To end the weekend in style, C8 broadcasts this Sunday, January 29 the film Walk in the shade. A dramatic comedy starring actress Sophie Duez, whose debut will surely surprise you.
From 9:10 p.m., on C8, viewers will be able to (re) see the comedy Walk in the shade, carried by the tandem Gérard Lanvin and Michel Blanc. In this film directed by the star of tanned, we follow the story of Denis and François, two friends who are back in France to get back into music. While they were planning to stay with one of their relatives, they learn that he had to leave without leaving an address or even an explanation. Disappointed and penniless, the two friends stay in a shabby hotel, beg, and play a few songs in the street and in the Paris metro. It was during one of these performances that François met Mathilde, a professional dancer, and immediately fell in love with her. A young woman played by Sophie Duez, whose first role on the big screen.
Sophie Duez: her life before comedy Walk in the shade
Before becoming interested in the 7th art, Sophie Duez began as a chorister and dancer. She was particularly noticed by Jérôme Braque and Patrick Bruel who made her turn in their clips Jeannette and Tired of this girl. The actress then made a remarkable passage in the magazine Him in 1982 before joining the prestigious modeling agency Elite. The following year, she was chosen to represent “la Marianne cuvée 1983” as part of a state campaign. Her life changed in 1984 when Michel Blanc offered her the role of Mathilde in Walk in the shade with Gerard Lanvin. After the enormous success of the film, Sophie Duez made the decision to abandon her studies to devote herself to her acting career.
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From actress to city councilor
His first role in Walk in the shade enabled him to chain several feature films, in particular A thorn in the heart, I hate actors or Presumed dangerous, before she moved away from film sets to focus on her personal life. As a reminder, Sophie Duez gave birth to two daughters, Lucile and Rose, born of her relationship with drummer Manu Katché. If the actress is rather rare in the cinema in the 90s, she appeared in several TV movies and in several series, including Platform 1, broadcast on France 2. In parallel with her career as an actress, she became politically involved at the end of the 2000s by registering on the list of the Socialist Party in Nice. She was a municipal councilor, as well as project manager for culture in the cabinet of Christian Estrosi.
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
