27 years later Right into the wall, the actor, still in good spirits at 90 years old, announced the release in the coming months of his new and perhaps final feature film, The Man Who Saw the Bear Who Saw the Man.
He’s back behind the camera, perhaps, for one very last time. At 90 spring, Pierre Richard directed a new comedy last year which is scheduled for release by the end of 2025. It was in a touching video where he sent his wishes to his admirers, published Wednesday 8 January on his X account, the actor announced the big news.
« Like every year, I have an appointment to wish you a very happy new year. I’m touched to still have so many fans. Obviously, for me it’s great “, first said the unforgettable violinist and false secret agent of the Tall blond with a black shoe. Before continuing: « I’m happy to say 2-3 words to you now just now. And among these 3 words, I must announce to you all the same, for me it is an event: I remade one last film, as a director. »
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The Man Who Saw the Bear Who Saw the Man
« I make films as an actor, but as a director it’s been at least 30 years. This movie is called L‘Man who saw the bear who saw the man. I think I really like this film and I would be very happy for you to go see it. It comes out in the last quarter of 2025 »clarified the actor before concluding: « Well if I may, I kiss you all, thank you »
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The synopsis of the film was partly revealed on Allociné: « Although several decades separate them, Grégoire and Michel are linked by an extraordinary friendship, as whimsical as it is unwavering. One day, a nearby circus declares that its bear has escaped… »
We will now have to wait a few months before discovering this work by Pierre Richard. He wrote the screenplay with Anne-Sophie Rivière, will star alongside Gustave Kervern and the young Timi-Joy Marbot, recently seen in the Netflix hit Under the Seine.
