He wanted to do well, and received a lot of criticism for the most part. On Friday September 8, 2023, the Rugby World Cup started and offered a breathtaking spectacle to fans of the oval ball. Indeed, the XV of France took over the invincible All-Blacks of New Zealand in the opening match. However, before this show appreciated by all, another preceded it and was much less validated.
Indeed, like any international competition which brings together millions of fans and viewers, an opening ceremony took place. During this ceremony, Vianney and Zaz sang in honor of France and rugby, while Jean Dujardin “disguised” himself as a perfect mustachioed Frenchman, beret on his head, distributing bread to his “customers” and fending off a “rooster” who was a little too intrusive.
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An opening ceremony that is too “clichéd”
For many, this painting of France in the 1950s presented was judged “too cliché” by some, while others have referred to it as “Magnificent”. In short, public opinion was sharply divided and this did not fail to pain Nathalie Péchalat’s companion. He needed six days to digest the criticism against him. This Thursday, September 14, 2023, he indeed spoke on Instagram and wanted to defend himself.
Jean Dujardin, shocked and pained by the criticism of him
“I fell backwards”wrote the 51-year-old actor in the preamble, before continuing: “I never thought that my participation in the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup would trigger such a flood of political and media comments… We wanted it to be beautiful, we wanted it to be festive, we “We had fun imagining it, we all got involved together, volunteers, craftsmen, artists, happy to prepare it with everyone’s enjoyment in mind. We wanted to celebrate our country, our know-how and the history of rugby.”
For the detractors who judge the ceremony “old”, Jean Dujardin loses his temper: “The outdated France of the 1950s? It was precisely in 1954 that France celebrated its first victory over the New Zealanders”. Regarding the “Rancid France”the actor defends himself once again by recalling that a “opening ceremony is always the presentation to the rest of the world of the country where the celebrated event takes place”. “We are indeed also the country of the beret, of gastronomy, of culture, of education, no offense to some… The second degree that I have always liked to use has not been understood and I regret it “he concluded, pained and angry.
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