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On Monday September 25, 20 Heures welcomes actress Catherine Deneuve on the occasion of the upcoming release of the film “Bernadette”, in which she plays Bernadette Chirac.
How did actress Catherine Deneuve react when she learned that she was going to play Bernadette Chirac in the cinema? “I had been prepared by my agent (…). As soon as I read the script, frankly, it was very good, very funny, well written, I really liked it“, reveals Catherine Deneuve, guest on the 20 Heures set, Monday September 25. The movie is “based on true things”, although it is a comedy.
“Brilliant and intelligent”
Playing a known and still living character, does that constrain the interpretation of the character? “Someone famous, it would be necessary to do something very relevant to life, (…) I wouldn’t like it too much“, confides Catherine Deneuve. However, she admits to having accepted to play Bernadette Chirac car “It was a comedy, with some pretty funny situations.”. Catherine Deneuve adds that what she liked about the character is that she “is brilliant and intelligent”.