Molière at the Pantheon! The cry comes from the heart. In this year celebrating the 350th anniversary of his death, Francis Huster does not intend to miss the opportunity to see the 17th century author enter the prestigious place reserved for Great Men, to whom the Nation says it is grateful. This February 12, 2023, the actor of Dinner of idiots reiterates its tireless request, which turns to the quest, with our colleagues from the Figaro. And announces that he will be, Friday, February 17, at 11 a.m. sharp, in front of the Parisian monument in the Latin Quarter for a symbolic demonstration… but no less determined. Because the actor intends to read there a two-page speech that he composed, inspired by the creator of learned women and others Imaginary illness Or Tartuffe, which he will conclude with a few immortal verses rocking our memories. “It will be my way of allowing his soul and his words to enter the Pantheon, before finally being joined, I wish, by Molière himself.”, declaims Francis Huster to our colleagues. But can his dream of “pantheonizing” Molière come true? On January 25, 2023, he was the guest of Sonia Mabrouk on European 1. And, already, Francis Huster warned… “On February 17, he will be there, he, Molière, his soul, his ghost will be in front of the Pantheon”, he declared to the journalist, in an enigmatic tone.
Francis Huster invites Emmanuel Macron to the Pantheon for the 350th anniversary of the death of Molière “Each time we met, he told me that he wanted us to talk about it face to face. I’m still waiting for a date to be set.”https://t.co/sJBK0zOBON
– Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) February 12, 2023
“We are both going to have an interview”
But we know, the actor has agitated all the actions so that the work of the writer is honored by France. “It’s a fight that has been followed and acclaimed”, he underlined. “The Council of Paris voted unanimously, whatever its political color, the republican parties, socialists. Everyone !“A fight that seems to have piqued the curiosity of the Head of State. “IIt so happens that with the President of the Republic, and I give him credit on this point, we are both going to have an interview. And I hope that we will release Molière’s entrance to the Pantheon“, then declared the actor of 75 years in a broad smile. After Simone Veil in 2018 and Joséphine Baker in 2022, Emmanuel Macron could offer national eternity to a third personality. A president who seems to inspire Francis Huster who does not hesitate to compare him to the main character of the Misanthrope : “Like Alceste, he thinks to shout the truth, to oppose everyone, he goes his own way. I think the president finds himself at a time when his choice is as follows: either like Alceste run away, leave and say I don’t want to stay in this society any longer, or do the opposite of Alceste – and this was the first end written by Molière – stay and fight.” And to conclude: “I hope he will stay and fight to unite France.”
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