Loudspeakers broadcast the most cult replicas of the film in the courtyard of the castle. “We’re going to leave some ruins, ruins are nice! You’ve been to Rome, there’s the Colosseum, there’s the Forum, ruins are nice!” The first visitors smile, remembering Louis de Funès and Jean Gabin, passing under the main gate of the castle.
For the very first time, the Château de Paluel, in Saint-Vincent-le-Paluel in the Périgord Noir, opened to visitors on Thursday 7 July.
Decor of the “Tattooed”
“There are works from the 12th and 13th centuries that date from the Renaissance”explains Etienne Cluzel, the new owner of the castle. Since it burned down in a fire in 1944, the building was abandoned, it was gradually invaded by ivy and trees, it served as a stone quarry, until it became a ruin. The place was perfect for hosting certain scenes from the filming of the film “Le Tatoué”, in 1968.
The film which brought together for the first time two great actors, Louis de Funès and Jean Gabin, tells the story of an art dealer who seeks to buy back the tattoo, designed by the famous Modigliani, that an ex-legionnaire wears on the back. The latter accepts, on condition that the art dealer restores his country house. This one accepts, without knowing that it is actually a castle in ruins: the castle of Paluel.
This is the very first time that the castle has opened its doors to the public. It is open all summer and until November, every day from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m..