Mélanie Laurent: A Talented Actress, Environmental Advocate, and Defender of Her Children

Mélanie Laurent was revealed in 2007 in the film I’m fine, don’t worry alongside Kad Merad, a film for which she received the César for Most Promising Actress. A pass which allowed him, two years later, to land one of the main roles in the film Inglorious Basterds signed Quentin Tarantino. At just 40 years old, the actress stands out for her talent and commitment to defending the environment. In 2016, she made Tomorrow and won the César for best documentary film. This November 1st, she will release a new film called Thieves. In the cast: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Manon Bresch, Isabelle Adjani and Philippe Katerine.

While she is currently in full promotion, Mélanie Laurant gave an interview to Parisian. The actress and director spoke about her life on an island in Brittany. A life choice she made for her two children, Mila, aged four, and Léo, aged 10. “My children go to school jumping with joy, hug the trees. And, with nice neighbors, even if we have very anxiety-inducing conversations, we prepare ourselves for what is going to happen.”, she confided. It is therefore sheltered from the tumult of Paris and the pollution of big cities that Mélanie Laurent has chosen to live peacefully with her family, aware of the environmental issues. “We’re going to have to show solidarity. It’s exciting to write the world of tomorrow together. Everywhere, people are organizing, imagining solutions that have a real impact, sometimes even changing their lives. But I’m really not sure let that be enough”she estimated in the columns of Parisian.

Mélanie Laurent wants to teach her children to defend themselves

In addition to her choice of remote life on an island, the actress wants her children to be armed to defend themselves. It imposes on them an education based on self-defense techniques. Mélanie Laurent confided that she “I really want my daughter to do Krav Maga, so that she can defend herself physically”. The director intends to enable her toddlers to protect themselves from the dangers of our society and specifies that she has already “put his son into boxing and judo, so that he could learn to channel his violence”.

2023-10-30 17:21:00
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