LWith drawn features but a smile on his lips, Mathieu Kassovitz films himself shirtless on his hospital bed. In an Instagram post published on Sunday September 10, the actor, visibly still on morphine, goes from laughter to tears and, while giving an update on his health after his serious motorcycle accident on September 3, delivers a message as confused as ‘moving on “the huge slap” that he faced the hospital system, which he had never really been confronted with. “I am admiring, I understand why we pay so much taxes”he said, grateful. The Man of Cinema, currently showing in Visions (by Yann Gozlan), broke his femur. He almost had an amputation after losing control of his motorcycle on a circuit in Essonne. He films these impressive metal pins that support his foot and ankle “tuna crumbs”. And don’t forget to show your support for the Moroccan people. “But life goes on, yes, it’s horrible to say that but it’s true. »
All the substantial marrow and ambiguity of Kassovitz reside in these ten minutes. The lyrical flights of fancy, the excess, the charm, a form of naivety combined with a primary lucidity, the desire to shock the bourgeoisie, the (false?) modesty. But also an unfeigned love of one’s neighbor and an ability, all in all commendable, to be self-critical.
As is his habit, “Malotru” takes the opportunity to put a stop “to the media which create panic [sur son accident], like they create for everything », in order to “make clicks” and generate ” The advert “. Thus pretending to ignore the fact that he has not only been participating in this media game for thirty years, but that no newspaper worthy of the name could have passed over in silence an accident which affects one of the best-known and most famous French actors and directors. , whether we like the character or not, the most talented.
Ambiguous report to the media
Since the release of Hate, in 1995, journalists flocked to Mathieu Kassovitz (as they did to Jean-Claude Bourret when it came to extraterrestrials), who had become, almost unwillingly, the expert on the suburbs of France. A riot, a police blunder, and he is summoned to share his analysis. He often complains about it, but submits to the exercise. The latest urban revolts are a perfect illustration of this. On June 29, on Instagram – to stop, he said, the solicitations – he denounced, with regard to the murder of Nahel, the fact that the same causes have been producing the same effects for ages… But intervened five days later on the “Grandes Gueules” plateau, on RMC. Deep down, Mathieu knows that, for his voice to carry, he needs these media that he ridicules.
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