Gérard Darmon rarely mentions the subject, but he has already had impressive experiences which make him believe in the afterlife. The 76-year-old actor spoke in the book of his medium friend, Jean Testanière…
Gérard Darmon has always been rather Cartesian. “I didn’t really believe in mediumship” and beyond, he confided in the book The Messenger of the invisible, by Jean Testanière. But an experience he had changed his perspective… but he rarely talks about it for fear of being seen as a “illuminated” !
Gérard Darmon: this medium friend who made him a funny prediction
Gérard Darmon had experienced a period of “crossing the desert between 1997 and 2000“, during which he was assailed by doubts. It was at this time that his friend, Jean Testanière, author of the book Messenger of the invisiblehad made disturbing confidences to him. The latter, who has been a medium since a young age, had revealed to him that the actor had nothing to worry about since he would soon experience great success thanks to a film which would quite simply be a “event in French cinema“.
At the time, the actor had difficulty taking Jean Testanière’s predictions literally, especially since at that time, he had refused to play in the film. The infernal Montparnasse towerwith Eric and Ramzy. “Jean, still convinced, reassured me in my actions by telling me that it was not the right project (…) The only thing he supported was the impact of this upcoming film and the effect it would have on my career“.
Gérard Darmon “spoke with his deceased parents”: “People think you are crazy”
Ultimately, Gérard Darmon did not take long to realize that this film which would change the course of his career was Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatrareleased in 2002, and in which he played Amonbofis. The success of this feature film was indeed resounding! The actor realized the obvious: his friend’s prediction had come true. But they are others “unusual experiences“that he experienced with his medium friend who finally convinced him.
According to the confidences of the now 76-year-old actor, Jean Testanière had “given the opportunity to speak with his missing parents“. “His insight is a truth I have witnessed“, he simply declared before specifying that he rarely spoke on the subject so as not to appear unbalanced: “Unfortunately, when you have touched this truth, like me, you have to live with it, like an illegal alien. Otherwise, people think you’re crazy.“.
