An emblematic face of the French audiovisual landscape, Laurent Delahousse has been at the helm of the 8 p.m. news on France 2 every weekend since 2007. At the same time, for several years the journalist has also presented the Sunday show called 8:30 p.m. Sunday. As a general rule, the host receives several personalities from the world of Culture on his set to discuss with them their careers and their artistic news. However, the number broadcast on France 2 on Sunday January 19, 2025 was a little special. In fact, that day, Laurent Delahousse had only one guest: the actor Vincent Lindon. The latter is currently in the middle of a promotional tour for his new film called Play with fire.
Contrary to his habits, the journalist did not receive his guest on the set of the 8 p.m. news on France 2. In fact, the two men met in the streets of Paris. After chatting while walking, they ended up going to a café to continue chatting over a glass of wine. During their conversation, Laurent Delahousse broached a subject that Vincent Lindon did not seem to appreciate: politics. As a reminder, the headliner of French cinema has made a specialty of playing in feature films like “social comedy“, all of which carry a very committed political message. “Do you like politicians?“, the host wanted to know. “I could love politicians and I admired them“, replied the actor. Laurent Delahousse then pointed out that his guest had used the “passé“to express oneself on the subject.”Yes to the past. There we are going to be in the past“, Vincent Lindon then insisted.
Vincent Lindon sees very clearly in Laurent Delahousse’s game on France 2
As the reporter began to name names, the actor immediately cut him off. “No. We’re not going to start calling names. Because there, I don’t want to go into details at all. And above all, it doesn’t interest me at all. I am very frank. There, I have to put four brains into action. What I can and cannot say. It’s going to tire me out and I don’t want it“, Vincent Lindon dryly retorted to his interlocutor. Laurent Delahousse nevertheless insisted by continuing to name the names of certain politicians. “There I recognize the fantastic journalist who, through a sentence where names are said to him, manages to wait for a response from the person opposite“, the actor then said with an amused air. Before concluding by reiterating his desire not to talk about politics.
