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'I told him, “Go ahead, do it”': Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut

The French actor steps into unfamiliar – and bracingly raw – territory with In-I In Motion after four decades reigning the international arthouse. You have to go out of your comfort zone, she says, ‘otherwise you become a prude’

'I told him, “Go ahead, do it”': Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut

TL;DR

  • Juliette Binoche is exploring new artistic territory with "In-I In Motion."
  • The project represents a departure from her established international arthouse career.
  • Binoche believes in the importance of stepping out of one's comfort zone.