If Jean Rochefort remains so dear to our hearts, it is because this extraordinary actor alone embodies a cinema and a France imbued with freedom and carelessness. Through his films, archives and the testimony of those close to him, we discover a complex man, a sad clown saved by his taste for words and for fun.
Acting
Archive Rochefort — a masterclass in barely suppressed melancholy.
Direction
Riou lets silence and laughter do the heavy lifting.
Editing
Seamless weaving of six decades of iconic moments.
Director
Yves Riou
Jean Rochefort
Self (archive footage)
Guillaume Canet
Self
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Self (archive footage)
Yves Robert
Self (archive footage)
Philippe Noiret
Self (archive footage)
Nicole Garcia
Self (archive footage)
Gérard Jugnot
Self (archive footage)
Claude Rich
Self (archive footage)
Delphine Seyrig
Self (archive footage)
Bertrand Tavernier
Self (archive footage)
Patrice Leconte
Self
Édouard Baer
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Rochefort
Self
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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