VS’is the story of a Jew and a Muslim who enter a church: one sees the Virgin, the other Christ, and here they are both propelled to the paradise of existential crises! Gad Elmaleh make it into a movie Stay a bit ; Mehdi Djaadi, a one man show, Coming out. Two socio-cultural UFOs that … Read more
At 50, Gad Elmaleh reconnects with cinema and chooses to make a family film in which he decides to open up and lift the veil on his faith. In “Reste un peu”, the second film he has made (after Coco in 2008), the Franco-Moroccan actor and comedian signs a very personal comedy, in which he … Read more
At the controls of the Telethon with Nagui on France 2, Sophie Davant would have been manhandled by Gad Elmaleh untenable. An embarrassment on the board? The king of stand-up multiplies public outings on the occasion of his film inspired by his life, “Reste un peu”, where it is a question ofand his spiritual journey. … Read more
Comedian, actor and director, Gad Elmaleh returns to the cinema on November 16 with “Reste un peu”, a very personal film depicting his spiritual journey with humor and delicacy. A great opportunity for Aleteia to meet him. “The conversion of Gad Elmaleh”, “Gad Elmaleh on the way to baptism”, “Why does Gad Elmaleh want to … Read more
The first evening of the release of Rest a little, the public is at the rendezvous. If many people came “because it’s Gad Elmaleh”, others are more sensitive to the scenario. Their curiosity may have been aroused by the controversy on social networks, where some members of the Jewish community strongly criticized the director and … Read more
Second film by and with Gad Elmaleh, “Reste un peu” recounts the spiritual journey of this Sephardic Jew towards Catholicism. In the form of an autofiction, this intimate feature film oscillates between confession and humour. After three years of living the “American dream”, comedian Gad Elmaleh decides to return to France. He misses his family … Read more
In a few words, what is the subject of the film in which you play the role of Gad, your double?After three years in the United States, Gad returns to France and reunites with his Sephardic Jewish parents and friends. Secretly, he also comes to pursue a spiritual path alongside the Virgin Mary.. What his … Read more
Sacrilege! Movie theater. In 2009, actor and comedian Gad Elmaleh went behind the camera for the first time by directing coconut, a comedy that, despite mixed reviews, had a total of 3 million admissions at the box office. Thirteen years later, Gad Elmaleh renews the experience with Stay a bit. First surprise: his parents and … Read more
The theatrical release in France of Stay a while, in which the famous French-Moroccan comedian tells of how Our Lady accompanied him on a long journey of conversion, was accompanied by controversy especially in the Jewish world. The value of Lourdes and the example of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, also a converted Jew. The appeal to … Read more
Comedian, actor and director, Gad Elmaleh returns to the cinema on November 16 with “Reste un peu”, a very personal film depicting his spiritual journey with humor and delicacy. A great opportunity for Aleteia to meet him. “The conversion of Gad Elmaleh”, “Gad Elmaleh on the way to baptism”, “Why does Gad Elmaleh want to … Read more