“It was too early and too violent”

On October 3, the members of the Splendid troupe learned of the death of Michel Blanc. A tragic event for those close to him, in particular Marie-Anne Chazel, who spoke about it for the first time this Saturday, December 14 in the columns of “Figaro”.

Brought together one last time in the pages of the work Le Splendid by Le Splendid, we had so much fun!the members of the famous theater troupe have had a limb amputated since October 3. That day Michel Blanc died following a heart attack. Always “inconsolables” according to Christian Clavier, his friends at Splendid each took turns speaking about his death, giving themselves time to grieve. Only Marie-Anne Chazel remained discreet about the loss of the actor. Until Friday December 13.

Indeed, the actress spoke in the columns of Figaro confiding his pain to our colleagues. “We think a lot about Michel, it was too early and too violent,” she remembered. Last October, she learned from Josiane Balasko of the death of her friend and former colleague via an SMS. A difficult episode, which she recounted to Paris Match. Since then, the actress had spoken little, still paying tribute to Michel Blanc when she played at the theater.

This book that brought them together one last time

If in life, the members of the troop of Tanned had remained as friends as on the first day, time and their respective careers had somewhat separated them. Thus, the creation of the book The Splendid on The Splendid had been a wonderful way to get together, recalled Marie-Anne Chazel in Le Figaro. “This project brought us together. We kept each other up to date and went to see each other’s plays and films, but we didn’t see each other much.” On this anniversary work retracing the 50 years of Splendid, in which Michel Blanc had been very invested, Marie-Anne Chazel concluded: “This book is an ideal form to say personal things with the hindsight we have today”.

Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.