As he prepares to take the stage at the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, in Aix-en-Provence, François Berléand answered a few questions from The Marseillaise. He reacted in particular to national political news.
The fed up is palpable. The French political situation in recent months has made everyone react, including artists. This Saturday, January 18, 2025, it was François Berléand who gave his opinion on political news. The actor, who will perform the play The Notewith Sophie Marceau, from January 23 to 25 at the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, in Aix-en-Provence, answered some questions from The Marseillaise and couldn't help but trash the politicians of the moment. “France is in very bad shape, he believes. The problem is that when we have three blocks which are approximately the same value and when each block says that it has won, we say to ourselves: 'Where is the bad faith?'“ A reference to the last legislative elections after the dissolution of the National Assembly, in June 2024.
François Berléand would like politicians to show good faith
François Berléand is especially sorry not to find in his political family what he loved about them: “I say to myself – and God knows I was involved on the left, until the end of François Hollande’s mandate – where is my left, where is it, my social democratic left?” The actor calls on politicians to demonstrate “minimum of good faith”. Otherwise, “it’s not that we’re going into the wall, it’s that we’re there, into the wall“.
Where to see François Berléand at the moment?
To try not to think about this critical political situation, François Berléand tirelessly turns to the theater. The play he is currently performing, by Audrey Schebat, tells the story of a famous psychoanalyst who wants to end his life. As he prepares to hang himself, his wife (played by Sophie Marceau) arrives. A deep dialogue then follows on the reasons which push the man to want to die, on their relationship and on life in general. While he has already performed this piece more than 100 times, François Berléand assures: “There is never any weariness.” Despite his immense love for theater, the actor also acts in cinema from time to time. In the coming months, we will see him in two feature films, Two angelsby Vladimir Rodionov and another film by John Marlon.
-Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
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