The magazine “8:30 p.m. on Sunday” (Twitter), presented live by Laurent Delahousse just after the 8 p.m. news on France 2, recounts an unprecedented moment in the life of a personality, behind the scenes of an event or a place belonging to collective history. Reports that reveal “the little story in the big one”…
The day when > Johnny Hallyday and Antoine, the duel
In 1965, Johnny Hallyday was still the idol of young people, but the yéyé years were looking for a second wind. In front of him appears a young stranger with long hair and rebellious ideas, the singer Antoine. His first hit, The Lucubrations, settles in the charts with a verse that scratches Johnny. This one is not long in answering, in song too, and it will last for years… It is not only a musical duel, it is also two visions of the world which clash at a pivotal moment, the end of the 1960s. “8:30 p.m. on Sunday” tells this face-to-face of France yéyé and the protesting youth.
And also, a stormy shooting, a physical confrontation…
News > Patrice Leconte and Jean Rochefort, the best enemies
In 1975, Patrice Leconte is not yet the famous director of the films The Bronzed and Ridiculous. He has just finished his studies and has made a few short films or commercials, but he has a dream: to become a film director. Luckily, the boss of Gaumont accepts his first feature film script, with a five-star cast: Coluche and Jean Rochefort. However, the atmosphere on the set will quickly turn stormy… so much so that Jean Rochefort will try to oust the very young director. We will have to wait for the magnificent Tandem to reconcile them.
Bonus > The last political duel… with the sword!
All presidential campaigns have their share of confrontations and oratorical contests… but two deputies of the National Assembly met in 1967 for the last political duel with the sword. And there are even pictures!
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– 50 years of rantings, Antoine (ed. Gallimard).
Non-exhaustive list.
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