Louis Garrel (born June 14, 1983 in Paris, France) is a French actor. He st… Read Full Bio ↴Louis Garrel (born June 14, 1983 in Paris, France) is a French actor. He starred in The Dreamers by Bernardo Bertolucci.

He is the son of Philippe Garrel, a French director, and Brigitte Sy, a director and actress. His grandfather is Maurice Garrel and his godfather is actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, both of them also famous French actors.

Speaks French, English,and Italian.
Is a graduate of the Paris Conservatory.
Was awarded the 2006 Cesar Award for Best Male Newcomer for his work in Les Amants réguliers, directed by his father.
According to an interview with Michael Pitt in the New York Daily News, Garrel, just before the shooting the first nude scene in The Dreamers, ran nude through every room on the set screaming. The prank broke the tension and "loosened everybody up."

Filmographie
Choisir d'aimer, de Rachid Hami (2007)
Actrices, de Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi (2007).
Les Chansons d'amour, de Christophe Honoré (2007). En Sélection officielle du festival de Cannes 2007.
Dans Paris, de Christophe Honoré (2006).
Le Lever de rideau, de François Ozon (2006).
Les Amants réguliers, de Philippe Garrel (2004).
Ma mère, de Christophe Honoré (2004).
Innocents - The Dreamers, de Bernardo Bertolucci (2002).
La Guerre à Paris, de Yolande Zauberman (2002).
Ceci est mon corps, de Rodolphe Marconi (2001).
Les Baisers de secours, de Philippe Garrel (1989).

Il Faut Se Taire
Louis Garrel Lyrics

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Se taire, tu m'en as tant dit
Plus rien ne m'etonne
Se faire des serments muets
Des promesses aphones
Les mots de trop
Il faut se taire
Nos langues se fatiguent
Menageons les

Pour se faire langue contre langue
Un dialogue de sourds
Parfois, crois moi, on doit se taire
Gardes ta salive
Que je puisse enfin la faire couler dans ma gorge
Comme un doux venin
Les mots de trop
Il faut se taire
Nos levres sont seches et nos bouches vont mieux
A faire que se prendre au mot
Que se prendre au jeu

Parfois, crois moi, on doit se taire enfin
Se taire a la fin

Overall Meaning

The song "Il Faut Se Taire" by Louis Garrel is a powerful ode to the importance of silence in certain situations. The opening lines, "Se taire, tu m'en as tant dit, Plus rien ne m'etonne," suggest that the singer has been bombarded with words and has become desensitized to them. As a result, they advocate for keeping quiet and making silent promises instead. The idea of speaking too much is further emphasized in the lines "Les mots de trop, Il faut se taire" which translates to "Words are too much, we must stay silent."

The song goes on to describe how sometimes it's better to say nothing at all, even if it means having a dialogue of the deaf. The lines "Parfois, crois moi, on doit se taire, Gardes ta salive, Que je puisse enfin la faire couler dans ma gorge, Comme un doux venin" suggest that it's necessary to hold back words so that they can later be released like a sweet poison.

The song ends with a plea to stay silent, "Nos levres sont seches et nos bouches vont mieux, A faire que se prendre au mot, Que se prendre au jeu, Parfois, crois moi, on doit se taire enfin, Se taire a la fin," indicating that sometimes not saying anything is more important than winning an argument.

Line by Line Meaning

Se taire, tu m'en as tant dit
You have said so much to me, but now it's time to be silent

Plus rien ne m'etonne
There's nothing left to surprise me

Se faire des serments muets
Make silent promises to each other

Des promesses aphones
Promises without the sound of words

Les mots de trop
Words that are too much

Il faut se taire
We must be silent now

Nos langues se fatiguent
Our tongues are tired

Menageons les
Let's take care of them

Pour se faire langue contre langue
To exchange our language, tongue against tongue

Un dialogue de sourds
A dialogue of the deaf

Parfois, crois moi, on doit se taire
Sometimes, believe me, we must be silent