:00:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,questions that don't belong to our daily life Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.71,0:00:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that are not necessarily answered in the movie. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.91,0:00:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People have to find the answers within. Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.17,0:01:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think there a not many films that Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.52,0:01:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do that nowadays, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.52,0:01:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was what I was interested in, Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.84,0:01:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how can I actually play something Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.82,0:01:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that already exists, Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.90,0:01:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without feeling limited or make a caricature. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.38,0:01:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that was not the point Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.63,0:01:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And precisely, Nicolas Saada, Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.57,0:01:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the director of the movie, Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.61,0:01:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had met the real Louise. How about you? Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.94,0:01:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I did. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.08,0:01:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met her 3 or 4 weeks before shooting. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.60,0:01:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was terrified, Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.32,0:01:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't want her to think Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.99,0:01:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was going to steal her story, Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.32,0:01:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that I was going to change it Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.06,0:01:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really wanted her to feel comfortable, Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.28,0:01:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about the project and the people Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.68,0:01:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she was giving the story to, Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.02,0:01:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then to trust us. Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.59,0:01:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I met her, Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.59,0:01:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told her right away: Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.15,0:02:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Listen, I am a sponge, the sponge of Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.92,0:02:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your story, I am not here to play Stacey Martin Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.15,0:02:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a hotel room in India, Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.76,0:02:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here for your story". Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.04,0:02:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she really was calm, open Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.80,0:02:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and open-hearted, she is like a diamond, Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.55,0:02:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she put so much trust in me. Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.87,0:02:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Were you surprised by any difference Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.09,0:02:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the story you pictured with the script Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.97,0:02:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the one she told you ? Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.97,0:02:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, she told me the script was very close Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.29,0:02:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the reality as far as sensations Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.93,0:02:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or writing are concerned. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.46,0:02:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was very similar. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.90,0:02:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She came on the set and she was chocked Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.85,0:02:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see that it looked just like her room Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.48,0:02:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And... Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.03,0:02:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually didn't ask her the colors Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.31,0:02:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the bed, the walls, Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was really... Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.30,0:02:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an instinct that we all got Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.87,0:03:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we were doing the movie Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.03,0:03:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it matched in a very... very good way Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.40,0:03:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanksfully {\i1}laugh{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.22,0:03:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you find it stressful to play Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.98,0:03:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a real story that belongs to a real person ? Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.71,0:03:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, Yes. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.10,0:03:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this story, Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.38,0:03:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she lived things I can't even imagine myself Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.32,0:03:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very intense things, Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.71,0:03:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't want to do something caricatural, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.37,0:03:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't want to do something Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.82,0:03:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she couldn't be proud to watch Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.41,0:03:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a great story to share, Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.03,0:03:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She didn't tell it to everybody, Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.16,0:03:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is a reason why she tells it know Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.91,0:03:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's important to have that in mind Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.90,0:03:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we do the movie. Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.74,0:03:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So no pressure at all {\i1}laugh{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.78,0:03:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am even more impressed by you, Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.82,0:03:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now I know that because when I was Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.85,0:04:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watching your performance,\N Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.28,0:04:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wondered if you went through similar traumas Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.68,0:04:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to give so much emotions to the role. Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.97,0:04:09.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not at all. Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.15,0:04:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. Well go see the movie ! Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.54,0:04:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cecile Martin is impressive in it.\N Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.44,0:04:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seriously there are long moments in the movie Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.71,0:04:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you are alone in the hotel room. Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.43,0:04:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in order to keep the spectator in suspense, Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.49,0:04:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you did - I was personally captivated -... Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.32,0:04:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You do that on your own. Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.38,0:04:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wondered how you lived those scenes ? Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.35,0:04:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How long did it last, Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.12,0:04:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being alone in a bathroom with a old phone Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.03,0:04:44.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With a Nokia which didn't work Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.03,0:04:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was interesting because i've made my preparation Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.03,0:04:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did a lot of the work that I could alone Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.44,0:04:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before starting