Video: Catherine Deneuve - 75: What viewers don't know about the famous actress
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
October 22 marks the 75th anniversary of the world cinema star, one of the most famous French actresses Catherine Deneuve. For her image of an ice beauty and secretive nature, she has earned the nicknames of the Snow Queen of French cinema, "a piece of ice in a glass of whiskey" and even "sour lemon"! The actress is really reluctant to share information about herself and remains a mystery for many fans. Most viewers are unlikely to know about what tragedy happened in the actress's family, why she did not want to get married and considered her beauty a burden.
Catherine Fabienne Dorleac was born in 1943 in Paris into an acting family, and three daughters followed in the footsteps of their parents and entered the theater stage as a child - all except Catherine, who suffered from peiraphobia - stage fright. Her film debut took place at the age of 14, in the film "Gymnasium" she was listed in the credits as Catherine Dorleak. But when her older sister Françoise became a famous actress, director Roger Vadim advised her to take a pseudonym. Catherine chose her mother's maiden name - Deneuve. She did not have a professional education - she graduated only from the Paris Lyceum and came to the cinema as a self-taught actress.
The worldwide popularity of the actress brought the musical "Umbrellas Cherbourg", which became a triumphant at the Cannes Film Festival. For this role, she had to lose 10 kg and dyed her hair in a lighter tone. Unlike many colleagues who played their starring role in their youth and remained actresses of the same role, Catherine Deneuve managed to keep the bar high throughout her life. Cinema hits with her participation came out one after another: "Disgust", "Girls from Rochefort", "Day Beauty", "Indochina", "East-West", "Dancing in the Dark", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Eight Women" and dr.
Catherine Deneuve's older sister Françoise Dorleac became famous in France before her, but she was destined to play about 20 movie roles and leave at the peak of popularity. Together they starred in 3 films. When the last of them - "Girls from Rochefort" - came out on the screens, a tragedy struck in the family: Françoise died in a car accident. At that time she was only 25 years old. After her death, Catherine Deneuve plunged into work that helped her cope with depression.
Both at home and around the world, Catherine Deneuve has always enjoyed incredible popularity. In 1985, by decision of the committee of mayors of French cities, the actress became the prototype of Marianne, the national symbol of France. Catherine Deneuve agreed to pose for the bust of Marianne, as she considered it her civic duty: "".
Very often she was called the standard of female beauty and a sex symbol, but the actress really did not like this definition: "". She really did not want to be perceived only as a beautiful picture, because she created on the screens a whole galaxy of deep and diverse images. The American press called her the most beautiful woman in the world, but for her it was not an axiom: "".
Catherine Deneuve had many novels, but she was never in a hurry to get married. Her first love was the director Roger Vadim, whom she met on the set. At that time she was 17 years old, and he was 32. He became for her not only a mentor who taught the basics of acting and opened the way to the world of big cinema, but also the father of her son Christian. But when he finally proposed to her, the actress was already disappointed in this relationship and refused him.
Officially, she was married only once: 2 years after breaking up with Roger Vadim, the actress married photographer David Bailey. This marriage lasted only a year, although according to the documents they remained husband and wife for another 6 years. Later, Catherine Deneuve said that the most valuable thing in this marriage for her was the opportunity to learn English. The loudest was her affair with the Italian actor and director Marcello Mastroianni. She gave birth to his daughter Chiara, but refused to marry again. Neither the director François Truffaut, nor the actor Gerard Depardieu, nor the head of the TV channel, Pierre Lescur, succeeded in leading her down the aisle. The actress said: "".
According to the actress, the only person to whom she remained faithful all her life, and with whom she had the only "painless affair", is the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. He called her his muse, and she did not recognize other designers. Their friendship lasted 43 years, until his death.
The actress continues to act in films to this day, participating in the filming of several projects every year. She does not hide her age and does not consider it necessary to resort to the help of plastic surgeons. She always puts on makeup herself, and when asked about what helps her to maintain excellent shape in adulthood, she answers: "". At the same time, for a long time she could not get rid of the only bad habit - smoking.
Films with her participation have long been recognized classics of world cinema: 7 most striking film images of Catherine Deneuve.
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