On October 4, Catherine Deneuve
will return to the cinema to star in Léa Domenach’s first film, Bernadette. It is a comedy based on true events around the former president’s partner. On the occasion of the imminent release of the feature film, the one who burst into tears when talking about her sister
continues the interviews.
During various interviews, Catherine Deneuve
made numerous revelations about Bernadette Chirac including the anecdote surrounding Jacques Chirac’s famous mistress
. This time invited on the 8 p.m. news broadcast on France 2, Anne-Sophie Lapix was able to discuss different points about herself with the 78-year-old actress.
Bernadette Chirac old-fashioned?
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It’s hard not to recognize Bernadette Chirac, whether for her look or the contrast between her size and that of her husband. Often judged as being out of date, the journalist asked Catherine Deneuve’s opinion on this point. “Outdatedness means an image quickly fixed on her silhouette, her little suit, her little bag that she is holding in her hand. It’s an image from yesterday, not from today. I believe that she didn’t care”, she answered frankly at first.
Then, Catherine Deneuve nuanced it: “She was obviously obliged for life reasons to be in public. Afterwards she made an effort. She had to force herself for something fairer, more attractive.”
A little later in this interview, Catherine Deneuve did not fail to praise the former First Lady: “This woman is brilliant, this woman is intelligent. She was still linked to Chirac very young, very early on. So she knows what politics is. She really knew what she was going to experience. I don’t think that ‘she imagined that he would also be first, let’s say that he would take up all this space and leave her little space like many important famous men who adore their wives but at the same time treat them very badly. He can’t to be with her nor without her”. Enough to make you want to discover his character.
Catherine Deneuve speaks about the character of Bernadette Chirac in the #JT20H of @France2tvon the occasion of the release of the film #Bernadette. pic.twitter.com/TiPMKCRzzl
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