The actress Sophie Faucher was still in the hospital when she appeared on the show All terrainon ICI Première, to talk about the death of her friend Kim Yaroshevskaya, who died at 101 years old.
She left really smoothly, after charming all the staff
confides the actress, who was accompanied by other relatives of the centenarian, including actresses Violette Chauveau and Pascale Montpetit.
She rests in peace. She is beautiful. Between you and me, this is what she wanted, this departure.
She seduced the doctor, and I believe her last words were “I love you” to her attending physician
she added, laughing in an interview on the airwaves of RDI.
Like several artists and politicians, Sophie Faucher was upset by the departure of the actress known for her roles in Fanfreluche et Pass-Partout.
He was a real, poetic person. She had a turn of mind all her own, and always demonstrated exemplary courage in the face of life.
she adds, specifying that the centenarian still lived alone in her apartment.
Kim Yaroshevskaya’s gentleness was an extraordinary weapon. While being gentle, she allowed us to be totally ourselves.
Although she was very small, she was a real force of nature. […] His charm is his great intelligence, it is his sensitivity, it is his poetry that we will miss
she continues.
The friendship between Kim Yaroshevskaya and Sophie Faucher was forged in 1992 during the play Six characters in search of an authorby Luigi Pirandello, directed by André Brassard and presented at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.
However, in the eyes of Sophie Faucher, Kim Yaroshevskaya was not only a colleague or a friend – with whom she liked to drink a little vodka from time to time
–, but also an inspiration and an artistic advisor.
She was a very good spectator, and when she dared to say something, it was with incredible delicacy. And she was always right.
Of Fanfrelucheshe remembers the incarnation of an eternal renewed wonder
of a amazement at life
in a world where everything is surprise
.
It’s deeply alive… It was Kim.
At the idea of seeing her long-time friend leave, Sophie Faucher appears calm. She had an incredible journey: 101 years of full life charming all the children of Quebec, bringing so much beauty and poetry… I just want to say to her: thank you.
The incarnation of courage
Marie Eykel, actress who played Passe-Partout alongside Kim Yaroshevskaya, describes the chance
to have had this wonderful grandmother, but above all this friend and this colleague
.
His first meeting with Kim, during rehearsals for the show Pass-Partoutwas particularly moving. I became paralyzed. I had tears in my eyes, I was no longer able to speak. I said to myself: “it’s not possible, I’m going to work with my Fanfreluche!”
she testified on the airwaves of ICI RDI.
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The actress Marie Eykel (Archive photo)
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The actress draws valuable lessons from Kim Yaroshevskaya, including rigueur
and the courage to make choices in life
.
Every time she entered a story, everything that was unfair, what she didn’t like, she had the courage to change things. I said to myself: “that’s life. We can enter life and change what doesn’t suit us.”
In short, Kim will be remembered as an artist who paved the way for intelligent children’s shows, full of imagination and poetry
summed up Ms. Eykel.
A leading woman
In interview at RDItheater man René-Richard Cyr is full of praise for Kim Yaroshevskaya.
For him, this woman of speech
this leading woman
will have succeeded in finding a place in a world of men and will have been both bold
and innovative.
She was a pioneer in bringing new voices here in the 1960s and 1970s. I’m thinking of Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Réjean Ducharme…
René-Richard Cyr, who worked with Kim Yaroshevskaya in 1993 on the production of the play The Misunderstandingby Albert Camus, will also remember a curious, available and attentive woman, who had a openness to listening to others
.
She didn’t just have a voice, she had ears. […] When Kim asked you how you are, she listened to the answer
he explains. I was very, very impressed by this woman, by this journey.
Kim Yaroshevskaya ne mourra jamais
Michel Faubert, author, singer and storyteller, cites Kim Yaroshevskaya as a source of inspiration in the practice of his profession, the storyteller having taught him the magical existence of marvelous tales
the poetry
et the sense of wonder
.
When we tell stories, we work with our child’s heart. And today, it is my little boy’s heart that is touched
he declared on HERE RDIhis voice breaking with emotion.
For Mr. Faubert, the storyteller’s talent lay in her unique way of approaching the cruel and difficult aspect of traditional tales
. She knew how to circumvent them slightly, but never evacuate them. She took the stories with respect. […] She had a Fanfreluche way of taking our hands, taking us on a journey and saying: “look, it’s not dangerous”.
Her childish heart kept her intact. She was the personification of the story, and that’s why she couldn’t age. That’s why it is eternal. Kim Yaroshevskaya will never die.
The political class reacts
The Prime Minister of Quebec, François Legault, took the time on Sunday afternoon to offer his condolences to those close to Kim Yaroshevskaya. Thank you Fanfreluche for telling us beautiful tales in your own way.
he wrote on his X account, referring to the Fanfreluche credits.
With her legendary character Fanfreluche, Kim Yaroshevskaya captivated the imagination of thousands of Quebec children, sitting in front of the family television after school
underlined for her part Mayor Valérie Plante. She is a great Montrealer who leaves us today, but her legacy will never be forgotten.
The Quebec Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, also highlighted Kim Yaroshevskaya’s contribution to youth.
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Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault remembers his only meeting with Kim Yaroshevskaya, during which he warmly thanked
. She marked my childhood with her character Fanfreluche and that of Grandmother in Pass-Partout. His unique way of telling stories has inspired me to this day, a passion shared with my children.
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