Meryl Streep could play Gisèle Pelicot in an American series

With the release of her book, Gisèle Pelicot’s story becomes a global phenomenon.

Released in bookstores just 10 days ago, Et la joie de vivre, co-written with journalist Judith Perrignon and translated into 22 languages, has already recorded more than 63,000 sales. A book testifying to an event that occurs a year after the highly publicized trial of Gisèle Pelicot. At the time, she had already been approached by several publishing houses and productions who wanted to take on her terrible story.

But it was ultimately the Americans, on the other side of the Atlantic, who were able to seduce Gisèle Pelicot. According to the newspaper Marianne, she would have agreed to have her story adapted for American television with…Meryl Streep who would play her role. Meryl Streep and Gisèle Pelicot are from the same generation, only 3 years apart.

For almost 10 years, the French woman was the victim of her husband Dominique Pelicot, drugging her before handing her over to dozens of men without her knowledge. It was only much later that the wife discovered her husband’s actions after he was arrested by the police. For years, she had suffered from severe migraines and other physical disorders without knowing the cause…50 other men were implicated…

The so-called “Mazan rapes” affair shook the whole of France and had a worldwide impact. Gisèle Pelicot has started an international tour to promote her book. Before joining Italy, Canada and the United States, Gisèle Pelicot met Queen Camilla in London this Monday, February 23.