Nine d’Urso as George Sand in La Rebelle
Tonight on France 2, viewers will discover La Rebelle: Les aventures de la jeune George Sand, a mini-series starring an astonishing revelation: Nine d’Urso, who portrays the famous 19th-century writer with intensity.
If you’re familiar with the name, it’s probably because the young actress is none other than the daughter of fashion icon Inès de La Fressange. But beyond this prestigious heritage, Nine d’Urso today asserts a singular voice, a sincere approach and a promising talent.
From Normale Sup to film sets
Nine d’Urso trained at some of the world’s top schools – Prépa, Normale Sup, then theater in Lille – and has given herself the means to build her career far from clichés. “I’d been given good walking shoes, but I climbed to the top on my own,” she recently confided. This intellectual rigor, mingled with a fine artistic sensibility, finds a perfect echo in the role of George Sand.
A free, political and modern George Sand
La Rebelle, directed by Rodolphe Tissot, explores George Sand’s early life in the 1830s, when she left her abusive husband, moved to Paris and published her first texts under a pseudonym. Nine d’Urso shines opposite Barbara Pravi, Megan Northam and Oscar Lesage (as Alfred de Musset). To portray this extraordinary figure, she carried out extensive research: reading the works, visiting Nohant, immersing herself in history. “You don’t take on a character like that and try to recognize yourself in her. It will always be bigger,” she explains.
A feminist aware of her privilege
In her interviews, Nine d’Urso is lucid and committed. She assumes a feminism rooted in social reality, aware of systemic inequalities. “My feminism is easier than that of other women. I owe it to myself to look at those who haven’t had my chance.” A rare, humble and powerful statement.
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