After a day of interviews, the burly Depardieu can cruise New York's highways for a few hours of freedom. No paparazzi, no questions, no trouble. Meanwhile, he is enthusiastic about Le Colonel Chabert, in which he plays a long-lost soldier who struggles to reclaim his identity, his money and his life after being declared dead during a horrific battle. I love historical movies. But it is like today, too.
Nothing changes a lot.
Also what I love is a love story. To find an historical movie and a love story like this is wonderful. And to have it be a tragedy is wonderful. Life is a tragedy. It's not easy and it takes a life to understand that.