Seven years after separating from Catherine Marchal, Olivier Marchal confided in our colleagues from Paris-Match. The opportunity for the director to explain how he and his ex-wife managed so that their separation is not synonymous with tension.
They formed one of the solid and emblematic couples of French cinema. Olivier Marchal and Catherine Marchal, born Quiniou and well known for her role in the series Here it all begins, said “yes” to each other in 1995. From their union were born four children: Léa born in 1994, Zoé born in 1998, Ninon born in 2005 and Basile born in 2009. But after 20 years of marriage and living together, the couple ended up separating. No question of divorcing, proof that the couple ended their relationship in good conditions.
The 63-year-old former cop and the interpreter of Claire Guinot in Here it all begins are therefore still married today. A situation to which the director returned. The opportunity to explain how the former couple is organized with the children and the fact that they share, despite this separation, a great complicity. It was on the occasion of the theatrical release of his film Overdose this Thursday, November 4, 2022, that Olivier Marchal gave a long interview to our colleagues from Paris Match.
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The dialogue was never broken
An opportunity for this thriller enthusiast to look back on his relationship with his clan. “I have always taken good care of my children, the dialogue between us has never been broken, on the contrary,” he told Paris Match. This good understanding, he was able to maintain it thanks to the excellent relationship he has with his ex-companion, Catherine Marchal.
The actor and director explains that he left the family apartment to leave the mother of his children there with the youngest. He therefore settled in an apartment close to the rest of his tribe. And if the young Zoé left the nest recently, Olivier Marchal confides reuniting his family during birthdays and Christmas meals. “We even go on vacation for a few days together, Catherine, it’s like my sister,” he confessed.
As his film Overdose is about to be released in theaters on November 4, 2022, the director wanted to take his daughter Zoé on this adventure. The latter is proud to be able to work under the watchful eye of her father who, like her mother, gave her a taste for cinema. There is no doubt that she will be able to take advantage of the know-how of her parents, who are still on good terms after their separation, to ensure her career.