With his hulking frame, crooked nose, and volcanic charisma, Gérard Depardieu reigned over cinema for half a century — a ...
PARIS (AP) — Gérard Depardieu once seemed larger than France itself. With his hulking frame, crooked nose, and volcanic charisma, he reigned over cinema for half a century — a national icon ...
But this week, the actor who starred in more than 230 films — and who inspired writer John Updike to lament, “I think that I shall never view a French film without Depardieu” — sat slumped ...
He won a Golden Globe, an Oscar nomination, and the adoration of millions. He played Columbus, Jean Valjean, and even Obélix in the “Asterix” films.