Monday February 28, 2022, Benoît Magimel spoke with emotion on the set of C to you about the questions he kept asking himself following the death of Gaspard Ulliel. A very moving interview.
Wednesday January 19, 2022 is a very fatal date for French cinema. Indeed, Gaspard Ulliel, 37, died following a skiing accident, which occurred the day before, at the resort of La Rosière, in Savoie. The actor then collided with another skier. Since then, tributes have followed one another on the Web but also during major events in the world of cinema, such as the Cesar ceremony. Indeed, a few hours before the start, Xavier Dolan, friend of Gaspard Ulliel had confided in the microphone of France Inter : “I think about him all the time. I think about him constantly in fact. I find it difficult to… It’s very early, it’s going to take a lot of time before accepting… Accepting this departure . It’s inconceivable. I often dream of him. I always think of him, I think of his family too, I think of his son, his talent, his beauty…”
A speech that echoes with all the actors, like Benoît Magimel, who received the César for best actor. Guest on the set of It’s up to youMonday, February 28, the actor confided on the questions that torment him, following the death of Gaspard Ulliel: “When you lose someone like you lost, for example, Gaspard Ulliel… How sad, what a tragedy! But life goes on. What have we left? Actors certainly have films. But is it have I lived intensely? Have I lived for myself? Have I lived enough? he wonders.
Existential questions posed by Benoît Magimel
Existential questions posed by the actor who had confessed, a few years ago, his drug addiction. “I take substitution treatment and I go regularly to Narcotics Anonymous. I also see a doctor specialized in this field every two months. And I also do therapy, in parallel. […] I consume alone, and with great shame.[…] Sometimes there are relapses but I try to hold on”. Honest confidences.
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Gaspard ulliel
The actor then collided with another skier. Since then, tributes have followed one another on the Web but also during major events in the world of cinema, such as the César ceremony.
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Gaspard ulliel
Indeed, a few hours before the start, Xavier Dolan, friend of Gaspard Ulliel had confided in the microphone of France Inter
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Gaspard ulliel
“I think about him all the time. I think about him constantly in fact. I find it difficult to… It’s very early, it’s going to take a lot of time before accepting… Accepting this departure . It’s inconceivable. I often dream of him. I always think of him, I think of his family too, I think of his son, his talent, his beauty…”
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Benoit Magimel
A speech that echoes with all the actors, like Benoît Magimel, who received the César for best actor
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Gaspard ulliel
Invited on the set of C à vous, Monday February 28, the actor thus confided in the questions which torment him, following the death of Gaspard Ulliel
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Benoit Magimel
“When you lose someone like you lost, for example, Gaspard Ulliel… How sad, what a tragedy! But life goes on. What have we left?”
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Benoit Magimel
“Actors certainly have films. But did I live intensely? Did I live for myself? Did I live long enough?”
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Benoit Magimel
Existential questions posed by the actor who had confessed, a few years ago, to his addiction to drugs
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Benoit Magimel
“I take substitution treatment and I go regularly to Narcotics Anonymous. I also see a doctor specialized in this field every two months. And I also do therapy, in parallel”
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Benoit Magimel
“I consume alone, and with a lot of shame.[…] Sometimes there are relapses but I try to hold on”. Honest confidences