Strongly criticized for his “old France” side, Jean Dujardin wanted to set the record straight. Although he claims not to be involved in politics, he does not deprive himself of a few scratches…
Back to the cinema with the film The shrinking manJean Dujardin gave a long interview to the magazine Paris Match. The opportunity for the 53-year-old actor to return to a controversy: the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup. He appeared there in a very “old France” setting with everything, from the beret on his head to the baguette under his arm, including the scooter…
Jean Dujardin attacks extremes
In the pages of Matchthe actor agreed to discuss the criticism even though his show had been described by some as “rancid France”. Without saying who he is voting for, Jean Dujardin reacted: “It is the political recovery of the extreme left and the extreme right which are currently shaping the country’s weather (…) Under the pretext that we were highlighting the provinces, we were accused of being extreme right (…) It may be a cliché for them, but it is a reality. And anyway, what’s the problem? Paris is not France.”
And Nathalie Péchalat’s ex-husband added: “I don’t play politics and I’m not the standard bearer for anything. I’m just an actor and I’m not going to save anyone. But our country is great, we have all the landscapes, all the seasons, we have gastronomy… Does saying that make me hateful or retrograde? I don’t have that feeling.“Constantly cited in the top 50 of French people’s favorite personalities, the actor can rest assured: many people think like him.
Jean Dujardin and the risk of becoming “a taciturn old man“
The star of the films OSS 117 certainly has his vision of the world but he nevertheless hopes to keep a little of his childhood within him, not to fall into what was better before. “The day I become taciturn, when I start to have preconceived ideas, then I will feel old“, admitted the one who says he is comfortable with his fifty years despite some effects of the passage of time.
To stay young, Jean Dujardin can also count on his fatherhood, he who is the father of four children. “I know what family means and today I find myself with four children like my father! I hadn’t planned it like this, but when I see my two big ones on one side and my two little ones on the other, I find it wonderful. This is my tribe. And I know it’s love that will always be there“, he added.
