Bald, revenge (France 5): Eric Judor, Carlito, Franck Leboeuf … break a male taboo

Bald, revenge (France 5): Eric Judor, Carlito, Franck Leboeuf … break a male taboo

Long teased in popular culture since Bruce Willis and The Rock, being bald rhymed with being sexy. Some became icons and took their revenge…

bald pioneer

In the late 1940s, actor Yul Brynner struggled to stand out. His forehead is already quite bald, but he still has hair, pulled back. ” He tried everything to get noticed, going so far as to pose nude. », explains Marc-Olivier Gribomont, owner of the Bois-Aubry Abbey (37) where Yul Brynner was resting. Then one day he decided to shave his head for the musical The King and Me (1951)… The movie adaptation won him the Best Actor Oscar.

bald aesthetic

I always look for the timeless side in my films, explains director Marc Caro. When you watch some movies, you can date them thanks to haircuts. Whereas, when you see a shaved head from 1912 or now, you can’t see the difference. And then, bald has a graphic side. »

bald smiles

While doing extras for the series Never without you two… tÉric Judor remembers being afraid of “resetting”. And one day he took action. “I was in Guadeloupe with a friend and I told him: we have to try, we’re on vacation, you’re going to mow me! My friend shaved me with shaving cream and a knife… What a relief when I saw my face: I still looked like myself! »

Kel, revenge, Friday 17 March at 9pm at France 5

THOMAS GAETNER

Source: Programme Television

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