FMM: Do you feel that you are more challenged
being behind the camera, directing or when you
are acting?
EA: Both are challenging; it depends on so many
things. It’s true that directing involves many more
aspects of a movie compared to acting. You
have to create a whole vision of the movie, not just
the emotions or the character. Visually you have
to convey your idea of the story, but also all the
choices that you make will become the director’s
right or wrong choice. When you act, you only care
about acting, and it’s not your fault if the movie will
look bad. It’s true though that good acting can
make a movie beautiful even if it’s not; so you see,
both are challenging in their own way.
FMM: Where did the idea for your second short
film, “Madame and Monsieur” come from?
EA: I don’t know exactly. I guess I just wanted
to tell a story based on the feeling of solitude
after a life spent with an important love. I used
inspirations from my family, and I put in some of my
own emotions. In fact it’s a very personal story,
but I only found that out after I saw it a few times.
Before I thought that it was just an idea of a story,
now I know that it’s something that I have deep
inside my body.
FMM: What was it like for your film “Black
Coffee Girl” to be shown at the prestigious
Chiostro del Bramante? How did you feel?
EA: Amazing, because I had the curator of the
exhibition tell me that he had never seen something
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like that before. It’s experimental video art, but it
gives you strange feelings...uncomfortable ones. I
was very happy to have this chance.
FMM: Favorite hobby and favorite food?
EA: I like chocolates and patisserie. My favorite
hobby is watching movies, obviously.
FMM: You originally studied fashion design
and drawing-Do you have any desire to design
or work in fashion in the future? Are you a
fashionista?
EA: Yes, I would like to design a bag collection.
I already have an idea, but you know it needs
time. Right now I’m focusing on other things, but
I will certainly try later. When I was a teenager,
my dream was to become the artistic director of a
Maison de mode; now I’m directing and creating
the artistic direction of my films, choosing all the
costumes, mixing them, and creating the looks
of the actors. So it’s not that far off from my old
dreams. I’m not a fashionista; I’ve never been, but
I have a lot of clothes. I don’t care if they’re the
right colors of the season, shapes or brands, but I
put on what I like on my body.
FMM: You said your inspiration for your first
short came from an Edgar Allen Poe novel-What
else do you like to read?
EA: Yes, I like horrors and thrillers, psychological
ones especially. I also like to read poetry, and
my favorite poet is Paul Eluard. I only read >>>