Gratianne Lagauzère

Date of birth: 05.05.1997

Place: France

Nationality: FrenchLanguages: French, Italian, English

As a child, I never dreamed of becoming an actress. I only wanted to tell stories. I loved getting lost in the corridors of libraries. One day, I discovered that it was possible to make a living by writing, and I kept this aspiration well hidden within me.

Later, I developed a passion for cinema. There was something magical about shutting oneself in a dark theater for hours, isolated from the world yet so close to another reality. I was also fascinated by the impression of the ephemeral on film. I practiced music for several years at the Conservatory, where I also began attending theater classes.

After earning a degree in Hypokhâgne/Khâgne and a master's in literature, I dedicated myself fully to theater. Feeling a lack of physicality in text-based theater training, I turned to Jacques Lecoq’s method. I went to Milan to study at Scuola Teatro Arsenale. I then practiced theatrical biomechanics in Rome at Centro Internazionale La Cometa before joining Accademia Dimitri in 2022.

I found in the body a point of reference that I also want to apply to screen acting. I started filming in 2022 with Monsieur le Maire by Karine Blanc and Michel Tavares. In 2024, I participated in the Spring Academy directed by Alice Diop as part of the 77th Locarno Film Festival and acted in À l’ombre des forêts by Cédric Anger.

I have often been asked: why attend a physical theater school if you want to do film? In my opinion, movement is an integral part of acting in theater, just as it is for the camera. I also like to refer to the etymology of "cinematograph," which literally means "writing of movement."