Mélanie + Daniel = AWESOME.
From this fantastic interview with Mélanie:
"It was a strange relationship, actually. We had real fun in Paris when he came to read the lines with me during casting. I know he said to Quentin, “It’s her.” So I have to say thanks to Daniel for that. There was this chemistry between us immediately, but after that we had these little fights - but cute fights! Like, “You’re so French!” Or, “You’re so German.” We were like little children, fighting over these very stupid things. Then we had this moment at that festival in Capri [last December] where we finally discovered each other and had fun and said, “OK, let’s make peace.” But even without those little stupid stories, every time I was so glad to have a scene with him, because he’s so professional and very, very generous. When he’s off camera [during another actor’s close-up], he’s still “here,” performing a scene for you. So we had a lot of fun together."
The rest of the interview is worth reading, as she also discusses filming scenes with Maggie Cheung as Madama Mimieux, learning how to work a projector, speaking English, and being allowed to choose Shosanna's clothes (even the axe!).