Invited by C à vous, in particular for the play he is playing at the Edouard VII, Gérard Darmon was invited by Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine to speak about Jean-Luc Godard, which he did without detour.
At the turn of the “seen” sequence which had made room for tributes to the French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, passed away on September 13, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine approached Gérard Darmon guest of the show to discuss his last play where, from September 27, he gives the reply to Clotilde Courault and Max Boublil “A delicate situation”. “You wanted to say a word about Jean-Luc Godard?“Not especially” started the actor, obviously on the reserve about the director of “Contempt.” “I’m afraid of going against the grain by speaking about this gentleman who was the filmmaker he was, he was not my cup of tea, but above all he was the man he was. which has not been very kind to my community, to Jews in general and to Israel in particular.”
Gérard Darmon “I find that the comments he made were absolutely inadmissible”
Left on his way, and seeing that he wasn’t interrupted, Gerard Darmon continued and did not take a detour to explain the substance of his thoughts about Jean-Luc Godard. “I find that the comments he made were absolutely inadmissible, it was anti-Semitism, it was Holocaust denial, it was revisionism. I think I was most affected by the disappearance of the Queen Elizabeth than by Jean-Luc Godard, forgive me, but I can’t admire someone who hates Jews that much, it’s not possible.”
Gerard Darmon explained his point, without ever departing from his calm. “Rest in his soul, but he is not someone I appreciate, that I love. […] That’s all I can say about him, I didn’t like the way he treated the Jewish people and Israel. I didn’t like the way he had to review history. That he has his ideas, that he is pro-Palestinian, that’s good, and I’m for it in a certain way too. But not to say that “the Jews of the Holocaust were killed on purpose like sheep so that three years later we would recognize Israel” and when I think that some adhere to this kind of remark, forgive me, but I find that shameful .”
Gérard Darmon “the worm was in the fruit”
Patrick Cohen, who consented that the director had “a dark side that had not often been mentioned” except in the obituary of Le Monde and Liberation, wished to put Jean-Luc Godard’s words into context. “It’s also linked to a period of his life, it’s the end of the 60s and the beginning of the 70s, when he was part of the Vertov group” he specified “2006rebounded Gérard Darmon, the worm was in the fruit, he concluded, I don’t mind but…”before smiling, moved. “Well there you go, it’s said” closed the topic, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine before continuing his questions about his guest who once again showed sincerity, frankness and great emotion.
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On the set, he clearly explained the reasons for his dislike for Jean-Luc Godard
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Visibly very touched by the subject, the actor was able to express himself to the end of the reasoning.
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He was invited to talk about his play “A delicate situation”, starting on September 27 at the Edouard VII theater
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The disappearance of the French filmmaker having been part of the headlines, the question was therefore asked of this great name in cinema.
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Afraid of being “against the tide” among the tributes, he had no intention of reacting
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Invited on the set of C à vous, Gérard Darmon was asked by Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine on Jean-Luc Godard, who disappeared on September 13
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Gerard Darmon
Star comedian, he also sometimes happens to be more serious than it seems.