Christian Clavier judges the new generation of French cinema (Pierre Niney, Jonathan Cohen, Quentin Dupieux …)

Currently playing the backpacker alongside Hakim Jemili, the pillar of the Comédie Française is talking about the next generation without detours.

Christian Clavier is an essential face of French comedies. In 50 years of careerhe counts a very long list of cult films: Visitors, Bronzés, Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatraor What did we do to the good Lord… Today, the 72 -year -old actor is playing in Philippe Mechelen’s comedy, The backpackerRoom release this Wednesday, April 2. Keyboard plays alongsideHakim Jemilihumorist and former Youtubeur who is currently on the rise. After Kept or Transfer windowthe actor also embodies the main role of comedy Love is overdueindoors on April 23.

Michel Blanc and Christian Clavier gathered one last time in the cinema: trailer

On the occasion of the release of BackpackerKeyboard explains at the microphone of crude his relationship with the kind of comedy :: “People who think it’s easy to do comedy and that it doesn’t mean anything are very strange”. For him, French humor has a particular flavor. “The French spirit is to get a part of life in comedies” to enter a part of life ”explains the actor. Visitors explore the question of descendants, Cocorico that of class reports … In short, a good comedy must speak of human nature. He adds: “People who are very connected to their narcissism, it’s complicated for them comedy. Delon never made me laugh a lot to be honest”.

Aymeric Goetschy questions him about potential collaboration with The new generation of actors very popular such as Pierre Niney (Count of Monte Cristo),, Adèle Exarchopoulos (Love phew) or Jonathan Cohen (My Mother, God and Sylvie Vartan). “Niney is very good in comedy, so I think it would be completely interesting… it is to cry with laughter”he adds about his series Fiascothat keyboard seems to have greatly appreciated.

On the other hand, he judges Jonathan Cohen “Too intellectual” For him … it is to wonder if he really knows who is the character: between The flame, the torchor Fuckin ‘Fredwe cannot say that it is extremely finesse (and that’s why we love it!).

Keyboard is not a fan of Quentin Dupieux’s cinema either: “It’s a little bit … something I think. The first film is great, the second too, after it becomes a gimmick. What are you playing? I play a door. A door button, which is different. ”

The interview is available in full on The Brut Youtube channel. While waiting to know if the Niney-Clavier duo could see the light of day, here is the trailer for the film The backpacker ::