I wasn't sure what to expect when interviewing Cecile de France in person. I've seen only a handful of her films but the one that made the biggest impression on me is her latest, High Tension where she has to battle a vicious killer. It's a French horror film that's a gory throwback to films such as Alien, I Spit on Your Grave, American Gothic and those of that ilk. de France is the star of High Tension and plays Marie who is staying at a friend's house in the French countryside when out of the blue...

EvanX

Grand Rapids, MI

June 2003

JUN 10, 2005 06:09 AM

Good interview. I like her. She's hot.

big_trouble

Ann Arbor, MI

OLD SKOOL

JUN 10, 2005 06:12 AM

I had planned on checking out 'High Tension' this weekend, this interview served as a great primer. Well done.

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUN 10, 2005 07:08 AM

I love that she's so honest about how she feels about the film! That's great. And that phrase "a prisoner of my choice" is really interesting. I'd never thought of it that way.

Good interview.

Huck

United Kingdom

July 2004

JUN 10, 2005 08:24 AM

she is French right? she speaks fuckin good English!

Goatfish

San Rafael, CA

September 2004

JUN 10, 2005 11:52 AM

I still would like to see the French language version of HAUTE TENSION, because the English dubbed version I saw on an import DVD was atrocious.

With that said, the movie is cool (except for that unnecessary ending she mentioned).

I plan to see this Lions Gate version tomorrow on the big screen to see how the audience reacts to it. I hope the dubbing won't detract them from digging the movie.

[Edited on Jun 10, 2005 by Goatfish]

Onibubba

Hopkinsville, KY

October 2004

JUN 10, 2005 12:24 PM

Goatfish said:
I still would like to see the French language version of HAUTE TENSION, because the English dubbed version I saw on an import DVD was atrocious.

With that said, the movie is cool (except for that unnecessary ending she mentioned).

I plan to see this Lions Gate version tomorrow on the big screen to see how the audience reacts to it. I hope the dubbing won't detract them from digging the movie.

[Edited on Jun 10, 2005 by Goatfish]

Funny. I'm thinking the same thing. I want to see it with a big audience just to see the reaction. We have not had a horror movie this violent and humorless in the US in a long time.

Neslo

Pearl Harbor, HI

August 2004

JUN 10, 2005 03:08 PM

Yeah, I think I'll have to agree with EvanX. Cecile de France is absolutely gorgeous.

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUN 10, 2005 05:31 PM

Goatfish said:
I plan to see this Lions Gate version tomorrow on the big screen to see how the audience reacts to it. I hope the dubbing won't detract them from digging the movie.

The Lion's Gate version isn't very heavily dubbed. It's played off that Alex and her family are Americans living in France, so only they speak English. Marie speaks English only when she's talking to them. The rest of the time it's subtitled. As far as dubs go, I didn't think it was too shabby.

elanmars

New Orleans, LA

April 2004

JUN 11, 2005 12:43 AM

the fact that they changed that is completely retarded (about the audio/dub). any tinkering with the original flick, as it was intended to be seen, is not worth any time or money.

anyways...if some of you can snag a foreign dvd version, do so. there's plenty out there with english subtitles and UNCUT. the movie is well shot, it's very gruesome and disgusting and if you like that sort of thing, it's freaking awesome.

what's not awesome is the ending, as it makes the movie almost completely worthless and makes it not make any damned sense. one of the worst endings EVER, it is so atrocious it will drop your iq lower than if you watched mtv and nickelodeon for a week.

but yeah, up until the end, high tension it is and very very gruesome. there's plenty of gore and blood and nastyness, it's great.

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA

September 2003

JUN 11, 2005 12:58 AM

Also I have a theatre background so since there was not a lot of dialogue I got to play more with my body which I like.

lol

shuttersounds

Pittsburgh, PA

September 2006

DEC 03, 2006 01:13 PM

i dunno.......but she's gorgeous.

Varennes

Nicaragua

January 2008

JAN 14, 2007 11:05 AM

Huck said:
she is French right? she speaks fuckin good English!

she's belgian, and french-speaker. I don't know if she talks english fluently, maybe the interview has been done in french then traduced. Anyway she's a really lovely girl, very funny. I like her much!!!

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY

February 2003

JAN 14, 2007 12:14 PM

Varennes said:

Huck said:
she is French right? she speaks fuckin good English!

she was there with a translator but only checked with the translator on a few words. so i just subbed them in

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SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JUN 10, 2005 06:00 AM

Grand Rapids, MI

June 2003

JUN 10, 2005 06:09 AM

Ann Arbor, MI

OLD SKOOL

JUN 10, 2005 06:12 AM

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUN 10, 2005 07:08 AM

United Kingdom

July 2004

JUN 10, 2005 08:24 AM

San Rafael, CA

September 2004

JUN 10, 2005 11:52 AM

Hopkinsville, KY

October 2004

JUN 10, 2005 12:24 PM

Pearl Harbor, HI

August 2004

JUN 10, 2005 03:08 PM

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUN 10, 2005 05:31 PM

New Orleans, LA

April 2004

JUN 11, 2005 12:43 AM

Humptulips, WA

September 2003

JUN 11, 2005 12:58 AM

Pittsburgh, PA

September 2006

DEC 03, 2006 01:13 PM

Nicaragua

January 2008

JAN 14, 2007 11:05 AM

Astoria, NY

February 2003

JAN 14, 2007 12:14 PM