“The secret for a comedy to be successful is first of all for it to be funny, that seems obvious but it’s true,” explains Ahmed Sylla to 20 minutes. The actor is a regular at the Alpe d’Huez Festival where he presented Like a prince by Ali Marhyar currently in theaters and Here and there by Ludovic Bernard which will be released on April 17.
Humor is in the DNA of the 33-year-old actor who spoke to 20 minutes of his conception of comedy and what makes him laugh. “I like there to be laughter but also a touch of emotion and a strong subject,” he confides. He demonstrates this by example in his films like Here or there where he opposite Hakim Jemili under the direction of Ludovic Bernard, director of The Ascensionawarded at l’Alpe in 2017. He plays a sales representative afraid of losing his job when he is sent into the field after years spent cold calling.
Gags and a touch of reflection
“French comedy knows how to take serious themes and make them amusing,” declares Ahmed Sylla. She often sprinkles the gags with a touch of reflection on serious themes, which I appreciate as a viewer. » This is probably why the actor is a fan of three French comic successes which correspond to this definition. The idiots’ dinner, Untouchables And First name. “The writing of these films is a real lace which allows the actors to be at their best,” he says.
Amhed Sylla also has deep admiration for Louis de Funès, an “atypical clown”. He is also delighted to see French comedies increasingly tackling societal subjects such as racism or identity. “Things are moving in the right direction and that makes people laugh too. », he concludes. The filmography of this charismatic actor has favored these changes.