The film “It’s the World Upside Down” by Nicolas Vanier comes out on Wednesday and, according to his words, we imagine that Yannick Noah, who plays Bobby, an eco-friendly inhabitant of a country village, will not rush into room from the first day to evaluate his acting.
In an interview with L’Équipe, the last French winner of a Grand Slam tournament, at Roland-Garros in 1983, describes how seeing himself on screen is unbearable for him. No doubt because, at 64 years old, the tennis player-singer of 1,000 lives is not yet used to the exercise even though he is just beginning his acting career.
“I’m always worried. It’s not my world, I can’t do it Hi, it’s Yannick, get out, it’s for me, he tells the sports daily. But little by little, I felt close to the role. And I saw the film for the first time a month ago. » Verdict? ” Intolerable. Tomorrow (last October 1st), there is a projo, I will suffer. When I look at the others, it’s fantastic but as soon as I arrive, it’s Oh hell, no, not him! »
On display notably with François Berléand, Michaël Youn, Barbara Schulz and Éric Elmosnino, Yannick Noah explains the genesis of this “reconversion”.
“I’ve always been a little curious. I wondered if I could do it, if a role could fit, both neither too close nor too far from what I do. I had sometimes had offers here and there, but, for scheduling reasons, it didn’t happen… Nicolas (Vanier) called me, I knew a little about what he was doing, I read the script, the role could fit. So I say OK, I like it, but we’re going to experiment. And be honest, I suck here, tell me. Apparently they were quite satisfied…”
Met during filming at the end of 2022, Noah explained to Le Parisien that “it is the subject of the film that is close to my heart” with a character created tailor-made for him. “Bobby has been into ecology for a very long time. He didn’t wait until 2022 to realize that we can live differently to the rhythm of nature. He’s been living like this for a long time. And people from the town arrive, who discover through this guy that there is an option. » The rest, in theaters Wednesday…
