Inside the Head of Mathieu Amalric

The French actor (and unlikely Bond villain) on photography, age 85 and his role in the new film "Wild Grass."

“The film is really about the fact that you never know what’s in the head of somebody else,” muses Mathieu Amalric about “Wild Grass,” the vibrant new film from director Alain Resnais, in which he plays an unconventional policeman. “I think that’s what’s amazing about getting old. When you see Alain Resnais, you don’t think about wisdom — he’s not this sort of Buddha. No, it’s crazy to do a film like that at 85 years old. It’s good news!”

The French actor (and unlikely Bond villain) was one of three of the film’s stars in town for the festival. He sat down with IFC’s Alessandro Minoli to talk about working with a legend filmmaker, photography and where he sees himself at 85.