When Bergès-Frisbey films a movie, she tries to shut everything else out. "Generally, nothing else exists," she tells Looper during an exclusive interview. "I'm really focused. I forget all my friends. I forget my family. I'm only working. I try to keep myself in character as much as possible."
In addition, Bergès-Frisbey basically learned English on set. Most of the time, she had to communicate with most of the members of the cast and crew using improvised sign language. There were, however, a few exceptions. "My only blessing was Penélope Cruz in the film and her crew being there," Bergès-Frisbey says. "Her crew was Spanish, the crew around her, her make-up artist, her stylist."
Throw in an Argentinian art director, and you have a pretty solid group of soccer — or, ahem, football — fans. Together, Bergès-Frisbey, Pirates co-lead Cruz, and the others would take a break from filming to go watch the World Cup, including the final match. "We were this group of Spanish people that actually went to see the game at something like 7:00 AM," Bergès-Frisbey says.
And then, of course, Spain won. "We just started screaming in the street. It was unbelievable," Bergès-Frisbey remembers. "It's a very beautiful memory of mine," she says — and one she was more than happy to revisit, albeit with a twist, for The Vault.
The Vault is currently playing in theaters, and can also be found on all major video-on-demand services.
