This Saturday January 4, 2025, France 3 offers a new unpublished episode of Parallel investigation . The police television film, entitled An almost perfect crime suit Fred Chaperotlocal television journalist, who, one day, prevents Jacques Rouvert (Eric Savin), an artistic ironworker upset since his ex-partner Fanny (Laurence Pierre) left him, to commit suicide.
The day after, Fanny is found dead at home, the victim of a fall from the mezzanine. Jacques was immediately arrested by the gendarmerie. Although all suspicions point towards him, Fred remains convinced of his innocence.
She then decides to carry out her own investigation by exploring the world of artistic ironwork, supported by Manu (Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine), his cameraman, and Thomas Bellemin (David Mora), gendarmerie commander. The affair quickly takes another turn.
Macha Méril alongside Florence Pernel in Parallel investigation on France 3
In the casting, we find in particular Macha Merilwho interprets Colettethe mother of Fred Chaperotplayed by Florence Pernel. On the occasion of the broadcast of Parallel investigation the 84-year-old actress, with a career spanning around sixty years in cinema, television and theater, spoke in particular about several regrets that she has, even if she assures that she has none. “not much because you have to be lenient with yourself”.
“It happened to me twice that I was offered a film [‘Les mariés de l’an II’ de Jean-Paul Rappeneau et ‘La vie et rien d’autre’ de Bertrand Tavernier] and finally, these are Marlene Jobert et Sabine Azéma which were chosen. I'm not 'bankable' but that's okay, I'm done”tell Macha Meril in an interview given to TV Major Channels.
An actress marked by her lack of access to parenthood and by her experience on the big screen with François Truffaut
The actress also remembers the bad memories left by her collaboration with the famous filmmaker François Truffaut. “He didn't always behave very well, even very badly! Today, that wouldn't happen. Women of my generation took it all in silence. This is why I find the #MeToo movement wonderful. In my opinion, this is only the beginning”assure Macha Meril.
The actress finally keeps in mind the painful memory of a more personal event. “Like many young girls of my time, I had to have a late abortion at sixteen. As a result, I was never able to have children. It's one of the tragedies of my life. But I had other duties, it just wasn't my destiny.”estimated Macha Meril.
Parallel investigation with Macha Meril et Florence Pernelcan be found this Saturday January 4, 2025 at 9:05 p.m. on France 3.
