what we know about the actor’s funeral which will be held on Thursday in Paris

BFMTV has collected initial information on the actor’s funeral ceremony, which will take place this Thursday afternoon in Paris.

The schedule for Michel Blanc’s funeral, which will take place this Thursday, October 10 at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris, is becoming clearer. BFMTV has collected several pieces of information on the content of the tribute that will be paid to this emblematic actor of French cinema, who died on October 3 at the age of 72 following anaphylactic shock.

The place was not chosen at random: Michel Blanc knew the Saint-Eustache church, which he frequented. The ceremony, scheduled for 4 p.m., will not have a guest list to speak of; Ramatoulaye Diop, the actor’s companion revealed by The Bronzedwanted to offer a tribute open to the public within the limits of available places. However, many relatives will speak during the ceremony. Religious texts will be read.

There will be no broadcast of the ceremony on giant screens; only an audio retransmission is planned.

The beautiful part of music

The Saint-Eustache church has welcomed many illustrious men: it is there that the baptism and funerals of Molière, Mozart, Marivaux or the composers Jean-Philippe Rameau and Jean-Baptiste Lully took place – that Michel Blanc appreciated it. He himself had dreamed of being a pianist before launching into comedy. In fact, great importance will be given to music throughout the ceremony.

A lot of religious music will be played, as well as the “Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major”, known as Mozart’s “Jeunehomme” concerto. A work that Michel Blanc particularly appreciated.

His rich filmography mentioned

The ceremony will be presided over by Father Yves Trocheris, who presided over the funerals of Gaspard Ulliel and Marie Laforêt. The celebration will return to the brutality of the actor’s disappearance as well as the sensitivity which characterized him. Likewise, it will be recalled that Michel Blanc’s filmography was far from limited to the comic register, which made him known alongside his acolytes from the Splendid troupe.

Because without ever disavowing comedy (Very tired in 1994, The Bronzed 3 in 2006), he has punctuated his cinematic career with critically acclaimed dramatic roles (Mr Hire, The witnesses), establishing himself as a complete actor. He will appear posthumously in two feature films expected in 2025: The Backpacker et The Cache.