Berenice Bejo Video Interview On ‘The Artist,’ Michel Hazanavicius

She doesn’t say a word in The Artist, the silent French film directed by her husband, Michel Hazanavicius. But now Bérénice Bejo is speaking up about her Oscar-nominated performance that has everyone saying “ooh la la.”

In our exclusive video interview, Bejo reveals one of her secrets to her performance: namely, music. “What was cool is that we put music on set and so Michel would put dramatic music when there was a dramatic scene or beautiful, joyful music when I needed to get to the studios,” Bejo said. She added, “as an actor, it’s such a great help to have music to put you in some special feeling.”

Besides The Artist, Bejo is best known for 2001’s A Knight’s Tale, in which she starred opposite the late Heath Ledger. The French-Argentine actress is now truly coming into the spotlight. When asked how she is responding to her newfound recognition, Bejo was light-hearted, pointing to the wisdom she gained from her on-screen role. “Playing Peppy, what I really like about her is the way she never takes herself seriously and just enjoys every moment, and I think I’m going to keep that in mind, and everything is great and a lot of fun and I’m going to try not to take everything too seriously.”

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