It has now been a little over a month since Michel Blanc left us. A sudden death at just 72 years old on October 3 following a heart attack following anaphylactic shock. A death which plunged the world of cinema into the greatest disarray, starting with his lifelong companions, the famous Splendid troupe. From Christian Clavier to Marie-Anne Chazel via Thierry Lhermitte, all the members were present to pay a final tribute to him on October 10 at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris.
A particularly complicated death to overcome for Gérard Jugnot, who has always been very close to Michel Blanc. At the end of October, still upset 3 weeks after his departure, he shared a photo that spoke volumes on his social networks. A photo showing the Mac Mahon cinema, an independent Parisian cinema, paying tribute to Michel Blanc, which certainly brought back many memories for the 73-year-old actor. This Thursday, November 7, Arthur Jugnot's father was the guest of Telematin on France 2 and there was talk of the tribute, which will soon be paid to the late actor during the César ceremony, on February 28, as Flavie Flament recalls.
Michel Blanc much more than Jean-Claude Dusse for Gérard Jugnot
The journalist then asks Gérard Jugnot if this homage to French cinema is a “just recognition” of the talent of Michel Blanc. “Oui”he responds at first glance, before making a confession on the subject: “There is something that bothered me, it was that we talked a lot about Jean-Claude Dussewhich was truly his creation. He wrote it, he conceived it, he took responsibility for it, but he did many other things, much deeper…I don't like the word deep, because comedy is deep, except that there is a mask. Let's say it's a little more cultural… and again, I don't like those words.”
Strong words from Gérard Jugnot, in a relationship with Patricia, a woman 30 years younger than him, who does not stop there and praises the work of his friend. “What gives me pleasure is to see that the films we made a very, very long time ago still exist, are still praised, while many films which had received honors at the time have fallen. into oblivion”welcomes the actor.
