“He never told me about it”: Gerard Lanwin tells us how Luke Besson was trying to get rid of this movie that would become a cult

Almost fifty years have passed since Gerard Lanvin walks on the screen on his silhouette because of its beginning on the wing or thigh. Dark, rough and difficult to stay, he portrayed a new virginity of French cinema in the 80’s.

Suspended from two Caesar, who is the best actor in 1995 for his beloved son and in 2001 for his best auxiliary role, for his excellent composition to the taste of others, Gerard Lanvin is also known for his freezer in this profession. This brought him some animosity by his colleagues and / or directors throughout his career.

“The cinema has set me a tricard several times. I am not a big person but I say what I think and I am not ashamed to say what I think” Interested party gives a 17 -page river interview always in a wonderful interview Schnock Quarterly MagazineWhose file is dedicated to the film my best friends, where he appears in casting.

Thus, Lanwin tells the story of Luke Besson about a delicious anecdote about the movie Le Grand Bleu. Little does she know, but the actress has prepared the film for a few months before throwing it in a towel. Which is clearly not the taste of the filmmaker …

“Deliberately badly sold me to make him hate”

“Costume designer Firecracker He spoke to me by Luke Besson, who wanted me to tell me about the movie of his life: The Big Blue. I was attentive to the client what he did and wanted to do it. In front of me he met Mickey Rurke Sister Christoph Lambert. We start working on the script and ask questions very quickly. I had projects with Fecher And Besson asked me that in six months I was ready with the advanced knowledge of English, I had to swim with dolphins and reach a depth of 40 m.

I asked him to think when we were already in costumes. In my opinion, he was entirely chest. I couldn’t feel the role. Because I’m not kind to say yes, sign a contract and, on the day you have to dive, don’t say that they don’t know that they are forced to pay you, I tried to hate Besson.

Impossible

We tried the combinations in which I did not watch anything. I sold it badly with hatred. I have a tattooed eagle on my arm. She wanted to hide her with a long sleeve T -shirt, the story that I make even more stupid! If I got everything he asked me, I would have to do it in dangerous conditions.

Besson wanted to shoot in the open sea, not in the swimming pool, as I thought. Shooting would be done for a year. Compared to other projects, I was blocked. I went to Ibiza to the divers club. There, I ask the professor whether he will be able to arrive in apnea 40 meters for 5 months. The instructor looks at me and told me, “Why do you want to die?” It was impossible! With an ambush in the nose bath, I stayed for a minute! I left. He has never told me about it since then. “

This, of course, will be the Jean-Marc Bar, who will play this cult role in the film, which has become the same.