On October 3, Michel Blanc died suddenly. A tragic disappearance which shocked his friends and loved ones. Before his death, the actor participated in the writing of the work The Splendid by the Splendid, we had so much fun! Writings that the latter considered as
“love letters we write to each other”. While this book was released on November 21, it relates the history of the cult sagatold by Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Bruno Moynot, themselves.
In the columns of Le Parisien, Thierry Lhermitte also remembered the moment when he sent the proof (copy before printing) to his comrade, three days before his disappearance. “What I said to Michel was recorded a month before his deathI was happy at the idea of him discovering it, but he must not have had time to read it […]. Did he read everything? I don't know anything about it.”he explained.
Thierry Lhermitte's secrets about Michel Blanc
This Friday, November 22, Thierry Lhermitte was invited to
Telematin to discuss the release of this work. The opportunity for the actor to look back on the immense career of Michel Blanc. Regarding his emblematic role Jean-Claude Dusse in The Bronzedthe actor explained:
“Michel was a little annoyed thirty years later. In fact, it weighed on him a bit.”
The presenter of France 2, Damien Thévenot, then asked: “He was annoyed at being trapped in this character?”. To which Thierry Lhermite responded frankly: “He wasn't locked up. He made fucking films. So he was locked into nothing at all.”
“It’s so beautiful and crazy.”
Thierry Lhermitte also looked back on his friend's emblematic career: “It’s so beautiful and crazy what he wrote. What's funny about the book, we wrote it separately. But no one knew what the others had written.”he revealed.
A few days ago, the actor returned with emotion to the death of Michel Blanc in Le Parisien. “I didn't sleep, I read everything he had written, it upset me“he recalled, moved. He also mentioned the discretion of the Splendid troupe following his death:
“We didn’t want to. We are not forced to share our pain. I don't feel any obligation of any kind, especially when hot”, he concluded.
