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I said to myself, frankly this is depressing.

Im making zero money.

I like this film a lot, but it hasnt been seen much.

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Marie-Ange Luciani and Justine Triet at Marrakech Film FestivalMarc Piasecki/Getty Images)

It was after that that a producer said to me, What youre doing is almost fiction.

It was great fun to make.

We pretended to be real journalists with false press cards.

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People thought he was a real threat, said Triet.

It was a mess to manage, but on seeing these images, I remember the actors had fun.

Im not sure if I could make a film like that today, said Triet.

Triet said sound was also an important element of how she constructed a story, screenplay and a film.

I started out as musician, so I have a relationship with sound.

Sound is extremely important for me.

My favorite films, I listen to them rather than watching them.

When Im driving, Ill often listen to a film.

All the actors were really impressed because she was very, very shy.

I was even wondering if she were okay, recounted Triet.

Everyone else was really connected.

And its true in this scene, it was if she were born a little for everyone.

There was really a kind of before and after this scene.

We understand each other really well and manage to get a little into each others brains.

She invested herself completely in the role, even though she was on the shoot for very few days.

I was surprised by that.