Interview with Fanny Magier, Actress of French Cinema (September 2020)
I’m excited to present this interview with the actress who incarnated one of the most memorable characters in the whole filmography of Jean Rollin — Fanny Magier. Fanny played Hélène in Fascination , my favorite film. Remember the elegant chief of the bloodthirsty perverse ladies’ company who appears slightly after the middle of the film? That’s Fanny Magier. Apart from that, Fanny is also known for such roles as Françoise Blanchard’s victim in The Living Dead Girl by Jean Rollin, Messalina's mother in Caligula and Messalina and Agrippina in Nero and Poppea by Bruno Mattei & Antonio Passalia, and about twenty other European cult classic exploitation films released between 1978 and 1983. In the interview, Fanny shared a few memories about her cinematographic career, why she ended it, what she did afterwards, as well as what she does now. Now, let’s get down to business. How did you start your career in...