Personalities from various backgrounds spoke on the set of France 2, Saturday November 16, in a new issue of What an era!. All were encouraged by Léa Salamé to talk about their current affairs or to talk about loved ones. This is how Christophe Dechavanne, the “permanent guest” of the 45-year-old journalist, spoke about his relationship with his late colleague, Jean-Luc Delarue, who died in 2012. François Hollande, former president of the Republic and new deputy for Corrèze, was one of the guests seated around the table. He briefly mentioned his ties with Julie Gayet, his wife.
François Hollande admiring Julie Gayet: “What she does for cinema is a great cause”
The father of Thomas, Clémence, Julien and Flora, born from his past relationship with Ségolène Royal, took part in the “Photocall” game. The objective of this section, which is well known to viewers who watch regularly What an era! : state, in the most spontaneous way possible, what we think of a personality of whom Léa Salamé reveals a cliché. “Julie Gayet, she's my wife. I find that what she does for cinema, for Olympe de Gouges, since at the moment she is traveling around the country to defend the film she made on [cette femme de lettres, dramaturge et politicienne du XVIIIe siècle, Ndlr]is a great cause“detailed the former head of state, thus alluding to Olympe, a woman in the Revolutiona historical drama that the 52-year-old actress and producer co-directed with Mathieu Busson, and in which she lends her features to the eponymous character, which will be broadcast on France 2 in 2025.
Julie Gayet plays Olympe de Gouges: this role was not “no way” an obvious fact
In recent weeks, Julie Gayet has spoken on various occasions in the press about this feature film. In mid-October, the actress answered questions from Midi-Free and the journalist asked her if this role was obvious to her. “Not at all. It’s the famous imposter syndrome. We always have the impression that we are not legitimate”revealed point blank the one who initially planned to “take an actress”. If she agreed to bring to the screen this revolutionary guillotined in 1793, “it is thanks to the management of France Télévisions, which [lui] a dit : ‘But we've seen you talking about this project for years, it's you Olympe.'” Having a co-director at his side caused something to click. “I said to myself: 'Yes, it's absurd, why don't I play it?', she concluded. I would have regretted not playing him. I loved carrying his voice.”
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