She dreamed of it and she did it! With Thieves, Mélanie Laurent signs a female action comedy, available November 1 on Netflix. She heads there between Adèle Exarchopoulos and Manon Bresch, but she also offers very funny roles to Philippe Katerine and Félix Moati. Her trio of funny ladies tries to escape the clutches of a powerful mafia “godmother” played by Isabelle Adjani.
“I have always been excited by these kinds of films,” confides Mélanie Laurent to 20 minutes. Which made me want to do one with heroines whose daily lives and moments of action we share. » This dynamic and very well-written story by Cédric Anger and Christophe Deslandes has many twists and turns and tasty dialogues.
No ego problems
“Netflix gave me a very comfortable budget, rare for a director,” explains Mélanie Laurent. It was the first time I had a second tray. It was joy. » The actress and director manages to highlight this gang of girls that she leads on the set as well as in the script. She has reserved for herself the role of band leader with devastating humor and a fertile brain while offering beautiful characters to her partners.
“The plot works on our complicity so there was no ego problem,” insists Mélanie Laurent. The shoot was physical but relaxed as I like it to be. » We feel the camaraderie that unites the actresses and those they play. This gives a particularly jubilant side to their adventures.