“A mini-series that traces the romantic fate of an extraordinary character”. With this simple sentence from Netflix state, The long-awaited series that will chronicle both the ups and downs of Bernard Tapie’s career. And it is Laurent Lafitte who is entrusted with the difficult task of embodying the famous businessman who died in October 2021.
Had the actor shined in this series previewed in CanneSéries 2023, Bernard Tapie’s family would have preferred to see a completely different actor instead, as Bernard Tapie’s widow Dominique Tapie has just admitted. “Just like Bernard who wanted at least our son Laurent to be in it. My daughter would have preferred to see Bac Nord’s François Civil as her father.” In an interview with, he said: nice morning.
He also revealed that series co-creator Tristan Séguéla, who was fiercely criticized by the Tapie clan when the synopsis was released by Netflix, had contacted him to defend certain decisions. “A month ago, Tristan Séguéla finally wanted to meet me. He explained to me that he greatly admired Bernard, but that he did not want us to do our part to protect his freedom. You know, I can’t be mad at the Séguéla family. I won’t forget what Jacques did when Bernard was at his worst. Like Bernard Kouchner, by the way. Even if their son is their own”.
Last April, Sophie Tapie didn’t hide her anger when she discovered the first footage of the Netflix series dedicated to her famous father. And especially by learning that Netflix qualifies it “cheat”. “Knowing that he expressed his opposition to this drama before he died… It’s like there’s no limit to disrespect. I’m even more surprised that the show is under the initiative of Tristan Séguéla, Tapies’ family friend for 40 years.”Wrote on social media.
Source: Programme Television
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