On October 3, Michel Blanc died at the age of 72. Passing through As an aside on Canal+, his friend Jean-Paul Rouve appeared very moved while remembering their relationship, which was as friendly as it was professional.
The announcement five weeks ago was a shock. Michel Blanc died at the age of 72 from anaphylactic shock following the injection of a contrast product. Many tributes have been paid to him on television and his films have been rebroadcast. At his funeral, the Splendid troupe gathered for a final tribute, but other public figures were also present. This is the case for Jean-Paul Rouve. The actor was shaken by his death, they who worked together on several occasions and notably on the feature film See how we dance (2018) et The Cadors (2022).
Jean-Paul Rouve on Michel Blanc: “When Michel left, they showed the film and I couldn't…”
This Tuesday, November 12, the eternal Tuche was on the show As an aside on Canal+ to talk about its news, marked by the release of The Valley of Fools at the cinema. On the loft screen, Jean-Paul Rouve saw images of him and his friend Michel Blanc again. A touching moment: “I am moved”. “When Michel left, they played the film (The memories) one evening and I couldn't“, he confides, “I can't do it“. With the shock still there and the pain even more so, Jean-Paul Rouve remembers this first time they worked together in 2014: “We became friends there, and we played together. Michel directed me in his film. What we hadn't done together was write. We both had this desire…“
This gesture that he has not been able to make since the death of Michel Blanc
Jean-Paul Rouve struggles to put his pain into words: “It's annoying“. But that's not the only thing that bothers him: “It's annoying not being able to call him… This is boring“. Being too affected, the one who dreams of being able to see him again evokes this milestone that he has not been able to overcome since his disappearance. “I can't delete his number…“he admits, his face very thoughtful. And yet, when they called each other, he remembered that he had to have time to spare because he was so talkative. “You had to plan an hour! He could talk about uninteresting stuff for a really long time anyway.“
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