Italian audience booed Catherine Deneuve and demanded back the money for tickets
Italian public with the scandal took a star of French cinema, Catherine Deneuve, made its debut at the Italian theater stage at the festival of La Versiliana, which is the thirtieth time in Tuscany, reports AFP.
During the festival, Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Michele Placido, known as Russia's audience Commissioner Qahtani from the television show "Octopus" had publicly read an excerpt from Georges Perec, "I remember." Readings were accompanied by music and projections of photographs of 50's and 70's of the last century on the big screen. Part of this event was devoted to Deneuve. Thus each of the actors read their native language: Deneuve - French, and Placido - in Italian.
Police had to intervene when about 200 spectators began to whistle and a chorus to demand their money back. Organizers of the submission, to reassure the public, promised the audience free tickets to another show.
Michele Placido in an interview with local television station urged not to attach too much importance to such incidents. He admitted that he was mistaken as a director of the submission, firing Catherine Deneuve read a role in French Italian without subtitles. "Maybe Catherine Deneuve is the next time try and read the text in Italian, subtitles, if the system is not installed in the hall," - he said.
However, the very Deneuve was unruffled and never responded to the incident. After the performance she told reporters that in September is going to start shooting a new film in which men play a small role.
Meanwhile, Catherine Deneuve has worked with many renowned Italian director and speaks Italian. Explaining the choice for a debut on stage in Italy, the actress said that the festival La Versiliana - one of the main theater stages of Italy.
La Versiliana Festival takes place in July and August in the Italian city of Lucca in Tuscany. In the framework of the city organized a large number of exhibitions, as well as the various representations. Speech Deneuve touted by the authors as "world premiere.
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