Semana Santa Commentary

From the Official Semana Santa website

Originally in French

The director Pepe Danquart knew from the start that Olivier Martinez was right for the role. "He was just like the character, the same personality. Impatient, wild. He showed up unshaven like Quemada. And then, he's rather good looking". It didn't take long to convince Olivier to participate in the movie.

Mira Sorvino's companion both on and off the screen didn't have any regrets about the experience. To the contrary, he says that playing with Mira "was something that came about naturally. Because we live together, we never knew if we were acting or if we were just being, whether or not a scene was an extension of our daily life". Olivier was won over by Pepe's kindness and his attitude that Olivier describes as "always positive, that can only encourage us to give and give again. He likes people". For Olivier, Semana Santa is a movie "full of twists and turns. A movie that manipulates the spectator. I like the feeling of being capable of being tricked, of having to resist".

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