The idea of a male model switching into movies is not new, nor is the idea of actors who become celebrities and then do modeling stints on the side. But seldom do we see male models who really make it big in film - or who at least get the chance to be part of a prestigious film project. Up and coming actors like Channing Tatum, Steven Strait and Ian Sommerhalder used to be top male models, while Gaspard Ulliel and Takeshi Kaneshiro carried off both roles with almost equal success. Now we have another top male model who is making waves on the international scene. His name is Andy Gillet.

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Having become one of the most sought-after male models in Paris and Milan, Andy Gillet captured a number of high-profile campaigns and has also been seen in numerous runway shows. He has also appeared in many glossy fashion magazines.

He’s a good example of how a male model can make use of his career to move into acting. Represented by a top modeling agency in Paris, Gillet pursued both modeling and acting, moving between go-see's and casting calls. While fellow models walk the runways wearing clothes from Gucci, Valentino and Armani, Gillet can be seen attending the Cannes Film Festival wearing the same designer clothes. That’s a big difference!

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In Eric Rohmer's latest directorial project, Andy Gillet was chosen to play the leading role. Adapted from the novel of Honoré d’Urfé, Les Amours d’Astrée et de Céladon (The Romance of Astrea and Celadon), the film is about two shepherds in 5th century Gaul. Gillet plays the role of Celadon.

George Wu provides us a glimpse into the film:

"It starts off with a Romeo and Juliet premise. Astrée (Stéphanie de Crayencour) and Céladon (Gillet) are in love, but Céladon’s parents hate Astrée’s parents so Céladon pretends to woo Amynthe (Priscilla Galand). Astrée thinks Céladon is unfaithful and flies into a jealous rage, telling Céladon that she never wants to see him again. Céladon tries to drown himself in the river and winds up washed ashore where he is found by three maidens in white who turn out to be the nymphs Galathée (Véronique Reymond), Léonide (Cécile Cassel), and Sylvie (Rosette Quéré). Enamored of Céladon despite his lowly birth, Galathée, the leader of the nymphs, decides to keep him, holding him captive in her beautiful garden."

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The director, Eric Rohmer, happens to be one of France’s oldest and most respected filmmakers. At the age of 87, The Romance of Astrée and Céladon is his third feature since the turn of the millennium and his fourth consecutive film to be selected for the New York Film Festival.

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I can personally say he is awesome

I wrote him a letter to tell him how much i liked his personality, and I sent him a postcard from my town, and he sent me a personal postcard from Paris to thank me.

elisabeth , November 07, 2007

He was an awesome model!

Hi elisabeth! Yes, he got a cool personality. I wish we can still contact his modeling agency and ask if they can arrange for an interview.

Anyway, I'm also looking forward to have this on DVD, but it would be quite hard, I think...

Jed , November 10, 2007

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