Berenice Bejo Video Interview On ‘The Past’

Berenice Bejo, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in The Artist, stars in The Past, this year’s Iranian entry in the Academy Awards. The Past tells the story of an Iranian man who leaves his French wife (Bejo) and child to return to his home country. This leads to complications when his wife begins a new relationship and requests a divorce. Bejo believes her character will be easily relatable for viewers. “She is just lost and she is begging to be understood and loved by her new boyfriend,” Bejo told Uinterview exclusively. “I guess today everybody connects so easily. Nobody really takes the time to sit down and talk and understand the other. Everything goes so easily, that’s how you can connect with Marie.”

The Past takes an in depth look at a broken, multicultural family following a separation. “I think it is very universal. We have those kinds of family everywhere around the world,” said Bejo. “Everyone is divorced getting a new partner. I have two children and two stepdaughters and I’m not the only one. That’s something that is very common in the world today.”

Interview by Erik Meers