He remained for a long time leaning over the lectern which presents the menu of the Chalet du parc, a relaxed brasserie on boulevard Jourdan (Paris, 14e). View of the Cité internationale universitaire, line T3a of the tramway and the traffic light on rue Emile-Deutsch-de-La-Meurthe. Since summer was dragging on and we weren’t here to get rinsed off, he had wedged an eight-rib cane umbrella deep in the bend of his left elbow. You would have said one of those cautious gentlemen drawn by Jean-Jacques Sempé. On second thought, he came in and ordered a coffee, a squeezed orange, an onion soup. They were served to him in order. Thanks boss. Aperitif breakfast? Dinner aperitif? Neither: it’s 3:47 p.m. Luis Rego is thirsty and a little on the slab too. And if not, how are you? ” Thanks very much. I just finished filming We, the Leroys, by Florent Bernard, due out in 2024. I play José Garcia’s father. »
The time flies ! Luis Rego is 80 years old and has beautiful white hair worn in a mane. The last time we met him at the cinema was on a sad evening in April 1996, on the screen of the Olympic-Entrepôt, rue Boyer-Barret (Paris, 14e), In The Phantom Heart, by Philippe Garrel. He played the main role. That of a son. A breathless painter to whom life does not give many gifts – separated parents, sick father, fickle wife, estranged children – and who feels guilty about all that. As black as his tifs, at the time. He is impressive, “Keatonian” as ever, with a hint of Charles Denner and a pinch of Gilbert Melki. “The script was stripped down. Philippe and I speak the same language. I quickly realized that would be good. » On arrival, zero nominations for the Césars. “And, in the process, not a single proposal. » Amazing, right? Disappointing, yes.
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Not easy to leave the comic register. Let’s not forget that we started, on rhythm guitar, in 1965, with The Problems, an explosive rock group assigned to the singer Antoine, which became, two years later, Les Charlots, a fun variety group. Not to mention that we also shot four nanars with the said Charlots plus about twenty others with the reference directors of the genre. Similarly, we frequented Coluche and fricoté with the band of Splendid. We also wore the lawyer’s robe for three years, from 1980 to 1983. “Inter’s lowest” for the needs of the “Court of flagrant delirium”, under the eye of President Claude Villers and the sarcasm of the prosecutor Pierre Desproges. Finally, we wrote and performed four boulevard comedies before making a film called Chicken and fries (1987). “I have a reputation as a troublemaker. But, in general, I am friendly, polite, well-educated. My costume doesn’t suit me. »
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