A final microphone test, a look at the labels stuck to the floor behind the lectern, a wipe of the cloth on the glass doors and the ceremony can begin.
In Trappes, on April 27, around 200 people gathered in front of the renovated cinema. The Grenier à Sel becomes the “Omar Sy cinema” and the city boy came for the occasion. Black sweater and pants, always dazzling smile, the actor and comedian who definitively entered the Pantheon of French celebrities with the film “Intouchables”, for which he won a César, then the series “Arsène Lupin” on Netflix, wanted to be here. And he wasn’t alone…
The surprise of the day was the arrival of his friend, Jamel Debbouze, the other most famous Trappist in France. The two stars kissed on the small stage set up near rue de la République.
Why an “Omar Sy cinema”, so early in his career, at only 46 years old, when he now lives 9,000 kilometers away, in Los Angeles?
“Because you are one of us, who does not forget where he comes from. Always with the greatest discretion, you continue to be concerned about Trappes and the Trappists, greeted Mayor Ali Rabeh. The city of Trappes loves you! »
” I love you “
“The emotion inside me is difficult to describe,” the actor began at the desk, his eyes red. This cinema is the first one I set foot in, with school. Very young, we had this desire to see cinema. “Moonwalker” with Michael Jackson was the first film I saw with friends. We went for merguez-frites afterwards, because kebabs weren’t yet in fashion…”
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“So this cinema, if it can support the young people of Trappes, go for it. I spoke to some and the way they welcomed me, the way they spoke to me… The town of Trappes which tells me that she loves me. Let me tell you that I love you, every step I take, I take it as a Trappist. I love the values that this city has instilled in me. ‘international, but that of the Trappists is worth more than all the rest!
“We love you!” » came down from the crowd gathered in front of the cinema, before Omar Sy rushed in with the other guests. He promised to come back and take selfies. Between Trappists.
