interview | samuel kircher

At just the beginning of his career, Samuel Kircher has already become one of the most compelling young faces in European cinema. After breaking out in ‘Last Summer’, the French actor returns with another emotionally raw performance in ‘Wild Foxes’, Valéry Carnoy’s intense coming-of-age drama set inside the brutal world of competitive boxing. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, the film explores masculinity, vulnerability, and the silent pressures placed on young men with remarkable intimacy. In conversation with Schön!, Kircher reflects on cinema, adolescence, boxing, and the filmmakers who shaped his artistic imagination, from Ken Loach to Gus Van Sant. Your breakout performance in ‘Last Summer’ immediately put you on the international radar. How did your life change after that film premiered? My life didn’t change from one day to another. I continued my studies in sound engineering for two years. But my love for cinema really grew during the shooting. Seeing the passion of all the people working on the film and the process of making a movie completely blew my mind. Since then, I don’t watch movies the same way anymore. Was there a specific moment growing up when you realized acting was something you wanted... Read more » The post interview | samuel kircher appeared first on Schön! Magazine.