For his new film, Claude Lelouch surrounds himself with Kad Merad. However, on the set of C à Vous the actor revealed that he was not really his director's first choice. If their collaboration seems obvious today, everything was not so simple…
An unexpected collaboration. On November 13, Claude Lelouch will unveil his 51st feature film, Eventuallyin dark rooms. This film, the first part of a trilogy, already promises to appeal to fans of the director's cinema, now close to retirement, in particular thanks to the numerous references planned.
On the history side, spectators will follow Lino's thrilling journeya Parisian lawyer played by Kad Merad, who after a small incident while celebrating his 100th acquittal decides to throw away his phone and send everything flying to set off on the roads of France. A story, as always with Claude Lelouch, told in music and enhanced by the omnipresent talent of Ibrahim Maalouf. The public will therefore be able to enjoy seeing Kad Merad play but also hum. However, nothing predestined him there!
This meeting which allowed Kad Merad and Claude Lelouch to collaborate
This Thursday, November 7, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine had the privilege of receiving at his table, in C to youClaude Lelouch, Michel Boujenah, Kad Merad. During a conversation about the upcoming release of EventuallyBabeth wanted to know more about the meeting between the director and his first role. And the least we can say is that she was not disappointed with the response. For good reason? Kad Merad revealed that Valérie Perrin's husband hadn't considered him for the role of Lino.
“So for me, he didn’t offer me anything at all actually” said the actor with humor before continuing: “No, but did you tell them or not? You have to tell them. Tell the truth!”. And the truth made Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine laugh. Indeed, Claude Lelouch explained: “It’s true that at the start, I had difficulty finding the backbone of this film. It was very, very complicated. I couldn't find an actor who ticked all the boxes and then at some point my wife, by chance, once again, met on a train Kad Merad who had just married. And then Kad Merad had the very good idea of telling him, 'Hey, I would love to shoot with Claude Lelouch one day.' She called me and at that moment I said 'Damn, it's him!'”. Proof that nerve sometimes pays off.
This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, proofread, corrected and enriched by the editorial journalists.
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