Hey everyone! Before updating The Tunnel screencaps, I added a brand new production still from The Ones Below. The Tunnel S3 isn’t out in HD yet so i’m waiting until it is so I can add it to the gallery! Enjoy the new picture for now:
Movie Projects > (2015) The Ones Below > Production Stills
She played a witch (Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter films) and a Queen (Isabella in The Hollow Crown) but today Clémence Poésy is seriously dressed down for Sky Atlantic crime thriller The Tunnel. Yet despite the baggy, shapeless jumper and skinny black jeans, the French actress still looks immaculate here in Dover. Given that season two had ended with her character in recovery after being injected in the eye with a pathogen, I’d half expected an eyepatch or dramatic scar.
‘Yeah, I really wanted that!’ she laughs, slinging her legs over a director’s chair. ‘I wanted her to have a patch or special glasses, or see her go through a routine every morning, but the writers were a bit worried it might be a distraction. But you can tell something’s not quite right with her. She grinds her teeth a lot and breaks a tooth in her sleep. If it seems to be under control, it probably isn’t.’
She’ is socially awkward but brilliant French copper Elise Wassermann, working alongside her earthier, pragmatic English counterpart Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane). While it began as an Anglo-French remake of beloved Nordic noir The Bridge, The Tunnel has since carved out its own identity. Nowhere is this clearer than in the big, contemporary issues tackled in the show. This time it’s the migrant crisis and the disappeared refugee children across Europe. But another key topic proved impossible to ignore: Brexit. For an actress who splits life with her young family (she had a son, Liam, in January) between London and Paris, the uncertainty of it matters a great deal — and she has, slightly to her surprise, fallen hard for the English capital.
‘BBC Radio 6! Pubs! Sunday papers!’ she smiles, counting the reasons on her fingers. ‘I love the variety, the cultural life, the food, the green spaces that are completely absent from Paris and the roughness of it as well, how different it can be from one side to the other. I lived in Italy and adored it but I always feel like I’m visiting. London can welcome you and make you feel at home even if you’re not from there.’ This is the final series of The Tunnel so Poésy’s future won’t feature Elise. And while she’s ready to call it quits, she’ll miss the characters and the storytelling. ‘I knew Elise was going to be an intriguing person to get to know,’ she says. ‘It’s lovely to be that frank and straightforward for six months of the year!’
Next, Poésy hankers after a comedic role, preferably in the UK. ‘Whatever Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing!’ she laughs. ‘I have a deep love of English humour. I find that self-deprecation much gentler than French irony, which is very often about other people and seems quite mean now. In France it’s all about “me” and “how special I am”. I love the value in being humble in England.’The Tunnel is on Sky Atlantic, Thursdays at 9pm
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‘Tito Il Piccolo’ Scenes
Until we can get our hands on the new season for screencaps, you can currently pre-order on Amazon the Third Season of ‘The Tunnel’ for 24,99£. See it here.
‘The Tunnel: Vengeance’ premiered today on Sky! Has anyone catch any episode? For now, here is a few scans from a December issue of TV & Satellite:
Press > 2017 > December: TV & Satellite
Clémence attended the italian festival Torino Film Festival to promote ‘Titto Il Piccollo‘. See the exclusive pictures over our gallery and soon will share videos from this movie comedy! Thank you to our friend James for the lovely pictures donations:
Appearances > 2017 > November 25:Torino Film Festival Torin
Hey everyone ! Clémence is currently in Italy promoting ‘Tito Il Piccollo’, but before we go to that, it seems like I have completely forgotten to upload pictures from Festival of British Film, from September 30! Enjoy:
Appearances > 2017 > September 30: 28th Festival of British Film Jury Photocall
Clemence is featured on what we think is Harpers Bazaar Art 2017 issue with the following featurette and photoshoot. Please notice we have put ‘Unknown’ as the press album, for we are not sure is that is the correct issue:
Photoshoots > 2017 > 0007
And to celebrate the brand new photoshoot (finally) we have a brand new theme by GRATIX!
New production stills have been released for ‘The Final Portrait’! I cannot wait to see this movie, she definitely looks like a real walking portrait.