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Inspired by a True Diva
New York magazine
|March 28-April 10, 2022
How do you write, direct, and star in a Céline Dion biopic without losing your nerve? First step: Change her name.

A Dion obsessive who co-wrote the film with her frequent collaborator Brigitte Buc, Lemercier says Aline was “freely inspired” by the singer’s life, though she takes some strange creative liberties: scenes in which Aline gets lost inside her own mansion or reveals a long-awaited pregnancy by carving the letters BB into a bowl of her husband’s carrot purée with her hands. Lemercier pitches her performance somewhere between earnest homage and camp imitation, mimicking Dion’s spontaneous, limb-flinging dance moves and wide-eyed energy. But she insists she is not making fun of Aline or Céline— instead, she sees Aline as a tribute to a fellow artist grappling with the highs and lows of stardom.
This story is from the March 28-April 10, 2022 edition of New York magazine.
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