Noisy questions: Anna Mouglalis

What’s your first memory of Cannes? 

I came for a film by Arnaud Desplechin, and I remember how hard we worked. We slept very little and got up early, but it was a real blast. My mother came with me, and she realized how much work was involved. 

Who would you dream of taking on the red carpet? 

Lizzie Borden for a screening of her film Born in Flames. 

Is there a film you acted in that made you particularly proud?

I have no personal pride.

A subjectively perfect film in your opinion? 

Loving Couples by Mai Zetterling. 

Are you superstitious? 

When it is needed, yes;  it can be very easy to be superstitious.

What are you up to at 3 a.m. in Cannes? 

Sleeping.

Have you had any memorable encounters in Cannes?

Everyone is performing in Cannes, it’s a performance. It’s not really conducive to meeting people. 

What film are you looking forward to the most this year? 

Coppola’s Megalopolis and Ariane Labed’s September Says.

A film that particularly moved you? 

I saw Pasolini’s Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom when I much far too young, and I think there’s a lack of films these days that shake you up in such a way, that explain what fascism is all about.

In Saïd Hamich Benlarbi’s Across the Sea, your character is surprised to be able to love twice and marry twice. Do you think there’s only room for one great love in one’s life?

Oh no – it happens several times, and I’m glad of that! I think that in life, the more you love, the more you love.