Big Little Lies : Hollywood love for Jean-Marc Vallée

The television series is called Big Little Lies , but here’s the truth: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are crazy about her director, Quebecer Jean-Marc Vallée.

“It’s hard for him to talk about how great and incredible he is, but I’ve never worked with a director who feels the performance, who will sit and cry with you about how your character feels , Who is there with you, “marvels Reese Witherspoon.

In 2014, the Montreal filmmaker had propelled her to an Oscar nomination with the feature Wild .

Based on the hit novel by Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies takes place in the trendy coastal town of Monterey, California. The series is about three mothers: Madeline, Celeste and Jane respectively played by Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley. Their universe seems at first perfect, but under a surface of little secrets lies great lies. Beyond gossip, there is talk of death – and perhaps even of murder.

Jean-Marc Vallée initially only had one or two episodes “and then we all confronted him and begged to do more”, recalls Reese Witherspoon. She maintains that it became clear that “the characters were part of a story that he needed to tell.”

As for Nicole Kidman, Big Little lies was her first collaboration with Jean-Marc Vallée, but she quickly became one of her great admirers.

“He’s an author,” she says. It would not have worked if someone had landed and tried to imitate his style and voice, so we were very lucky. ”

In 1995, with CRAZY , Jean-Marc Vallée signed one of the most successful films ever made in Quebec, which he also co-wrote. Three films later, with Dallas Buyers Club , he allowed Matthew McConaughey to win the Oscar for Best Actor.

His jump to pay TV will continue with his next project, Sharp Objects . The series of eight episodes is headlined by another actress of this caliber, Amy Adams.

Aged 53, Jean-Marc Vallée is so successful with the Hollywood stars, thanks to his compassionate approach.

Reese Witherspoon says that for Big Little Lies , he encouraged the main members of the cast to “take a meal and drink wine and exchange about our lives and become true friends and really share our experiences so that on the day of filming , There is a mutual understanding beyond the character “.

HBO Canada will air the first of seven episodes on Sunday.