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The notes of the cult actor, who died in 2005, also unforgettable in Cabbage Soup (1981), will be published on Wednesday November 6 by Fayard. A wonderful opportunity to enter the mind of a legend of French cinema and theater.
The text of the play The Dinner Game a hit that went on to become a hugely popular film, is republished on Wednesday with the actor’s annotations. Jacques Villeret. The éditions Fayard reproduce in large format the pages on which the actor underlines his lines in the role of François Pignonwith photos of the piece.
After more than two years at the théâtre des Variétés in ParisThe play, which opened in September 1993, was adapted for the screen in 1998. Jacques Villeret immediately accepted the role proposed by the author, Francis Veber. The other main role, that of Pierre Brochant, the man who invites François Pignon to the “dîner de cons”, had gone to Claude Brasseur.
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The art of a great actor
As his son Alexandre Villeret recounts in the preface, the actor ” began to blacken the pages “(around 250 double-sided) immediately after his first reading. He added indications as to his movements on stage, the tone or emotions of his character: ” dubious “, ” a time of mistrust “, ” embarrassment “.
” She only obsession: not to lose his voice! “
Alexandre Villeret
” You were talking about 99 % of work, from 1 % talent “, writes Alexandre Villeret, who remembers his father’s daily exercises to ” his only obsession : don’t lose your voice ! “At the movies, The Dinner Game sold 9.2 million tickets. It earned Jacques Villeret the 1999 César for Best Actor and TF1 the best television audience of 2001, beating the September 11 newscast and Loft Story.