It’s scary and even very scary. Jean-Paul Rouve is terrifying in The consent by Vanessa Filho, based on the autobiographical novel by Vanessa Springora. He took the lead of the novelist Gabriel Matzneff to revive the relationship under influence that the latter shared with the author of the book, then aged 14. Vanessa Filho, the director of Angel Face, offers the old Robin Hood a relentless role against the young Kim Higelinmoving as a teenager seduced, then broken.
” I’ve considered The consent like a horror film, explains Jean-Paul Rouve to 20 minutes. I thought of Hannibal Lecter in Thesilenceofthelambs to create my character who had to be both frightening and attractive enough for us to understand how he was able to seduce a teenage girl. » This cultured and distinguished man draws the teenager into a toxic affair, under the eyes of her alcoholic and resigned mother played by the excellent Lætitia Casta.
In constant representation
“He’s a serial killer who doesn’t kill people physically but psychologically,” insists the actor. He has a vampire side. I think he’s completely crazy. » Jean-Paul Rouve relied on the writings and filmed interviews of Gabriel Matzneff to slip into his skin. He also spoke with Vanessa Springora to try to figure it out. “She revealed to me that he was in life as well as in public,” he remembers. He had created a character for himself and lived as if he were performing all the time. »
Dressed to the nines with his silk scarves and dark glasses, the writer bewitches the people he meets with his culture and his poisonous charm. When he waits for Vanessa in front of her high school, we have the impression of seeing an incarnation of evil, pernicious and indestructible. “The film and the book talk about Vanessa Springora and Gabriel Matzneff but are not limited to that,” insists Jean-Paul Rouve. They make a generalization of this story to talk about the influence. »
For the young
The spectator shares the pain and trauma felt by the heroine for whom he very quickly feels powerful empathy. “It’s a horror film for adults and teenagers,” insists Jean-Paul Rouve. I hope that young people will discover this story, and that it will help them to recognize a predator if they come across one. » Jean-Paul Rouve’s performance is like these ogres of today, chilling.