Nearly 700 hours were derushed by William Karel. 700 hours of unpublished and intimate images filmed by Laeticia Hallyday and Johnny’s loved ones, and accumulated over so many years. On the occasion of the five years of the disappearance of the mythical rocker, M6 will broadcast this documentary soberly titled Johnny by Laeticia (produced by 10.7 Production). This is a preview Purepeople.com was able to discover this film offering images never seen before. Images taken by Laeticia, a real groupie since meeting this man 31 years older than her who changed her life. This is what reveals Johnny by Laeticia.
“The film is she who carries it, it is her story“, says William Karel, who won the confidence of the widow Hallyday. She did not touch the final result, faithful to this crazy adventure alongside the interpreter of That I love you. Legend and scenic monster, Johnny Hallyday also had doubts. And endless love for his daughters Jade and Joy. The day Laeticia meets him, she is at “bottom of the hole“, the young woman saw a “silent suicide“, but accompanies her father to this dinner, in Miami. The current passes immediately, Johnny will not take his eyes off her. They will share everything and kiss each other that evening to finally never leave each other again. “An immense emotion, smiles and tears”, this is what Laeticia felt as she revealed. These images, sometimes dated more than 20 years ago and taken by her camcorder and her telephone, moved her a lot.
Laeticia”scared to death“
Very young, Laeticia Hallyday does not know the star of the Yéyé years. She is very shy and impressed. The day he makes a statement to her, to her “young fiancee” on the Bercy stage, she does not know where to stand, her face reddened. From the start, the young woman is judged by the singer’s entourage. Jean-Claude Camus confides in front of the camera that he thought that this This would only be passing through. Time will prove the opposite. It must be said that the one who discovers his marriage in the press – Johnny having wanted to surprise him until their arrival at the town hall – will live very close to him. bailiffs who empty their apartment, the Las Vegas concert fiasco, the star’s tears and doubts… Together, they will also experience a sabbatical year aboard a boat. Laeticia”scared to death“.
Intimate letters read by Jade and Joy
Johnny are also great moments of doubt, and deep pain, as Laeticia tells it, naturally in front of the camera, remembering her life with her husband and father of her two daughters. Children more than desired by the couple who will encounter many difficulties before becoming parents. We thus see thanks to Johnny by Laeticia, the images of the couple during their first meeting with their eldest Jade in Vietman, then a baby. “She stared at me“, says Johnny upset. This late fatherhood will change the one who is already the father of Laura and David Hallyday, whom he did not have the happiness of seeing grow up, having separated from their respective mothers, Sylvie Vartan and Nathalie Baye We will see him helping his big Jade with her homework, a funny and touching sequence.
This documentary shows a larger-than-life Johnny, in his most personal intimacy. Playing with his daughters, having fun at dinner parties with his friends, but also petrified before going on stage. “We separated, we got back together, there were infidelities“, admits Laeticia, misty-eyed. Despite everything, they have withstood all the tests, but that of the disease will have finally got the better of the singer. Since his disappearance, five years ago, Laeticia and her daughters have not ceased to evoke Johnny who they miss so much. And this documentary, concluded by the letters of his daughters read by the two teenagers, is a beautiful tribute. The two girls have not yet seen him, as entrusted by Laeticia Hallyday.
Johnny by Laeticia to be found on M6, on December 8th.