How Our Salvation Became The Office in Vichy

Director Emmanuel Marre tells us how Michael Scott infused his film into occupied France, carried by Swann Arlaud.

A priori, the two are not entirely compatible.

On the one hand, a completely wacky English office comedy, coming from the mind of Ricky Gervais. On the other, a historical French film about the administration in Vichy France.

So how did the series The Office get into Notre Salut?

As the film hits theaters this Wednesday, director Emmanuel Marre tells Première about the improbable combination of circumstances that led to infusing a bit of Michael Scott into Our Salvation. He first tells us that he saw, “about ten years ago, The Office UK. Well… the first season! And at the time of writing Our Salvation, I did the same with The Office US. One season of a series is already huge for me! I’m not strictly speaking a fan of The Office, and yet I think that it’s an audiovisual object that goes beyond……