On October 3, Michel Blanc left us suddenly at the age of 72, suffering from anaphylactic shock. A disappearance which deeply moved the world of cinema, but also the public. The reason why a whole host of celebrities and a thousand fans gathered on October 10 to say a final farewell to the actor.
During the funeral, one of the onlookers present in the public even put on a ski outfit, to pay tribute to one of the most emblematic characters of Michel Blanc's career, Jean-Claude Dusse. If the actor did not want not be reduced to this role comical and a little clumsy, it is still thanks to him that he achieved considerable notoriety with the Splendid troupe.
“Since he left”: Josiane Balasko talks about the disappearance of Michel Blanc
This November 21, some of them (Christian Clavier and Marie-Anne Chazel were missing) were received by Elise Lucet in Special correspondenton France 2. Indeed,
Josiane Balasko, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot and Bruno Moynot came to promote the work
The Splendid on The Splendid. The opportunity to talk about their old friend who has passed away.
“There, today, here, in this theater, without it, it's not easy for you“, says Elise Lucet to her guests. “And at the same time he is with us”replies Josiane Balasko, before specifying: “Besides, he has never been with us as much as since he left. We think about it all the timefirst of all because people make you think about it again”.
Michel Blanc: the actor had moved away from the Splendid troupe
During his lifetime, Michel Blanc had distanced himself a little from his former comrades, although there was no real animosity. A reality that Gérard Jugnot returned to. “We didn't see each other muchhe is not missing in everyday life, but he is missing in the idea that we will never do anything together again“, he concedes.
A distance which had lessened a little with the writing of
The Splendid on The Splendidtheir collective work. “There, on the occasion of the book, we talked a little more because we had things to say to each other about photos and things, etc.”, confides
Thierry Lhermitte. “And what he wrote is very touching too.”adds Gérard Jugnot.
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