He is born in Paris 1904, the late 20th century, that of the advent of the automobile, oil, electricity, the telephone and the cinematograph. Soon, he will print his blue eyes and his formidable Parisian titi face on the film: Jean Gabin.
Boulogne Billancourt had the formidable initiative of rpay tribute to Jean Moncorgé, alias Gabin, yes an artist’s name in two syllables, it was done in the music hall, we were called Mistinguett, Fernandel, Raimu, Bourvil or Arletty. It’s Gabin’s life and career presented in Boulogne.
A career that begins with the song. 1932 at the age of 28, Gabin is already a star. Discover a rare archive in our podcastthat of an exchange where he evokes his beginnings with another sacred monster of cinema: Alain Delon.
Gabin, 96 films, from Pépé le Moko, Quai des Brumes to Pacha, the human beast to the Clan of the Sicilians, from a monkey in winter to the Argenteuil gardener, Gabin Maigret, Gabin Jean Valjean, Gabin Clémenceau. The most popular actor who became legendary one day in November 1976 for a last tribute where the ashes of the actor are thrown into the sea. Almost national tribute and live commentary by Léon Zitrone to listen to in our podcast.
Direction Boulogne Billancourt, the Gabin exhibition at the museum of the thirties, designed in collaboration with the actor’s children: private collections, unpublished archives of the French cinematheque, it is until the month of July. And for fun, before concluding, Jean Gabin in 1975, during the shooting of his last film “The Holy Year” interviewed by a journalist, a perilous exercise, the man was always a bit grumpy.