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Patrice Leconte: "Like the namesake tennis player, I have experienced some setbacks"

2020-10-26T16:02:46.612Z


INTERVIEW - The director of Tandem, Monsieur Hire or Tango looks back on his career on the occasion of the re-release of these three films on DVD. From the difficulty of making films today in the theater, passing through his experiences at the César, the Oscars and Cannes… Relaxed and frank interview.


Patrice Leconte is one of our most interesting filmmakers and yet he hasn't filmed for five years.

The thing astonishes him, but does not bring him down.

Someone who says to you:

“There was Patrice Chéreau, I am Patrice cheap”

cannot be ignored.

Meet an author who, from

Bronzés

to

La Fille sur le pont

, has tackled all genres, while three of his best films (

Tandem

,

Monsieur Hire

,

Tango

) are reissued on DVD.

LE FIGARO.

- You don't have enough that articles about you are often titled "Leconte est bon"?

Patrice LECONTE.

-

Otherwise, you can do: "Like the tennis player of the same name, this Leconte has had some setbacks."

Your last book was called

J'arrête le cinéma

and you haven't shot for five years ...

It was ironic, but it backfired on me, much like peeing against the wind.

It's not my fault.

I have had great projects.

Everything fell into the water as if we had been torpedoed by pirates.

If it's

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Source: lefigaro

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