Since the start of his career, Gad Elmaleh, happy grandfather of a little girl, has made a series of television appearances. However, there is one film in particular that had a big impact on him. It was in 2012 that he co-starred in a romantic comedy with Sophie Marceau. It is titled Happiness Never Comes Alone and Gad Elmaleh has very good memories of it. Guest of the show C to youMonday March 11, 2024, he made some confidences on this subject. “During the promotion of the film, you have difficulty hiding your emotion at being by his side, answering the questions asked of you”, indicates Patrick Cohen. Enough to immediately make the person concerned react. “It touches me because first of all, this filming is an exceptional memory“begins Gad Elmaleh who then praises his playing partner. “As a child, I saw the Boom like everyone else. She’s not going to be happy that we only remember that and that we only see her through that, but there you go… I was crazy about Sophie Marceau when I was a kid“he remembered.
Gad Elmaleh: the comedian marked by his collaboration with Sophie Marceau
Gad Elmaleh was determined to share secrets about this shoot. “When 30 years later I was asked to make a film with her, I made a joke to the producer: I said to him ‘listen, I don’t know where she is in our story but I’m all in ‘”, he then clarified. Sophie Marceau is a very popular actress and the comedian says she is a big fan. “I was very seduced, she is an icon, an exceptional woman and a great actress. I was so moved to film with her, I completely fell for it“he assured before continuing: “But she didn’t at all. She just did her job so there were two films being made. The one for production and the one I had in my head”.
For Gad Elmaleh, this shoot was the opportunity to make a dream come true. “There were lines in the movie where I said ‘I love you’ and it was true. The director made me do it again and I said no it’s not possible because I love him“, he joked afterwards. However, the feelings were not mutual. “She, who was just working since she had a husband and children, she said to me “I love you”. The director cut and said to her “great, that’s great”. We joked about that and that taught me a lot”, assures the one who mentioned his addiction problems. Today, the comedian does not hesitate to praise Sophie Marceau, claiming to be “very moved to have known her“. A collaboration that was unanimously appreciated by viewers.