Marthe VILLALONGA on Henry CHAPIER’s couch talks about the play "How to become a Jewish mother in 10 lessons" in which she plays the role of a possessive mother, a quality she attributes to Mediterranean mothers in general (Spanish, Italian, Jewish or Arab). She tells a very vivid story about a group of four young Arabs who came to her dressing room after a performance and said, "My God, we left our mother last week and we just saw her all afternoon with you."
Marthe VILLALONGA is invited on the set of "Come and see me" on the occasion of the release of the film "Un amour d'emmerdeuse" by Alain VANDERCOILLE in which she plays the role of a grandmother pied-noir. At the request of Philippe BOUVARD, Marthe VILLALONGA interprets the Pied-Noir, Spanish and Portuguese accents. She believes that her ease in taking on the accents comes from the cultural brewing that there was in North Africa. To the question of Philippe BOUVARD "You wouldn’t want to play one day a woman of the world?" , Marthe VILLALONGA replies: "The character of the actors is to be able to play one day a concierge and the next a great lady...notice to the amateurs".
Marthe VILLALONGA on Henry CHAPIER’s couch expresses her satisfaction at not having experienced a sudden success or being a "young premiere". She speaks with humour of the time that passes and that does not scare her: "If I have four more wrinkles, what do you want me to do?!... I try to go down the slope as best I can..."; When Henry approaches the question of his "exit from the scene", she answers him: "I take things as they happen...from the moment I have health, where I have work, thank God, as they say at home!..."
Marthe VILLALONGA gives an interview during a walk in the cemetery of Montmartre in Paris. About the time that passes, she declares: "It does not worry me at all, the only thing that would worry me is to leave in "dike-dike"...". She then humorously answers questions about death.
Marthe VILLALONGA does not see herself playing dramatic roles in the theatre: "I have a funny label. When they come to the theatre, they know they will laugh...".
Marthe VILLALONGA tells of her arrival in Paris in 1958 to play "La famille Hernandez", a play which was successful and which encouraged her to leave her suitcases in France. Leaving Algeria, she says: "It was the domain of the dream... Initially, we left for three weeks...I was going to play on a theatre...in Paris, it’s an extraordinary dream...I completely cut the umbilical cord..."
Nathalie VALIN questions Marthe VILLALONGA about her first desire to go on stage: "It’s a riddle even for me because as far as I can remember, I always wanted to be a clown, while I was a little girl who didn’t talk much". She explains this need to externalize in response to her status as an only child who had parents who worked all the time.
Marthe VILLALONGA talks about the contrast between the fantastic characters she performs on stage and her slippery side in the city. About her outgoing roles, she said: "The first time I heard myself speak, I told myself, it’s not possible that I have this voice! When I saw myself, I was, my God, but I was crazy!...". She evokes her blackfoot accent that she manages to erase according to the roles she plays and confides to love dramatic roles in film and television.
Nathalie VALIN invites Marthe VILLALONGA, who has been playing the piano since childhood and whose mother was a pianist, to improvise an air on the stage. She performs an excerpt from a waltz by Chopin and the jazz standard "In the mood".
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