“We are old in our bodies and we can be young in our minds,” assures actor François Berléand, starring in “Last Dance”

François Berléand is starring in the film Last Dance, directed by Delphine Lehericey. The actor states: “I found the script so beautiful and moving. I wanted to play a role like that.” The feature film evokes the daily life of Germain, a retiree who lets himself be carried away by routine. He suddenly found himself a widower at age 75. He then continues his wife’s work: dancing. For the first time, François Berléand appears in tears in a film. “I didn’t force myself. I’ve never cried in my life. In two scenes, I cried (…) because they were emotions”confides the actor.

A need for solitude

In this film, loneliness, mourning and the loss of others are themes treated with lightness. “We laugh. That’s what’s beautiful”, assures the septuagenarian. Asked about his character’s need for solitude, François Berléand responds: “We are old in our bodies and we can be young in our heads. I have the impression that he above all wants to do what he wants. He doesn’t want to be dictated to. things, but he has children who are a little too possessive. (…) The fact that he hides what he does [de la danse] to his children, it’s wonderful.”