“We had to steal something.”

Invited to the Cannes Film Festival to present his latest film as an actor, The Whims of the Child Kingscreened out of competition in the official selection of the Cinéma de la Plage, Franck Dubosc delved into his Cannes memories. And his first visit to the Croisette is memorable!

Franck Dubosc and Karin Viard on their way to Cannes: their little game on the way

It’s on the microphone of the Tiktok account of Diverto that Franck Dubosc recounted his memories of his very first time at the Cannes Film Festival, with his long-time girlfriend Karin Viard, whom he has known since the Rouen Conservatory. “The first time I came to Cannes, I stayed with Karin Viard. We took his grandfather’s BX (…) We must have gone too far because we arrived in Nice!“, he first remembered. “I told him I’ll buy you breakfast at Negresco. And it cost 60 francs at the time. I remember, 60 francs each“, added the Caesarized director for A bear in the Jura.

The duo did not have the means to go down by plane and it was therefore by road that Franck Dubosc and Karin Viard arrived in the South. With a little game along the way…”We had come down from Paris. At every gas station, we had to steal something. I remember a little purse in the shape of a rugby ball. It depends on the region where you stop“, he added.

Franck Dubosc and Karin Viard create a myth in Cannes

At that time, neither had yet had a career in cinema. “We were unknown (…) It was for nothing. It was us, we were 20 years old“, remembered Franck Dubosc. A trip to the Croisette for fun. And, during the Festival, without accreditation or contact, it’s difficult to get in anywhere.

To try to take advantage of the moment, Franck Dubosc and Karin Viard then had the idea of ​​staging a myth:
“We had fun trying to get into nightclubs or parties. I acted as the agent for Karin, who played the American actress. It never worked“, concluded with humor and honesty the actor who has become extremely popular in the hearts of the French.