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A little, a lot, passionately. From this Wednesday, June 7th, love is in the air thanks to the release in French cinemas of the romantic comedy “Love Again”, inspired by the novel “Coup de lumière par SMS” by the writer Sofie Cramer and a 2016 German film . The history? That of Mira Ray (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), a young woman grieving after the tragic loss of her fiancé. To keep the memory of the man she was meant to marry, she begins sending a series of romantic messages to his phone number… not realizing that it has been assigned to someone else! In this case, Rob Burns (Sam Heughan), a journalist intrigued by the sincerity of the confessions he receives. When he is tasked with writing the portrait of Celine Dion, he asks the queen of love songs to help him win the heart of the person he has fallen in love with… Unbelievable, but true, who Canadian diva embodies her own life role in the film directed by James C. Strouse, who made his music the driving force of the plot. The Love Again soundtrack includes some of the diva’s greatest hits like “All By Myself” and “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”.
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But that’s not all ! For her first feature film, Celine Dion has recorded five new songs created especially for the film. Four years after the release of the album “Courage” and while his concerts in Paris are officially canceled due to his painful health problems, fans are happy to discover “Love Again”, “Waiting on You” or “I’l Be”. .
“She didn’t want to appear arrogant”
When viewers see “Love Again” on the big screen, they’ll no doubt be surprised at how familiar the famous singer is with comedy. Celine Dion was very invested in her role and even had a scene in the film changed! Filmmaker James C. Strouse reveals this in an interview with the Quebec newspaper La Presse. The American screenwriter-director, best known for the 2007 film Grace Is Gone, starring John Cusack, says he’s “loved” working with the singer, whom he describes as “greatly friendly,” “outspoken,” and “willing.” give up” felt. for her first steps in cinema and even stated that she “knew her lines by heart”. There was just one line of text that Celine Dion didn’t really like…
In one scene from the film, Celine Dion has a phone conversation with Mira and is stunned to find the pop superstar calling her. In the original script, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is supposed to ask her, ‘How did you find my number?’” and the diva has to answer him, “I’m Celine Dion.” I can have anything I want! A bit “too much” for Celine Dion, who told the director she would never say that in real life: “Céline turned to me and said, ‘That’s not something I would say.’ ” She didn’t want to come off as arrogant. And that’s why I love him. James C. Strouse states that even before they met, he tried to best portray the star’s personality by watching interview videos on YouTube. “I wanted her way of speaking , examining her rhythm…I wanted to tailor lines for her so that she really felt like they were coming from her,” says the director, who therefore felt his suggestions were very relevant. Celine Dion ends up singing in the scene in question handset to prove to Mira that it’s actually her on the other end of the line, just as effective!