“Lamentable that we make a girl naked for free”: Christine Dejoux comments on the set of Cabbage Soup

Difficult not to mention Cabbage soup when we talk about the most notable comedies of French cinema. Released in 1981, the film directed by Jean Girault is notably supported by Louis de FunèsJean Carmet and Jacques Villeret. The French public was also able to find Christine Dejouxwho played Francine, the wife of the character played by the star of Police officer in Saint-Tropez.

Christine Dejoux: this scene that she refused to shoot in La Soupe aux choux

The actress recently gave an interview to our colleagues at TV Magazine. Christine Dejoux, now 71 years old, returned to the set of the cult comedy. If she agreed to appear in the feature film, it was above all to realize one of her acting dreams. “I met Louis de Funès for the first time during the tests. And this is not an insignificant moment because he has been my idol since I was a kid. I think it was the desire to play with him one day that pushed me to want to be an actress. Otherwise, frankly, the story of La Soupe aux choux… it would be very hypocritical to say that I was crazy about it!“, she begins.

However, during filming, Christine Dejoux will have to bang on the table so as not to have to shoot a naked scene. She will then directly address the French star, also co-author of the film’s script.

“I had read that, in one of the scenes, my character was to appear naked when she exchanges her old clothes for contemporary clothes. I said to Louis: ‘That’s out of the question!’ I found it lamentable that, in a film with such a sacred monster, we ended up fucking a girl naked for free!“, she says.

Christine Dejoux reveals which famous actress was fired from La Soupe aux choux

This categorical refusal could have cost the actress her place in the film, as happened to another famous actress. “On the big day, they tried to get around the problem by trying to hire an understudy, which I also objected to. Much later, I learned that the actress initially approached to play Francine was Anne Parillaud, who had also refused to undress. But there, de Funès had him fired so abruptly!“, she confides.