A staple of French cinema, Claude Lelouch continues to mark the seventh art with his emblematic works.
Since his debut at the end of the 1950s, the director has produced cult films such as A man and a woman, Each Otherwithout forgetting Itinerary of a spoiled child, Happy New Year or even Adventure is adventure.
This Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the filmmaker made his comeback in the spotlight with a brand new feature film called Eventually.
For this new work, he brought together an exceptional cast. Kad Merad plays Lino, an intense and captivating character, surrounded by talents like Barbara Pravi, Sandrine Bonnaire, Françoise Fabian and Elsa Zylberstein.
Claude Lelouch with an open heart in Clique
In full promotion of this new project, Claude Lelouch recently gave a few interviews. Last Tuesday, he was also on the set of Clique.
During his interview with Mouloud Achour, he spoke about several aspects of his career and his latest film. Beyond Eventuallythe director also made an unexpected revelation about the images he shot during Johnny Hallyday's funeral.
“For me and then for the family, that's everything. It was really a film that I wanted to make“, he confided before adding: “There are people who keep a diary, I hold my cell phone“.
And to continue: “All my life I have filmed images that have never been distributed to the public, I have a personal film library that will only be for my children and grandchildren“.
A beautiful tribute to Johnny Hallyday
At the end of the show, the star host asked Claude Lelouch to see an extract from the film Bastard, we love youin which Johnny Hallyday says: “When are you coming to see me so I can show you this wonderful place?“A particularly touching sequence for the director, who was unable to hide his emotion.
“I miss Johnny a lotI miss him a lot. I miss his phone calls a lot. He was an incredible man, I grew up with him since I did his first scopitones and I'm delighted that we're finishing this show with him, thank you very much.“A beautiful statement.
