Faced with the barbarity of war, two sacred monsters of French cinema in support of Ukraine. Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve will be this Thursday, 9:30 am, in the political program of TV5 Monde Facing Ukraineforty years after their last joint film Shock. The actor and actress will read texts by Ukrainian poets Taras Shevchenko and Lessia Ukraïnka. An initiative imagined by Cyril Viguier, the presenter of the show: “I saw Catherine Deneuve with a pin with the Ukrainian flag at the Venice Film Festival 2022. I offered to read Hope by Lessia Oukrainka, feminist and pro-European poet. »
Alain Delon had already mobilized for Ukraine in September ahead of the interview given by Volodymyr Zelensky to TV5 Monde, 20 minutes, West France And Nice morning. The actor does it again with the reading of a poem by Taras Chevtchenko. An unprecedented dialogue between Alain Delon and the Ukrainian president will be broadcast. “Volodymyr Zelensky is an admirer of Alain Delon. We set up a duplex, there was a real connection between two former actors, announces Cyril Viguier. Of course, they talk about the war, about their former lives as actors. Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Alain Delon for his support and his way of alerting public opinion. »
These sequences with Catherine Deneuve and Alain Delon will punctuate the interview with Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, conducted by Cyril Viguier. “I was able to meet her for an hour when she came to Paris at the Ukrainian Cultural Center. This is located at 22, rue de Messine in the former private mansion of Alain Delon. » The interview with Olena Zelenska discusses its foundation, her role as First Lady, peace. “She is the spokesperson for Volodymyr Zelensky. »
“Facing Ukraine »Thursday 9:30 a.m. on TV5 Monde, rebroadcast Friday 5 p.m.