“She taught me how to make love”

By Victoria Buisson – Published on 13 Nov 2024 at 22:00

Known for his frankness, Claude Lelouch recently shared details about his first time, an original experience to say the least.

An emblematic figure of French cinema, Claude Lelouch has lost count of the successes he has achieved. FromA man and a woman has Each Other
passing through The Most Beautiful Years of a Life, Itinerary of a Spoiled Child, Happy New Yearand or Adventure is adventurethe filmmaker has been filming since the end of the 1950s. This Wednesday, November 13, 2024, he is back in force with a brand new feature film entitled
Eventually,in which Kad Merad plays the character of Lino and opposite big names like Barbara Pravi, Sandrine Bonnaire, Françoise Fabien and Elsa Zylberstein.

Claude Lelouch open-hearted about his sexuality

In full promotion of this new project, Claude Lelouch recently gave a few interviews. And true to form, he didn't mince his words. Faced with Léa Salamé, he also had the opportunity to discuss a more personal subject: loyalty. This is obviously not the first time that the director has spoken this way about his private life. In the past, he has already lifted the veil on his affairs of the heart. In La Tribune Dimanche, he even addressed the subject of his sexuality and revealed that he had learned to make love with a prostitute.

“They don’t expect anything in return.”

“First, it was a prostitute who taught me how to make love. Around 15-16 years old, I said to myself: 'I might as well go to the pros'. She trained me in the games of love. And they don't expect anything in return. It's not life insurance“, he confided in the columns of our colleagues before specifying that the girls of joy were all “wonderful and fascinating“.
“I thank them, because they have helped me out several times. They are often women who have been very much in love, who have been disappointed and, in some way, who take revenge.“

The director lets loose like never before

In Gala, the one who spoke about the funeral of Johnny Hallyday also confided: “I don't smoke, I don't drink, but sex… I don't deprive myself of anything. I want to know everything. I see myself as a life reporter, so I've tried everything. I have always seen prostitutes, you have to love them, they make men happy. And that goes for women who go to see prostitutes. But love wears out quickly if you do it just with your body and not with your head. For one night, beauty alone can be enough to succumb, from the second, something else happens“. Sacred revelations!