Death of Jean Rochefort : How his meeting with Johnny Hallyday had changed his life – Gala

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Jean Rochefort died in the night from Sunday to Monday, the 9th October, at the age of 87. In 2002, he was running with Johnny Hallyday in the film of Patrice Leconte, The man on the train, and told us about this unlikely meeting that led to a beautiful friendship.

Hospitalized last August, Jean Rochefort died in a hospital in paris, in the night of Sunday to Monday, 9 October. He was 87 years old. With his buddies, Philippe Noiret, and Jean-Pierre Marielle, it marked the French cinema of his elegance and his sense of humor. In 2002, it is with another sacred monster that he had an appointment at the screen : Johnny Hallyday. Together they were the heroes of The man on the train, Patrice Leconte.

On the shoot, the more timid of the two has not been what we could have imagined : “I have blocked my text like crazy. My terror was that one redo of taken because of me,” we had dropped a Johnny Hallyday remusclé by his nutritionist and his trainer’s personal, and that the blow had not wanted to leave it to chance to give a reply to Jean Rochefort.

“I noticed with surprise that Johnny was impressed to work with us, he told us to turn Jean Rochefort. He had a scared huge that pushed me to give her my hand, to make people laugh by being charmingly stupid. I wanted to put her at ease. He has played well, this sacred’! When I saw that it was a boy, shy, anxious, respectful of my arthritis, I was touched immediately.“

Jean Rochefort had also confessed to being surprised by the rocker. Often described in the media ” coming out of nightclubs with a kick in the tilex “, he had explained to have fallen on “a boy, very diligent, very conscientious, with a desire to do well ” who had really seduced.

Jean Rochefort was told that one evening, at the restaurant, Johnny had announced, speaking loudly, as it often happened, that his wife was coming for the weekend, she was going to make him a soup out of pumpkin, and that, if he wanted to, he could prepare a Thermos. “You would have had to see the head of the other customers, remembered the actor. This is Johnny, a man shocking truth. ”

Turn with Johnny Hallyday, it was also to be obliged to put barriers on the tray to contain the crowd. With Jean Rochefort, had already been witness to this pressure with Brigitte Bardot. With the rocker, he had seen old fans with four legs to pick up his cigarette butts. And when he went in the streets, asked for autographs from Johnny.

Finally, Jean Rochefort, had slipped as his duet with the star of thirteen years her junior, had changed the gaze that is placed on him. ” Since we know that I have shot with Johnny, a lot of people tend to be more gentle with me. “

Photo credit : Sipa

With Jean Rochefort,Johnny Hallyday

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