Saturday sadness in French cinema after the disappearance at just 50 years of producer Cyril Colbeau-Justin.
It was Dominique Farrugia who opened the tribute ball on Instagram, making the face of his friend familiar.
“Even though I knew he had to go, I'm devastated.
He was my friend.
He was a great producer.
Cyril Colbeau Justin.
I kiss you where you are, ”
the comedian wrote.
Other figures of the 7th hexagonal art were quick to follow suit.
Embodying the next generation in the midst of the early 2010s, Cyril Colbeau-Justin made his debut as executive producer in 2001 with the unusual
Grégoire Moulin against humanity
.
He had also accompanied, with his colleague Jean-Baptiste Dupont
,
the first films of Olivier Marchal
Gangsters
(2002),
36 Quai des Orfèvres, MR73, Les Lyonnais
.
Their company LGM had appeared in the rankings of those who made French cinema at
L'Express
and du
Figaro
in 2012.
The duo had also produced the thriller
Blood ties
and its American remake
Blood Ties,
starring Guillaume Canet.
We also owe him many popular comedies:
Cloclo, But who killed Pamela Rose?, RTT, Love situation: it's complicated, Bitch, princess of hearts, Hollywoo, Boule and Bill
.
With
Guillaume and the boys, at the table!
by Guillaume Gallienne, it is the consecration, he pockets in 2014 two César, that of the best first film and that of the best film.
Recently, Cyril Colbeau-Justin had produced
Inseparable
with Ahmed Sylla or Madame, the comedy of Amanda Sthers.
In TV, he had also worked on several seasons of
Leo Matteï, miners' brigades
and several TF1 units from the
Coup de foudre
collection
.