At the end of September, journalist-producer Cyril Viguier will unveil a special program on TV5 Monde and a channel of the Canal+ group with Alain Delon as the highlight. The cinema legend will interpret texts by the great Ukrainian poet Taras Chevchenko and will discuss with the Ukrainian ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko. The 86-year-old actor spoke about this exciting project in the pages of TeleCabSat which we will discover behind the scenes in The Great Journal of the Territories (LCP-TV5 World) by Cyril Viguier.
French icon, Alain Delon has decided to show his support for Ukraine, a country that venerates him. A decision which is not surprising for the artist who has always expressed his convictions and his values, even if it means sometimes detonating. Thus, he explains in the columns of TeleCableSat : “I have always said what I thought when it seemed appropriate to express it. Everyone knows absolutely everything about my commitments, and almost everything about my opinions.“Ukraine, a country that has been at war against Russia in spite of itself since February 2022, thus receives the support of the actor who wants to underline the strength of this country,”who fights with remarkable grace“.
If he was able to go to this Slavic country in the past, Alain Delon has not yet met its current head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky, transformed into a war hero. This does not prevent him from having carefully observed this actor who became president: “He invited me to kyiv to meet him. He told me that he knows my career inside out and appreciates the films in which I have worked. (…) Personally, what I observe is that he is on course. So far, I do not see any major error in trajectory on his part. Overnight, this man simultaneously became a globally adored personality, a target and a warlord. The place is uncomfortable.”
This political-artistic participation of Alain Delon puts him back at the center of media attention. He clarifies, however, that he had not really wanted to find himself “retired” but had not, so far, found any plans to return to the spotlight: “I receive scripts every day. None correspond to what I would like to do. That’s all. The desire to play is there.” The door is therefore open to those who would like to collaborate with Anthony’s father, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien.
Find the full interview in the magazine TeleCabSat from September 5, 2022
The Great Journal of the Territories broadcast on LCP-TV5 Monde on Saturday September 10