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Often, Louis de Funès had a mythical car as a companion. The 12/13 leaves, Wednesday, April 5, on the mop with Louis de Funès, named after the exhibition dedicated to the actor, which opens in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).
What do a DS, a Fiat 124 and a Cadillac have in common? You do not see ? And if we add a 2CV? They all crossed paths with Louis de Funès. Reflecting the glorious thirties, the films of the most famous French comic actor obviously give pride of place to cars. All the vehicles from the golden age of the automobile are on the big screen.
A People’s History of the Automobile
“The perfect example is the 2CV”, explains Nora Ferreira, curator of the Louis de Funès museum. The car allows de Funès and his directors to exacerbate the characteristics of their characters. Through some twenty cars, the exhibition retraces both the filmography of Louis de Funès and a popular history of the automobile. An exhibition that ends with this Renault R6 which she did not have the honors of the big screen, but shared the daily life of the master of comic cinema.
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