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On the occasion of her visit to Cannes, Jane Fonda answered Pierre Lescourt’s questions on France 2’s Beau Geste show. Being able to trust her relationship with the acting profession… that wasn’t always obvious.
Jane Fonda might never have become an actress. In the Pierre Lescur show. Nice gestureOn the night of May 19-20, 2024, on the occasion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the 86-year-old actress spoke about her relationship with cinema, an art that her father, Henry Fonda, experimented with before her.
Despite the masterpieces in which his father starred (Grapes of Wrath, Once in the West, Editor’s Note), Henry Fonda would never pass on his taste for cinema to his daughter. In reply to Pierre Lescur who told him that he “put your finger on the profession” during the called presentation Country girlJane Fonda laughs. “I was 13-14 years old… I wasn’t tempted, I didn’t want to become an actress.”
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“When he came home after a day of shooting, he was always in a bad mood. He did not sound happy. He never came home and said: “It was great, I shot a great scene.” So for me, the profession of acting… I didn’t want it at all., he added. But life decided otherwise.
“You have talent”
After the dismissal of the secretary, the cinema was again imposed on Jane Fonda. “I didn’t know what to do in life, I had to find a job”He said into the microphone of Pierre Lescourt. It was then that the actor Lee Strasberg took him into his class and said: “You have talent”. Then her career took off, and today the actress is a regular at the Cannes Film Festival.
A few days ago, the iconic character of Hollywood cinema opened the first Cannes shooting of the show C to you. After arriving with a glass of champagne in hand (and secretly finishing it), the actress fell under the spell of host Bertrand Chamereau, whom she found: “beautiful”. At 86, Jane Fonda is still too far to talk.
Source: Le Figaro
