the magnificent tribute to Michel Blanc from the Lumière Festival

A karaoke to pay tribute to an actor-director we loved so much. The organizers of the Lyon Lumière Festival have a moving surprise in store for moviegoers on its opening night. Rather than moping, audience members were invited to sing along to “When Will I See You Again, Wonderland?” », the hit sung by Michel Blanc, Jean-Claude Dusse stuck on a chairlift at night in the cult film “Les Bronzés sont du ski”. And the audience whistles and sings in unison, before a huge portrait of Michel Blanc is projected onto the cinema screen. The thrill.

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A moving funeral

It was still in shock at the sudden disappearance of their friend Michel Blanc that the members of the Splendid troupe gathered on Thursday for the funeral at the Saint-Eustache church in the first arrondissement of Paris. Despite the sadness, Michel Blanc’s companion, Ramatoulaye Diop, asked those close to the actor to pay him a tribute in his image, that is to say joyful. The Lumière Institute respected his wishes.