Francis Verber at MIFF |
Recalling his childhood during the Second World War, Verber described his life with his pulp novel-writing Armenian mother and Jewish father who spent the war hidden in their apartment and thus evaded Nazi detection. He also regaled the audience with endless filmmaking anecdotes and impressions of Gerard Depardieu.
Verber on the set of Le Dîner de Cons |
Il a expliqué que Paul Rand, qui a joué le rôle de Pierre Brochant, avait peur de jouer un rôle antipathique, donc l’histoire a été changé afin que le personnage de Rand ait dû participer au dîner de cons contre son gré. Par conséquent, il y a eu deux victimes, et l’humour est tombé par terre. En fait, Verber a décrit le film comme “une honte”.
An immensely engaging and charismatic figure, Verber finished by saying how happy he was to be speaking French in a community so far from France. He will be appearing tomorrow at the Forum Theatre with Steve Kaplan (in English).
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