{"id":3089,"date":"2022-10-05T14:44:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/?p=3089"},"modified":"2022-10-05T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:44:52","slug":"talk-je-dirais-que-le-cinema-peut-guerir-therese-ngono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/talk-je-dirais-que-le-cinema-peut-guerir-therese-ngono\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk : “I would say that cinema can heal” – Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Salvo of acclamations as the credits of the film L’Accord by Franck Thierry Lea Malle, screened at the SITA BELLA Hall on Sunday, October 02 as part of the Ecrans Noirs Festival 2022<\/a>. It is a conquered public that strongly renews its appreciation when Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono, all smiles, rises to present herself to the assembly. Gertrude Meboua, the role played by Th\u00e9r\u00e8se in the film is certainly one of the most remarkable and accomplished female characters of this feature film. There is no doubt that Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono\u2019s performance greatly contributed to the public\u2019s affection for this character. During the ninety-three minutes of the film, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono convinced us by her mastery of the acting and her ability to arouse emotions. For you, Ayila went to meet her to ask\u00a0 some questions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ayila : Good evening Th\u00e9r\u00e8se, thank you for answering our questions, it is a pleasure to have you.
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Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono<\/strong> : Good evening Ayila, pleasure shared.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ayila : We just watched L’Accord, a film in which you offer a dazzling performance. During his interview, director Franck Thierry Lea Malle mentioned that you had three to four months of rehearsals. How did this stage of rehearsals go?
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T.N. :<\/strong> First of all, thank you for this interview. Speaking of work, the three months of rehearsal were not easy, it was hectic but I held on. At one point there was this urge to let go, but you think no, you\u2019re almost at the end of the tunnel, why give up? The rehearsals allowed me to apply myself fully, I knew when to breathe, the positions and the gestures to adopt. Because spending three months doing the same gestures every day makes the day of shooting easier. For me the most difficult moments were indeed these rehearsals because I had to enter the character , a character that I loved enormously.<\/p>\n

Ayila : How were you selected for this role?
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T.N. :<\/strong> Okay, for the record when the casting was launched, I saw the ad on social media, Facebook in particular. I was looking at the ages of the characters they were looking for, it was either below or above my age. Knowing that castings are rigorous about age, I thought, “Th\u00e9r\u00e8se, what are you going to do there?” So I stayed in my corner, and I said, \u201cAh Ngono maybe next time.\u201d One day I\u2019m on errands and I get a call from a woman who presents herself as a manager at Inception. She asks me to go for an audition the next day. I was surprised and asked if it was true, she said yes and asked for my email address. That\u2019s how I got a piece of text. The next day I went to Inception and auditionned.<\/p>\n

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Capture s\u00e9quence L’Accord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ayila : How was the audition?
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T.N. :<\/strong> (Laughs<\/em>) As always,\u00a0 we are generally afraid to do wrong, I thought to myself Okay, knowing the person behind the company [Inception Arts & Com<\/a>, Editor\u2019s note], how he appreciates being natural, I had artificial nails, I removed everything.<\/p>\n

Ayila : Lot of pressure for an audition, isn’t it?
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T.N. :<\/strong> Yes, I knew the director had a liking for the natural looks, so I had to be as natural as possible. Knowing also that he likes African dialects, I translated some excerpts of my text into my language,\u00a0 \u00e9wondo. So when I went there, I told myself, “Hmm! this time!”\u00a0 I had the rage to work with Lea Malle, it was a great opportunity for me, why miss it? So I went there and I gave everything I had.<\/p>\n

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Capture s\u00e9quence L’Accord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ayila : For you the secret to a good audition is being natural and\u00a0 prepare ahead?
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T.N. :<\/strong> Yes, being natural is really important, that\u2019s what makes you beautiful, that\u2019s what gives this little magic. And the more you are natural, the more fantastic things you do. When you want to be someone else, it\u2019s a problem. It\u2019s better tostay true to yourself and do what you know best, whether it\u2019s good or bad, it\u2019ll be you. It\u2019s also important to know which director we\u2019re auditioning for, to do research.<\/p>\n

Ayila : How did you receive the news of your selection for the role of Gertrude Meboua?
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T.N. :<\/strong> Oh my God (laughs<\/em>) I was in Douala on Simon William Kum<\/em><\/span>\u2019s Guerre des Sexes<\/strong> set, and I got a call from a friend who shouted, “Congratulations Th\u00e9r\u00e8se!” I was like: Congratulations for what? You’ve not seen that you are selected for Lea\u2019s project? I said: huh? He asked if I didn\u2019t see it on social media? I said nooh. “Your name is there!\u201d I started screaming I quickly went to Facebook, I saw it posted \u00abGertrude Meboua: Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono!!!\u00bb. If I didn\u2019t blow up the roof that day\u2026 It was amazing, something crazy, I\u00a0 thought, finally! Finally I can work with Lea Malle, I can show him what I can do, I can show the world what I\u2019m capable of, it was great!<\/p>\n

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“I always tell myself and I hope that the next film will allow me to improve, show and demonstrate that I can still evolve.” Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono
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Ayila : And you did it, when we watch the film we are impressed by your performance, you have received a lot of praise from film lovers who love the character and filmmakers who salute your performance, how do you react to all this love ?
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“It is very encouraging to see his work being appreciated, it is the first reward.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

T.N. :<\/strong> Yeah, I got a lot of phone calls and congratulations. But when I look at the film I say to myself: “honestly Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Ngono you could have done better than that”, I really mean it. It\u2019s true that at the moment you play, you tell yourself that you are giving your best but when you look at the result you see all the places where you could have done otherwise to make it better. L’Accord<\/strong> enabled me to grow. I took part in several ilm projects and always told myself next time I would do better, I would do like that, on L’Accord<\/strong> it was the same. Although people appreciate and are proud of me, I always tell myself and I hope that the next film will allow me to improve, show and demonstrate that I can still evolve. I can only say thanks to all the people who support me, who appreciate and love the film. It is very encouraging to see your work being appreciated, it is the first reward.<\/p>\n