Did you know that, in addition to interviewing notorious serial killers [1] in his spare time, Holt McCallany can speak French? Because now that I do, I don't think my life will ever be the same.
Usually when McCallany and costar Jonathan Groff are on camera together, they're chatting with convicted murderers [2] and chainsmoking their troubles away in David Fincher's Netflix thriller Mindhunter [3]. But in a recent video doing the rounds on Twitter [4], we get to see Groff stare intently at his costar while he speaks French with news outlet France Inter in footage from a 2017 interview. Do I have any idea what he's saying? No. Is this short one-minute clip now my favourite movie of all time? Perhaps. (A sincere thank you to Twitter user @mindcunter [5] — iconic handle — for putting this together.)
one minute of jonathan being whipped for holt speaking french pic.twitter.com/lrxCYNOzVQ [6]
— ً (@mindcunter) August 28, 2019 [7]
Apparently McCallany learned to speak French while studying at school abroad, and eventually lived in Paris for a time. Recently he also made his French movie debut in Jalil Lespert's upcoming comedy Le Dindon, which I will immediately be adding to my queue. But anyway, back to the video and the way Groff licks his lips at the :34 second mark. That moment alone might be my new religion.
So, in short: Holt McCallany speaks French, Jonathan Groff and I are equally enamoured by it, and you can watch the full in interaction from France Inter's 2017 interview below. You're welcome.