VIDEO : Marion Cotillard Finds Inspiration In Director's Joie De Vivre

On May 15th, the film, "Mal De Pierres" or "From The Land Of The Moon" starring Marion Cotillard will debut at the Cannes Film festival in France. In the film Cotillard plays Gabrielle, a young woman who is begrudginly married by her parents to a man she does not love and fights to be with the one she does. Coltillard said that the director, Nicole Garcia's joie de vivre was a source of inspiration for the character she needed to bring to life in the film. Cotillard stated, ""I was very inspired by Nicole, she carries in her this fire, this passion, this wildness that Gabrielle carries. That was my first source of inspiration." Cotillard became a star after winning an academy award for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose".