This reminds me of Synnøve Macody Lund's description of the casting process. First a normal screentest in Copenhagen, Paris and possibly other cities. The best candidates were flown to the UK for an interview with Mendes. Based on the screentest and the interview he made his choice.
Lea Seydoux features on the cover of the latest edition of Paris Match. In a preview of the full interview she is asked why Sam Mendes decided to commit to her, and what Mendes is like on the set.
Lea Seydoux pictured at the premiere of the French film Journal d'une Femme de Chambre (Diary of a Chambermaid). Also features on the cover of Vogue Japan's May issue, plus cover and pics from Les Inrockuptibles 25th - 31st March 2015 issue.
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This reminds me of Synnøve Macody Lund's description of the casting process. First a normal screentest in Copenhagen, Paris and possibly other cities. The best candidates were flown to the UK for an interview with Mendes. Based on the screentest and the interview he made his choice.
I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's not Lea.... )
Original French - LA VIE REVEE DE LEA SEYDOUX
http://www.parismatch.com/People/Cinema/La-vie-revee-de-Lea-Seydoux-727934
Google Translated English - THE DREAMLIFE OF LEA SEYDOUX
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parismatch.com%2FPeople%2FCinema%2FLa-vie-revee-de-Lea-Seydoux-727934&edit-text=
Journal d'une Femme de Chambre.
https://twitter.com/Seydoux_Lea/status/580344948668633089
Vogue Japan.
https://twitter.com/Seydoux_Lea/status/580381693992898560
Les Inrockuptibles.
https://twitter.com/Seydoux_Lea/status/580475893434466306
https://twitter.com/Seydoux_Lea/status/580637973240217600
1. Thunderball 2. FRWL 3. Casino Royale 4. TLD 5. OHMSS 6. SkyFall 7. GF 8. TSWLM 9. GE 10. FYEO
Seriously, a little googling can reveal much more. The lesbian scenes in "Blue is the warmest colour" are very explit, even for European film.