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Vahina Giocante (born 30 June 1981) is a French actress.
Movie rolesAs Marie in Marie Baie des Anges (1998), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera. Manuel Pradal directs the film imaginatively but the story and characters are not very memorable.1 The title of the movie is taken from a French legend which tells of angel sharks that feasted on the bodies of invaders who were shipwrecked in the bay of angels, near Nice, France. In Pradal's film the rocks and waters around them are a metaphor for the violent sexual rites of teenagers. Giocante's character, who is 15, eschews the indigent local boys to keep keep company with a group of conceited American sailors who take her to nightclubs and hotels. After they are finished with her they dump her in a brutal fashion, calling her a Gypsy whore. Afterward she enjoys a brief interlude with a petty criminal played by Frédéric Malgras.2 In Lila Says (2005) Giocante portrays a lovely blonde teenager who resides with her aunt in a rough neighborhood in Marseilles. A New York Times reviewer compares her to Brigitte Bardot in And God Created Woman, being a femme more vitale than fatale. The movie is directed by the Lebanese-French filmmaker, Ziad Doueiri. He obtained his education in America. Much of the drama of the motion picture concerns the uncertainties of Lila's character. There are questions of whether she possesses self control and is cognizant of her effect on the young men around her, and if she will do as she says she will. The narration is voice over by Chimo, who is played by Mohammed Kouas. He is a 19-year-old who lives with his mother and gets involved in trouble with his friends. His character is a microcosm of the many unemployed immigrant and second generation French youths who populate the poorer quarters of French cities and suburbs.3 The film is erotic, particularly a sexual encounter between Chimo and Lila on a motorbike. Intriguing for viewers is the disclosure of Lila's lack of comprehension of elements of the world around her. When Chimo finds her scrapbook, he sees pictures pasted from amateur porn sites on the internet. Much of it is adult in content, subject matter which Lila was not prepared to understand when she was working with the material.4 Critic A.O. Scott says that Giocante's combination of innocence and womanly awareness is somewhat overwhelming. However, her charisma and Doueiri's style lend Lila Says an earthiness and romantic quality. The motion picture was adapted from a 1996 novel whose authorship is uncertain. Doueiri directed West Beirut previously and served as a camera operator for Quentin Tarantino for many years.3 Personal lifeBorn in Orléans, France, she went to school at the Lycée Paul-Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence and previously danced with the Marseille Opera. According to Vahina, her name means "Welcome" in Malagasy. She is dating famous designer Ora-Ïto. References
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