series run awaywhich recently appeared on Netflix in Canada and several other countries, five years after its release on TVA, is generating renewed interest.
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Jean-François Ruellewho played the iconic role of Damien in the moving drama, recently caught viewers’ attention through two viral TikTok videos.
In the sequences he shares fascinating facts that will pique the curiosity of fans who have followed the tragic story of Fanny Ludivine Reding.
Here are 8 little-known facts about the Fugueuse series:
1) Damien’s interpreter’s first name is Jean-François Ruel and not Jean Ruel
A small error occurred on the Internet naming actor and musician Jean Ruel instead of Jean-François Ruel. Furthermore, according to Google, the artist who calls himself Yes* died in 1537, which is obviously correct.
2) Maybe you sang the wrong lyrics to this song
Actually the true lyrics of the song Desireecarried out by Yes, McCan (Ruel) are “I met [rencontré] “Désirée at my show” and not “I showed Désirée at my show”.
3) During a concert scene, two musicians are hidden
In a scene where Damien meets Fanny, there is a concert and we can see that in the background DJ Vince as well as the rapper CDX.
4) The actors were so in character that a scene led to improvisation
In the fifth episode, Damien convinces Fanny to sign her first client to pay for her music video, and the actors are “so far in.” [leur] Character that the last two minutes of the scene are improvised.
5) You can rent Damien’s loft in downtown Montreal
Yes, dedicated fans of the series can rent Damien’s legendary loft. An already very popular “attraction”.
6) During one scene, Jean-François Ruel hit the door frame in the face
In episode eight, the police come to pick Damien up from his attic, and as he’s about to enter an elevator, the actor hits his head on the doorframe. A moment that is now one of the series’ mistakes, even if it was retained in the final cut.
7) The cameraman of the series works for major Hollywood works
Pierre Gill is the cinematographer of the Fugueuse series, but has also worked on several Hollywood productions, including the Blade Runner shorts: 2036: Nexus Dawn and 2048: Nowhere to Run.
8) Did Damien actually smoke marijuana on set?
“The answer is no! […] I would have been too involved,” he revealed, specifying that the marijuana we see on screen is actually a herbal mixture, a bit like herbal tea.