PARIS — Ask 33 different rising film stars how they are feeling about being thrust in the limelight, and you’ll get 33 different answers.
“I’m terrified,” blurted out budding 22-year-old actor Thimotée Robart, who stars in French film “Vif-Argent,” looking nervously at the swarm of photographers and journalists attending the Révélations cocktail on Monday night at the Petit Palais, an event celebrating rising French film talent supported by Chanel.
Thankfully, Robart was not alone that night. As goes the tradition, each of the 33 nominees competing for the award for most promising actress or actor at the Césars — the French equivalent of the Oscars, scheduled for Feb. 28 — was accompanied by a chaperone for the evening. In Robart’s case, the chaperone was Louis Garrel.
“He’s a family friend,” said Robart of Garrel, who recently made headlines for his turn as Professor Bhaer in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” — a surprising choice given that the Bhaer in Louisa May Alcott’s novel is depicted as being a little old and musty, two things that Garrel definitely isn’t.
“Louis actually taught me my first dirty joke,” Robart . “But I can’t tell it to you. All I can say is that it involves hand
“I’m terrified,” blurted out budding 22-year-old actor Thimotée Robart, who stars in French film “Vif-Argent,” looking nervously at the swarm of photographers and journalists attending the Révélations cocktail on Monday night at the Petit Palais, an event celebrating rising French film talent supported by Chanel.
Thankfully, Robart was not alone that night. As goes the tradition, each of the 33 nominees competing for the award for most promising actress or actor at the Césars — the French equivalent of the Oscars, scheduled for Feb. 28 — was accompanied by a chaperone for the evening. In Robart’s case, the chaperone was Louis Garrel.
“He’s a family friend,” said Robart of Garrel, who recently made headlines for his turn as Professor Bhaer in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” — a surprising choice given that the Bhaer in Louisa May Alcott’s novel is depicted as being a little old and musty, two things that Garrel definitely isn’t.
“Louis actually taught me my first dirty joke,” Robart . “But I can’t tell it to you. All I can say is that it involves hand
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