The first channel revised its program schedule after we learned of the death of actor Michel Blanc on Friday October 4, 2024. Instead of the film The Batman by Matt Reeves, we broadcast Les Bronzés on Sunday, this which had the merit of challenging viewers, who were divided on social networks.
Tributes have been pouring in since the announcement of the death of Michel Blanc on Friday October 4. The actor who was then aged 72 ans died of a heart attack the night before, which immediately sparked a wave of emotions on social networks where many strangers and several personalities expressed their grief. This was the case almost as soon as the bad news of Gérard Jugnotone of the members of Splendid that he formed with Michel Blanc, but also Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and even Bruno Moynot and Thierry Lhermite. “Fuck, Michel… What did you do to us…”he posted on Instagram, before getting excited about a dedication to his friend the next day at the Cinéroman festival in Nice. A video broadcast by BFM TV shows the actor having difficulty holding back tears.
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At the same time, singer Lio also spoke to discuss the “enchanted parenthesis” of her life when she was in a relationship with Michel Blanc and Dominique Lavanant shared her sadness linked to the loss of this friend who was dear to her heart. What’s more, as is often the case after learning of the death of a notable personality, television channels shake up the schedule of their programs. So, TF1 decided to broadcast the film The Bronzed in which Michel Blanc caused a sensation in 1978.
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Between sadness and bitterness
Theoretically, the first channel had planned to broadcast the film The Batman by Matt Reeves and with Robert Pattinson, acclaimed in cinemas in 2022. Finally, she decided to offer this cult feature film by Patrice Leconte which has become a classic of popular French cinema. We can no longer count the number of broadcasts on the small screen in 45 years! However, even if they never tire of it, viewers were very divided regarding the choice of TF1while they could watch two other films shot with Michel Blanc in parallel on TFX : The memories by Jean-Paul Rouve (2015) and Our 18th birthday by Frédéric Berthe (2008).
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Goodbye Jean-Claude Dusse on television was a good surprise for some, as we can read on X (formerly Twitter) where we posted a lot of messages during the evening of Sunday October 6. “I think that The Bronzed are going to be a hit with the audience. Even if the announcement was late, fortunately TF1 pays tribute to Michel Blanc”we can read, while comments imbued with deep sadness accumulate in parallel. “I won’t look at this cult film the same way anymore”, “It’s still the first time we’re looking at The Bronzed with a new feeling, a very sad feeling”, “We look The Bronzed when we know that Jean-Claude Dusse is dead, it’s even sadder”or even “I like watching this film with lightness…but tonight my heart is sad”.
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The date of Michel Blanc’s funeral known
Others, however, regret this choice and would have liked the first channel to choose another film from its impressive filmography, especially since certain roles allowed it to win several trophies. This was the case for the one in State Exercise by Pierre Schoeller, in 2012, when he had shone on La Croisette a few years earlier, winning the Male Interpretation Prize for Evening wear by Bertrand Blier. Instead of Tannedviewers might have preferred Kiss whoever you want of which he is the director (2002), as an example. “Summarize the personality and career of Michel Blanc with The Bronzed frankly seen and reviewed there was so much better”, “Deprogram The Batman to put The Bronzed which we have seen 10,000 times, it’s a bit excessive” or even “You are not ashamed to pass The BronzedMichel Blanc did so much better, he wanted to get rid of this role and you, as a tribute, are showing this film, he has done so many others”we can note as testimony to their exasperation.
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We have also just learned where and when Michel Blanc was going to be buried. The actor’s funeral is scheduled for Thursday October 10 from 2 p.m.at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris.
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