The author of Dinner of idiots, find the boards. He will propose at the start of the school year, at the Théâtre de la Madeleine, a new play, entitled The whirlwind.
Francis Veber, one of the masters of French comedy in film and theater (The Troublemaker, The dinner of fools, Closet…) will be back in September with The whirlwindan unpublished piece on the bill at the Théâtre de la Madeleine, he announced to AFP on Monday.
Known for his characters of anti-heroes, awkward and endearing of the “Grand blond” or François Pignon, declined in several films and plays that have become great popular successes, the director and director enlists this time Philippe Lellouche and Stéphane Metzger.
“My new play features a depressed journalist because his media has just been taken over by a large financial group, and a brutal cop – his best friend – who tries to help him out of depression”, said Francis Veber , 84 years old.
“Satire of Our Time”
Catherine Mueino and Aline Gaillo complete the cast of this play performed from September 22.
“Through these two characters and their wives, it’s a satire of our crazy, whirlwind times, full of sound and fury. There’s no better humor than the breeding ground of turbulent times!”, has estimated Mr. Veber, author of about thirty films (The Big Blonde, The goat, The Comperess, The fugitives…) and a dozen plays.
In 1993, his play The stupid dinner“has turned into a cinematic phenomenon, rewarded by three César and 9 million admissions.
In 2001, Francis Veber did it again with his favorite character François Pignon in “Le Placard”, in theater and cinema, with Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu.