French cinema has bid farewell to one of the greatest figures of the conservatory of dramatic art in Paris. Marcel Bluwal passed away on Saturday, October 23 in the morning “peacefully”, as announced by his entourage at theAFP. He was 96 years old. A tribute was paid to him at the cemetery of Montmartre, this Friday, October 29 in the presence of relatives and friends.
Several cinema personalities made the trip to salute the memory of this immense artist, to whom we owe children’s shows such as Thursday afternoon but who has also worked on the staging of theatrical and cinematographic productions such as The Misanthrope, Dom Juan returns from war, Carambolages or The most beautiful country in the world). Marcel Bluwal has collaborated with the greatest such as Claude Brasseur, Louis de Funès and Michel Piccoli.
Many actors were there during the day: His wife and great actress Danièle Lebrun was present as well as Catherine Frot, Ariane Ascaride, great friend of the director, Catherine Jacob, François Marthouret, Pierre Santini, Jean-François Balmer, Nicolas Vaude, Jean- Pierre Darroussin, journalist François de Closets …
Closed faces, the actors and actresses paid tribute to the man of cinema and television, whose disappearance upset Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron. “He had illuminated the very rich hours of French television by making millions of French people rediscover Molière, Marivaux or Beaumarchais, while inventing programs and formats that have shaped the history and face of the small skylight“, can we read in a press release published on the Elysee website.
Very affected by the death of her friend, Ariane Ascaride posted on her Facebook page: “There is a month ago we were all together to savor the happiness of spending a Sunday afternoon. Marcel has now flown to other unknown horizons. Mr. Marcel Bluwal has been called to lands so far away that nothing and no one will be able to bring him back. My sorrow is immense, I wish him a nice trip, he was an essential man. “