Death of Jean-Pierre Bacri: return on his beautiful story with Agnès Jaoui: Current Woman The MAG

After the legendary presenter of Thalassa, Georges Pernoud, the famous magician Siegfried Fischbacher or the former minister Marielle de Sarnez, it is another personality who said goodbye to us in this first month of 2021. Monday, January 18, Jean-Pierre Bacri died at the age of 69. The cause of his death was revealed by his agent the same day: the actor, director and screenwriter died of cancer. He was notably famous for his eternal grumbling roles, but also for his lifelong duet with Agnès Jaoui. Current wife therefore invites you to come back to their beautiful history, in life as in the cinema.

It was in 1987, when they shared the poster for the play The birthday, that Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnès Jaoui meet. More than three decades of love ensued, during which the couple collaborated on screen and behind the camera. We owe them in particular the scenarios of Kitchens and outbuildings, of Smoking No Smoking, ofA family resemblance, ofWe know the song, of Taste of others, or even Public place. Although they are separated in 2012, by deciding above all not to live under the same roof, the two artists have remained particularly close and have continued to work together. In fact, their complicity is such that many believe they have never left each other.

A couple separated, but still full of love

In an interview with Current wife in 2015, Agnès Jaoui confided in her relationship with her ex-boyfriend. For her it was “essential" to continue their professional collaboration: “There is someone essential in my life. In Italian we say "ti voglio bene" to say "I love you". We forget it sometimes, because living together on a daily basis is complicated. But you should want to be good to someone you love, like your girlfriends, instead of being possessive and jealous. What is beautiful in love is friendship. Obviously a separation is extremely painful. This is the end of something, but not necessarily of everything. And certainly not love. " A wonderful statement, in accordance with the words of Jean-Pierre Bacri.

“I see no reason to stop. I will never find a better partner: she is a beautiful woman, intelligent and a very beautiful person, confided in his turn Jean-Pierre Bacri, in the columns of Femina version the same year. Despite their long love story, the two writers never had children. A situation that the actor has totally accepted: “Nature didn't want … But I can't imagine a lack of it. If it had existed, it would have been nice, but it wasn't … I have a bit of a stoic side that makes me grieve at supersonic speed. […] Agnes is like that too. Free to build up your own happiness anyway ”, he told our colleagues of Psychologies in 2010. Agnès Jaoui has not yet reacted publicly to the actor's disappearance.

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