Away from the industry buzz about her somewhat scandalous new role as a lesbian art student in Palme d’Or-winning La Vie d’Adele (Blue is the Warmest Color),  Léa Seydoux reveals a natural candidness in this set of photographs by Eric Guillemain from behind the scenes at a recent shoot for Numéro Tokyo that took place at Pin-Up Studio, Paris in January. “On set, Léa is always unpredictable. Wild, funny or grumpy,” says New York-based Guillemain, who has shot for publications including L’Officiel and Harper’s Bazaar. “You keep her under your spotlight and suddenly she’s out. You have to follow her elsewhere.” Seydoux, who garnered international attention in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and is the current face of Prada Candy, was awarded a special mention at Cannes for her performance as a seductive, blue-haired bohemian in a relationship with a precocious 17-year-old schoolgirl, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos. Both actresses were praised by critics for the guileless way that the explicit sex scenes were handled. “I’m very proud and I love Adèle,” says Seydoux of her on-screen partner. “She’s so fresh and young, which really helped me because sometimes it was really hard as the conditions were very difficult. We shot for six months and for seven days a week in the end—but we made it!”