Difficult grief. In January 2005, France lost one of its greatest actors, Jacques Villeret, who died tragically at the age of 53 following internal bleeding linked to liver disease. A death as brutal as it was sudden, leaving the world of cinema but also his family in inconsolable grief. And for his adopted son, Alexandre, the mourning is still just as complicated.
In an interview given to Galawhose new issue is on newsstands this Thursday, November 14, the son of his ex-wife Irina Tarassov, who published the book on November 6 A stupid dinner, made some confidences about the day he learned of the death of the interpreter of François Pignon, January 28, 2005. “Even though he wasn't well, I wasn't ready to go through that. You still think your father is immortal. I never mourned, it's a scar I learned with to live but which does not close“, revealed the one who wants to keep the memory of his father alive.
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Jacques Villeret can't watch his father's films: “It's complicated…”
Guest on the show It starts today last Friday October 18, Alexandre Villeret confided to Faustine Bollaert that he still had a little difficulty watching the films of his father, who died suddenly at the age of 53. “I show them to the children for transmission. (…) It's always a little complicated”, he indicates.
The host still continued by asking him which film by the famous actor had the most impact on him. To which Alexandre Villeret replied: “Summer on a Gentle Slope by Gérard Krawczyk because it is one of the films that touched me the most. I find the role magnificent.”
This article can be found in the Gala No. 1640, available Thursday, November 14 on newsstands. To follow the news live, you can join the in WhatsApp of Gala.
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