The Splendid troupe gathered for an interview with “Paris Match” for the 75th anniversary of the magazine celebrated with its issue of April 25, 2024. An interview in which Michel Blanc admits his share of responsibility in the failure of one of their films.
Fifty years ago the Splendid troupe was born, made up of Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Michel Blanc, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel and Bruno Moynot. It was in Paris, in the café-theater where it all began for them, that they all met recently, for a unique interview with our colleagues from Paris Match (to be found in their anniversary edition for its 75th anniversary this Thursday April 25, 2024). They “had not seen each other since receiving their honorary César three years ago“, specifies the weekly, before revealing this long interview in which these old friends go back and forth on this great adventure.
The Splendid is a huge success, like Santa Clause is garbage in 1982. But also disillusions, like the third part of Tanned, released in theaters on February 1, 2006. If this saga marked the history of French cinema, in the comedy register, it is true that this 3rd opus was a little disappointing, despite 10 million admissions. This feature film was “slammed by critics“, remember Paris Match. But then how can we explain this “failure”? “This failure is totally my fault,” said Michel Blanc, before adding: “I didn’t want to make this film but I didn’t want them to do it without me.“
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