A dog interviewing the stars of the Cannes Film Festival with the voice of Raphaël Mezrahi is the promise of the short program filmed and broadcast during the festival. We were on set with Jul, the designer of “Silex and the City”.
We will write to you as a human, not as a dog, that would be less understandable. We crack the codes, we play with humor in this short program: “Wuf Messi: The Cannes Film Festival from a dog’s eye.”
Messi, the star dog who stars in the award-winning film Anatomy of a fall by Justine Triet is back in Cannes accompanied by comedian Raphaël Mezrahi. The animal won the Palmhunden in 2023.
The idea is to promote a film with lightness and humor. Raphaël Mezrahi is out of the frame and dubbing the dog live. Facing Messi is Laura Martin, his mistress, who is a trainer for animals in the cinema: “I stimulate him to catch his gaze“.
I have many different games to have multiple interactions. So he can raise the dough, tilt his head, look at us…
Laura Martin, animal trainerby France 3 Côte d’Azur
For the actor and comedian Raphaël Mezrahi, who gives voice to the animal, the task is natural and fluid: “I have many animals, I spend my time talking to them, so it’s completely natural for me.“ The actor is very committed to the animal cause, he explains that he spends his time observing the animals around his home, with automatic cameras. Moreover, he regularly warns at the end of the program “don’t forget, this summer, don’t leave me“.
I’m an animal lover, someone said to me, “don’t you want to dub the dog live?” Fastoche!
Raphaël Mezrahi, actor and comedianby France 3 Côte d’Azur
The actor adapts to the reactions of the Border collie, who will naturally turn his head to see a passing boat.
The designer Jul presents his film (cartoon) Flint and the citywhich takes place in the Stone Age: “A father and his daughter in conflict will disrupt the routine. After a return trip to the future, they accidentally bring back the equivalent of an Ikea wrench, which will finally unleash Evolution, for better and especially for worse. explains the synopsis of the film.
So when asked how to talk to a dog, the answer seems obvious: “When you make cartoons or animated films, you have to be charming, sincere and funny.
Talking to a dog means talking to as many people as possible, you don’t know what he’s thinking, you have to win his attention and his sympathy and in the end it’s humor.
Christmas, designerby France 3 Côte d’Azur
The short program lasts one minute and was recorded in different locations at the Cannes Film Festival, where many personalities such as Zaho de Sagazan and many others can be discovered in replay on the France.tv platform
