It was on the night of Thursday October 3 to Friday October 4 at the age of 72 that Michel Blanc is dead. As has reported Paris Match, Michel Blanc died following a violent allergic reaction that remains unknown to this day, when he had to undergo a simple radiological examination. According to the information from Mariannethe doctors did not administer a contrast product, so it was a natural death. While the prosecution did not wish to launch a criminal investigation, this Thursday, October 10, the actor’s funeral will take place. If his partner Ramatoulaye Diop wanted to do pass a message important before the ceremony since Marianne reports that she asked “the great family of French cinema have a ‘joyful’ ceremony”on now knows more about the funeral of Michel Blanc.
BFMTV has gathered first information on the funeral ceremony of the actor, which will take place this Thursday October 10, at 4 p.m., at Saint-Eustache churchin the 1st arrondissement of the capital. “The place was not chosen at random“, we learn, since Michel Blanc knew the Saint-Eustache church, which he frequented. There will be no list of guests strictly speaking like Ramatoulaye Diop, companion of the actor star of the film The Bronzedwanted to offer an open tribute to the public. However, many relatives will speak during the ceremony, during which religious texts will be read. It is specified that there will be no broadcast of the ceremony on giant screens, only an audio broadcast.
Funeral of Michel Blanc: music at the heart of the ceremony
It is in this holy place that we no longer present that other illustrious men have been welcomed. The baptism and funerals of Molière, Mozart’s mother, Marivaux and the composers Jean-Philippe Rameau and Jean-Baptiste Lully – appreciated by Michel Blanc – took place in Saint-Eustache. Music, so important to the man who long dreamed of being a pianist, will be at the heart of his funeral. We will hear a lot of religious music, as well as Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat majorthis concerto Youngman by Mozart. A work that the deceased artist particularly appreciated.
Funeral of Michel Blanc: members of the Splendid troupe will speak
A man of cinema, his rich filmography will be discussed during this ceremony chaired by Father Yves Trocheris. It was he who already presided over the funerals of Gaspard Ulliel and Marie Laforêt. The brutality of the actor’s disappearance, but also his sensitivity which represented him so well, will also be evoked during his funeral. Many personalities from the 7th art but also from the theater are expected there. Members of Splendid, his well-known troupe, will be present and are expected to speak. It was the entourage of the actor who died at the age of 72 who indicated this to AFP. His friends for life will thus be able to say goodbye to him.
