There are numerous headlines devoted to the actor revealed by “Les Bronzés” this Saturday, October 5, the day after the announcement of his disappearance.
After the tributes from the world of entertainment, those from the media. Many press headlines this Saturday, October 5 are devoted to actor Michel Blanc, 24 hours after the announcement of his death at the age of 72 caused by anaphylactic shock.
“Michel Blanc: When will I see you again?”, headlines the weekend edition of Libération. A reference to the song sung by his character Jean-Claude Dusse, in a legendary scene from Tanned people go skiing.
It was this cult comic saga, the first part of which was released in 1978, which allowed him to emerge from the shadows. Alongside his friends from the Splendid troupe (Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Marie-Anne Chazel…), who played a group of vacationer friends, he lent his features to this clumsy flirt.
“The Departure of a Friend”
“From laughter to tears”, headlines Le Parisien more soberly, the front page of which is entirely occupied by the smiling face of Michel Blanc next to which his dates of birth and death are written. “Michel Blanc, the departure of a friend”, we can read on the first page of La Voix du Nord, alongside a similar photograph.
“He walks in the shadows”, headlines La Dépêche, in reference to the film Walk in the shade directed in 1984 by Michel Blanc, in which he starred alongside Gérard Lanvin. “The Splendid”, greets Le Télégramme, in a nod to the troupe of its beginnings. “On a misunderstanding”, writes Nice-Matin, another reference to a cult reply from Jean-Claude Dusse. “Black screen”, publishes La Provence, in the caption of a photo of the actor at the Cannes festival in 1983.
Many tributes
Michel Blanc died during the night from Thursday to Friday following an anaphylactic shock, caused by the administration of a contrast product – a substance which allows the organs to be highlighted during a CT scan or an MRI. or an ultrasound – during a medical examination.
The announcement of his death caused a wave of emotion, not only on the side of the 7th art – the actors of Splendid paid tribute to him – but also in political spheres, Emmanuel Macron saluting an actor who “made us cry laughing and moved to tears.”
Complete actor
After The Bronzedwhich established him as a popular actor, Michel Blanc has multiplied the roles in the antipodes to prove the extent of his range as an actor. Evening wearin which he plays a man who leaves his wife Monique (Miou-Miou) for Bob (Gérard Depardieu) and ends up walking the streets with him in drag, won him the acting prize at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Without ever disavowing comedy (Very tired in 1994, The Bronzed 3 in 2006), he has punctuated his cinematic career with critically acclaimed dramatic roles (Mr Hire, The witnesses), establishing himself as a complete actor. He will appear posthumously in two feature films expected in 2025: The Backpacker et The Cache.
