Victim of a serious skiing accident, Gaspard Ulliel died on Wednesday January 19. Adored actor, the 37-year-old dad gave himself up to the role of his life, in the skin of Saint Laurent in 2014.
His disappearance leaves the film industry speechless. talented actor, acclaimed for his many roles on the big screen, Gaspard Ulliel passed away on Wednesday 19 January. Gaëlle Pietri’s companion, victim of a serious skiing accident, freely spoke about the difficulty of resuming the course of his life after a shoot: “There is this little moment of emptiness and depression which is inherent in any strong or intense experience. In life when something very strong happens, there is always after this fatigue, this feeling of being emptied of something. confided the dad of Orso during an interview granted to Konbini.
Keeping busy was therefore for Gaspard Ulliel, the only way not to sink: “It’s quite practical and life-saving to have several projects to bounce back, start again in another dynamic”, he confessed. Victim of ridicule and criticism , the ex of Cécile Cassel admitted to having thought of stopping the cinema: “It happens to each of us, this desire for that matter, to dump everything...to return to simpler considerations. But I try to think the other way around, which is if I really did, would I actually miss it? I think so anyway.”
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Gaspard Ulliel changed after Saint Laurent
After having lent his features to Yves Saint Laurent by Betrand Bonello in 2014, Gaspard Ulliel has had difficulty resumed the course of his life : “I refused a lot of things. I wanted to come back in a supporting role with the Dancer, by Stéphanie Di Giusto (2), alongside soko and of Lily Rose Depp“, he confided to Madame Figaro. And for good reason, by interpreting the famous designer,the companion of Gaëlle Pietri has established itself in the middle: “Bertrand Bonello’s project came at a time in my life conducive to the intimate exploration that the role required. I have the overwhelming feeling of having gone to the bottom of myself. I remained very close to Bertrand. He is attractive, very brilliant, attentive”, he confided.
Hungry for “different cinemas”, Gaspard Ulliel had decided to “to curb” his acting career: “I started young, I was naive, I did not understand that you are not always forgiven for certain choices, certain errors”, he confessed. “I’ve made movies that were less well received, I was looking for myself, and I told myself that it would make me invincible since they couldn’t lock me in a box. But it doesn’t work like that“.
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