In 2017, Guillaume Canet presented his fifth feature film in cinemas. With Rock’n Roll, the actor decided to stage his midlife crisis in a crazy comedy. An interpretation which earned him a nomination for the César for best actor in 2018. But behind the floodgates and the Quebec accent deliciously copied by his partner Marion Cotillard, the father of Marcel, 12 years old, and Louise, 6 years old, wanted to denounce the relentlessness of the media on his private life. Guest in As an aside on Canal +, this Tuesday, September 26, Guillaume Canet opened the doors to his privacy and revealed the reasons which pushed him to play his own role in this film. And he doesn’t mince his words.
The film Rock’n’roll is it inspired by the real life of Guillaume Canet?
Comfortably seated on the sofaAs an asideGuillaume Canet explains in the voice of Nathalie Levy what inspired his film Rock’n’roll. “Fed up with people talking about our image, about ourselves, about our life without knowing anything about our life, in fact“, admits the 50-year-old actor. Marion Cotillard’s husband is surprised by the fantasies suggested by the celebrity, “It’s true that sometimes it’s quite amusing, quite crazy, to see what people imagine of us, of the completely crazy life of stars that apparently we would have“he then jokes, “I’m learning stuff about houses I’m apparently buying in the southwest, crazy stuff.“Tired of hearing anything and everything about his private life, the director decided to put together a fake documentary,”I think I got a bit fed up and I said to myself ‘well then I’m going to have fun with this too’ and I might as well go with what people can imagine too.“He finally congratulated the mother of his children for contributing to this feature film,”Marion was extraordinary, she agreed to play this crazy self-deprecation.“
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Guillaume Canet discusses his limits on rumors concerning his private life
Guillaume Canet is perhaps amused by what he hears about his private life but like everything, amusement has its limits. The actor thus recalls, “There are times when, on the other hand, there are things that are said that are not funny.“In fact, not everything he reads makes him laugh and he therefore warns Canal + viewers,”Don’t believe everything people say” before finalizing his speech on the message carried by Rock’n’roll“That’s what I wanted to tell in this film.“
As an asideto be found in full on the application myCANAL.
