In Celine Dion’s unauthorized biopic ‘Aline’, an actor plays the singer from age 6 to adulthood

Comedian Valérie Lemercier knows people think it’s weird that she plays a character based on Celine Dion at any age in her life, starting at age 6, in her new film, “Aline.”

After the unauthorized biopic premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, journalists were left baffled, shocked, and simultaneously entertained by the project. A reporter for Vanity Fair called it “one of the weirdest biopic approaches I’ve ever seen.” The Daily Beast described it looks “like a French movie by Will Ferrell.”

Lemercier, a famous comedian in France, said she thinks the humor in her film, which comes out on Friday, goes over the heads of critics.

“The first character I wrote was a child,” said Lemercier, who wrote, directed and starred in the film. “One thing I love to do is play with kids. It’s surprising to you… but in France, people know that I usually play little girls. For me, it’s something fun to do. Maybe it’s a little weird, I know that.”

In fact, she said, she almost went even further — she wanted to play Aline at 6 months old, as a teething baby, sleeping in a drawer.

“My producer asked me to cut it,” she said. “But maybe someday.”

The process involved digitally adjusting Lemercier’s body and face for age in post-production. On the screen, it looks like The New York Times describe it, as if she had been “shrunk down to Hobbit size and Facetued was almost forgotten.”

“It’s not my own face on a child’s body,” she said. “I play it with all my body. It’s the visual effects. They let me down. I play her at all ages, with all my body, hands, everything.”

Sometimes there’s no effect at all, says Lemercier.

“At school I only had one big desk. … My sheet of paper was bigger,” she said, referring to a scene that took place in a classroom. Or “when I’m singing, I have a big microphone,” she adds.

The visual effects process in post-production took six months, she said.

Lemercier says that for people in the US, where Dion resided at Caesars Las Vegas for 16 years, the singer has always been seen as “charming”.

“That’s not the case in Quebec and in France,” she said, where Dion became famous as a child.

“She was a bit strange at first. At first, she was like an adult. She had problems with her teeth, with hair everywhere. I didn’t want to just play the glamorous singer. I wanted to show off the show. [the] the growing pains of youth. ”

In addition to humor aside, Lemercier said she also wanted to make the film “in memory of Celine”. In addition to showcasing Aline’s career advancement, it also highlights the relationships she has with her Quebecois family, with 14 children, as well as with her husband turned manager, Guy-Claude (inspired by Dion’s late husband, René Angélil).

“I think for me, the most important thing in life, is love,” Lemercier said. “Of course, this story cannot be without that love story.… This career cannot be without that love story. [And] she fell in love very soon. “

She said that she did extensive research on Dion.

“I’m a fan, but I don’t know everything,” she said. “And I became a great fan … as I spent time reading the book about her mother, her husband and of course her.”

Dion has yet to comment on the film, which has received mixed reviews from those who know her. Dion .’s family members speak out France24 reported.

“I think it’s very difficult to see your own life,” Lemercier said when she was asked about their reported reaction. “If I were Celine, I wouldn’t be rushing to the movies.”

But, Lemercier notes, “of course, that’s why I change every name.” At the end of the day, “it’s not real.”

She said that she often dreamed of Dion and Angélil. But if she gets to meet Dion in person, it really is a dream.

She said that she would try to start the conversation by complimenting Dion’s shoes, which could be very nice.

But, Lemercier said, “I would be very shy.”

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