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What happened to Nadine Nortier?


This was a very promising acting debut yet her iMDB filmography indicates this was her only film. Does anyone know why?

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Yes, a very natural sort of talent she was - such a beguiling smile she showed during the "bumper cars" scene.

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Bresson didn't use professional actors and most of the people who appear in his films did not go on to movie careers.


"I can only express puzzlement bordering on alarm."

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some of them did though...
Anne Wiazemsky married Jean-Luc Godard and was in several of his films and also worked with Pasolini.
Isabelle Weingarten went on to star in The Mother and the Whore and worked into the 1990's.
Dominique Sanda worked with Bertolucci and became an international star in the seventies.

Much to the chagrin of Bresson, he would have preferred his models to remain anonymous.


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It was kind of clear to me that she wasn't really acting. She was playing herself. I wouldn't be surprised if she was exactly like that outside the character.

Although many actors do this too.

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