Project Cinema (1): Emmanuelle

Time for another project, or series, on Filles Sourires: for the next couple of weeks I will post only songs by French actresses (or songs by actresses sung in French). Tips (and mp3's) are more than welcome.

Let's kick off with Emmanuelle Seigner, wife of controversial director Roman Polanski and star of movies like Frantic, Bitter Moon (both directed by Polanski) and Body to Body. For the movie Backstage, she sang songs written by Marine Bercot, sister of director Emmanuelle Bercot and a singer in her own right. The film's about a young girl who's besotted by pop-singer Lauren Waks (Seigner). 'Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture', to quote imdb.com. - be sure to check the user comment on that site too.
As we will see in the upcoming posts, French actresses usually cannot sing, a minor problem if you look and act the way French actresses (especially in this case) do. Their husky, little-girl like voices also help a lot.
On the Backstage o.s.t. Seigner sings about ten songs. Most of them are so-so, but the two posted here, and especially Suis Moi, are quite good.

Emmanuelle Seigner - Je Prie Pour Nous
Emmanuelle Seigner - Suis Moi