By François R
– Published on Oct 07, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Gérard Lanvin is an emblematic French actor revealed in the early 80s. He spans the decades in French cinema with his inimitable cheekiness. And his fiery temperament.
Gérard Lanvin is one of the last faces of French cinema. Weathered face, marked features, piercing eyes, generally hidden behind smoked sunglasses. It’s been more than forty years since the actor at the top of the posterregistering as an emblematic figure. He is also known for his strong temperamenttestimony from an old-fashioned guy. Recently, he made a big rant against France and our time.
Gérard Lanvin: magnetic revelation of the 80s
Gérard Lanvin began his career in the early 1970s in the cafe theaters Parisians. It gravitates in particular alongside Coluche or even Martin Lamotte. In 1982, he won the Jean Gabin Prizetribute to the leader of French cinema, for his role in A strange affair. What followed was a career punctuated by virile roles à la Jean-Paul Belmondo.
We can cite in particular: The Choice of Weapons, The Price of Danger or even The Specialists. Film titles that ooze grease and sweat. However, it also exploits its comic part especially in worship Walk in the shadewith Michel Blanc, or even the crazy one The Firecracker Brothers alongside Jacques Villeret.
Gérard Lanvin, a film career that stands the test of time
Gérard Lanvin is in the caliber of actors who age like good wine. Not that he has a series of masterpieces but his longevity appears to beexception in French cinema. In the 2000s, he made a series of comedies that were sometimes schoolboys, sometimes popular, sometimes both: The Ball, 3 Zeros or even the first Camping of the name.
In 2024, against all expectations, Gérard Lanvin resumes his role in 4 Zerosa direct sequel to the film released in 2002. The actor also has an undisguised passion for singing as evidenced by his solo album, Down herereleased in 2021. A very rock musical project which is very similar to it. A summary of virility, cheekiness and frankness all his own.
Gérard Lanvin dots the “i’s” without detour
The same year, in promotion for his CD, in Seven to eightGérard Lanvin lets out a big rant. Against France, against COVID-19 but also and above all against our contemporary times. A bit like a nice big-mouthed uncle at Christmas dinner. “The times are disconcerting.”, says the actor-singer in the show TF1.
He adds: “She is distressing. Technology has ruined the world, for me.” He definitely drives the point home: “The time has become a lousy time!” Before concluding with “With this Covid problem, everything has been revealed.“From rock to reaction, there is only one step. And Gérard Lanvin, 4 Zeros or not, always goes straight to the point.
