PERRI NEMIROFF: Huge congratulations on your movie.
I’m so excited to dig into it!
Catherine, can you give us a brief synopsis of your film?
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One is on leave from work, and the other one is on maternity leave.
Is it from us?
Is it from society?
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So that’s what we dig into in this new version.
CHLOE ROBICHAUD: You know, what’s funny is I’ve known Catherine for a while.
One day, she called, and she said, I’m adaptingTwo Women.
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Would you do it?
And I just said yes.
I didn’t even read the script.
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Then I was like, Oh, but what if it’s not good?
But I read the script and the tone of it was just so unique.
She has a unique voice.
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So this is the kind of story I like to tell.
I think it was a great fit.
I know it looks a little superficial, but it’s not.
LAURENCE LEBOEUF: Totally.
I see our differences are also what brings us together in a way.
So, great chemistry on screen, but then I also feel like chemistrybehindthe scenes is really important.
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ROBICHAUD: I don’t think they know that I’ve said that.
[Laughs]
GONTHIER-HYNDMAN: I didn’t even know you considered us as friends!
LEBOEUF: The first dinner we had.
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I think we were just driven by the same fire.
GONTHIER-HYNDMAN: Very quickly, we were into, like, How are we going to make this?
Those were very important things to us, and so I think that got us closer quickly.
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But then the drinks and the food, and everything that comes with it.
[Laughs]
LEBOEUF: The time we spent on set, you know?
That makes you feel free.
It needs to be a closed set.
So I think it also brought us together to always be in those little rooms.
I wanted to be intheirpoint of view, oftheirobject of desire.
Also, I wanted to play with the nudity because I know people expect nudity in the film.
So, can we play with that?
And in the sex scenes, it’s mostly the sensation that I wanted to bring closer.
That’s what they’re lacking in their lives connection.
Not sex… Yeah, sex, butconnection.
So, those sex scenes are really taut in that way, how they connect.
GONTHIER-HYNDMAN: Quickly, we thought about the nudity thing.
We thought it was really interesting to have nudity outside of the sex scenes.
For me, sensuality really comes from those scenes more than the actual sex scenes.
So we had that conversation about it, too.
And also all the details, like, are they shaved or not?
And if yes, why?
And if not, why?
What should it look like?
We really went into the details, and that was that was a lot of fun.
NELISSE: Indie movies are so core to me.
People are just so committed, and I love the intimacy.
It just feels very familiar, and it feels like home.
So this was the perfect opportunity.
I’ve never really been able to explore comedy.
Given what you go through on that show, I like having that release for you.
NELISSE: It’s definitely fun to be a little lighter!
Juliette, Ill come your way next.
Your character has limited screen time, but her perception of the situation is very impactful.
Did you have an aha moment when prepping to play the character?
JULIETTE GARIEPY: Oh my god, yes!
Actually, when I first read my scenes for the casting, oh my god, I was fascinated.
At first, I thought, Oh, she’s kind of like me!
Of course, with Me Too, I feel like everyone has the freedom to speak up more.
I think that’s really funny because we all do it!
I just think youre pretty ugly, and that’s exactly why I want you.
And it makes sense.
She could ruin everything when she’s at the hospital with them.
She could just spit it out, like, Oh, we’re having an affair.
She has no boundaries.
I love this freedom, and it was truly such a blessing to have this crazy character.
What does it mean to you to be a part of a project that focuses on female desire?
MANI SOLEYMANOU: It was great.
We venture to make the script that’s brilliantly written relatable.
We ensure that what’s on the paper is what we’re trying to get the closest to.
ROBICHAUD: you should probably double-check that 35 is the right medium for the film.
For this one, I was just sure it was.
I could feel it in my gut, you know?
It was like, Ineedto do it.
But you oughta make sacrifices because it comes with a cost.
Well, it does for us in Quebec.
Its depending, also, where it comes from and the labs and stuff.
I think we can do it.
They were open so that I could have a conversation with them about that to make that happen.
Sophie, I have to ask you aboutYellowjackets.
What can you tease about Shauna’s headspace inSeason 3?
How does it differ from what she was like in Seasons 1 and 2?
NELISSE: It’s been really fun.
She’s had such a beautiful arc every season.
So, she’s kind of unstoppable this season.
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