President of the 29th Gérardmer Fantastic Film Festival, Julie Gayet gave an interview to Point published this Thursday, January 20. The actress confided in the cinematographic tastes of François Hollande.
Francois Hollande is it more action movies or horror movies? Interviewed by Point this Thursday, January 20 on the occasion of the 29th Gérardmer Fantastic Film Festival from January 26 to 30, Julie Gayet made of rare secrets about his companion. The actress, who is the chair of the event, revealed what thethe passions of the former president in terms of cinema. Contrary to Julie Gayet who is a fan of fantasy and horror films, as the film proves Serious which she co-produced with Julia Ducournau in 2017, Francois Hollande has completely different tastes.
According to the 49-year-old actress, horror films are even far from being the ex-head of state’s hobby. “When I showed her Serious, at the time of the scene where the heroine bites a finger, he pushed an ‘oh no!’ of disgust and there, I sensed that terror was not really my companion’s cup of tea!“, assured with a laugh Julie Gayet, before specifying that Francois Hollande knew his classics anyway. “Like Alien or Shining, because he is very cinephile“, she clarified.
>> PHOTOS – Julie Gayet, Elsa Zylberstein… When stars are in a relationship with politicians
François Hollande’s real cup of tea: action films
If he is not carried by fantastic and horror cinema, the 67-year-old politician still has a passion for the seventh art. His real pleasure? Action films, said his companion, Julie Gayet. As for his favorite productions, “Volte-face by John Woo is one of his favorite films“, she pointed out, before adding: “And he was marked by Don’t Look Up, by its impact and by the questions it raises“. A Netflix film (and recent, moreover) among the favorites of Francois Hollande ? here a former president at the top of the trends.
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
Photo credits: Giancarlo Gorassini/Bestimage