He is not a fan of Catherine Deneuve
. At least, when the 79-year-old actress steps into the shoes of Bernadette Chirac
. Indeed, the second-degree comedy by Léa Domenach in which the actress takes on the role of the ex-First Lady is released this Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Even before its release, the film was criticized. Notably by Claude Chirac, daughter of Bernadette and Jacques Chirac. In the columns of SHEon January 28, she deplored the fact of not having been entrusted with the screening at the beginning of September but above all of not having been informed of this project.
Besides Bernadette’s daughter, her driver does not want to go to cinemas to watch this comedy. Asked by Gala
this Wednesday, André Demullet first praised the personality of the former First Lady. When our colleagues asked him why the widow of the former President of the Republic still fascinates, he confided: “Because she is unique!”
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“But I’m rather embarrassed by this film, which I won’t go see”, he quickly added. André Demullet explains that he “prefers to keep the memory of [ce qu’il a] lived.” “I don’t like people who talk about things they don’t know. Claude Chirac’s anger is completely legitimate. She feels bad for not having been warned. And then, Madame Chirac is still alive, it seems like people have forgotten her!”he continues, as Claude Chirac also recalled on September 28.
As for the choice of Catherine Deneuve in the shoes of the ex-First Lady, the driver of the ex-residents of the Elysée does not really seem convinced. “As for Laurent Lafitte in Tapie, it looks very bad. They could have found better…”, he says frankly. And “anyway”for him, “only Bernadette Chirac can play Bernadette Chirac”. It remains to be seen whether viewers will be of the same opinion.
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