Dogs don't make cats. Julie Depardieu and Lola Dewaere share, for the first time, the poster of an exceptional crossover. Broadcast on France 2 this Friday, November 1, a special episode brings together the two most popular police series on public television: Astrid, Raphaëlle and Alexandra Ehle: An eye for an eye. Apart from their passion for comedy, the two actresses have another point in common. They are the daughters of two sacred monsters of French cinema, who were revealed by the same feature film fifty years ago: Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere.
So, for the reunion of Julie Depardieu and Lola Dewaere on a set, France 2 could not ignore it. Half a century after the release of Waltzes, the screenwriters wanted to make a reference to it, by writing a bicycle scene like the one that their respective fathers had performed at the time. But the two actresses did not have the same desire to rehash the past.
Julie Depardieu and Lola Dewaere decided not to talk about their dads
Instead of recalling memories of their fathers, who were close – but not so friendly – they preferred to act differently. “Julie and I really liked each other.“, begins by revealing Lola Dawaere, before specifying: “We made a point of honor, conscious or unconscious, not to talk about our fathers.“, confided the interpreter of Raphaëlle Coste to Pocket TV. For her part, the one who plays Alexandra Ehle, forensic doctor in the France 3 series, also appreciated this collaboration. “We had a good laugh“, admits Philippe's companion Katerine in the columns of TV 7 days.
In 1974, the film The Valseuses by Bertrand Blier propels two young actors to the forefront. Success was achieved, making the young Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere icons of the 7th art. While the first leads his career masterfully, the second fights against his demons. Miou-Miou's ex ended up committing suicide in 1982. A difficult story for her daughters, Lola and Angèle Herry-Leclerc, who grew up without having really known her father. In the pages of Le Parisien, this Friday, November 1, Lola Dewaere confides that she never met Julie Depardieu before filming: “Our fathers were not friends, they did not spend their holidays together. They were colleagues and young leaders at the time.“
Gérard Depardieu, currently accused of sexual assault by several women and whose trial has been postponed, is in turn experiencing a descent into hell. For Julie Depardieu, it's not always easy to live with a father like the breast either. Despite everything, each has followed in the footsteps of their famous dad to do the same job that makes people dream so much…
