They left aside their usual discretion! Rather rare on the red carpet, Alain Chabat and his wife Tiara decided to take advantage of the Cannes Festival to make a nice appearance together, this Thursday, May 23, 2024. Invited to defend Phew LoveGilles Lellouche’s third film as director, in which he plays a secondary role, the former Nul has in fact arrived on the arm of the superb actress and ex-columnist of Good kisses from Europe (on France 2), about which we don’t know much as she is so discreet, before posing with her in front of the photographers.
Dressed in a loose black dress, the young woman of Finnish origin, married to Alain Chabat since 2019 despite their significant age (and size!) difference, was very smiling alongside her husband and then left him find your partners to climb the stairs with them. Relaxed, probably by the presence of his discreet companion, Alain Chabat, did not fail to first go and greet his fans… cigarette in his mouth!
The father of Lucie, Louise (mother of little Néo for three years) and Max were then, quietly, able to join Gilles Lellouche and the other actors of Phew Love to climb the stairs together. Smiling, he even had fun jumping with them before entering the room and was particularly complicit with Elodie Bouchez and Vincent Lacoste, also in the casting, as well as with Adèle Exarchopoulos and François Civil, very close , who play the two main roles.
Tiara, sitting behind him, was already installed when he entered the room… but will probably not fail to tell him what she thought about it as soon as the session is over!
A return to Cannes for a special film
A return with fanfare to the Cannes red carpet for Alain Chabat, who had not returned there since the presentation of Smoking makes you cough, by Quentin Dupieux, in 2022 (in which he already shared the star with Vincent Lacoste, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Pascal Zadi and Adèle Exarchopoulos). But who is above all the unforgettable hero of the cult comedy The City of Fearwhich takes place during the Festival and places some of its best-known scenes there…
Far from this legendary film, Phew Love is a film of a rather particular genre: between the romantic comedy, since it depicts a love story that spans twenty years, and the gangster film, it is also… musical ! A genre which, it seems, did not frighten the two main performers, François Civil and Adèle Exarchopoulos: “It’s the first time that a scenario has made me want to love so much and to be loved.“, confided the actress a few days ago.
It must be said that the story is strong. Jackie and Clotaire, two teenagers, come from families with opposing backgrounds: the young girl comes from the bourgeoisie, the young boy from the working class. And when they realize that their love is impossible, Clotaire becomes a bandit and spends 12 years in prison. When he leaves, he only has one idea in mind: to win Jackie back…
A gripping scenario, which could well conquer the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. In any case, neither Alain Chabat, nor François Civil and Adèle Exarchopoulos, seem to regret having said yes to the 51-year-old director…
