Depardieu!
Manolo says, yes the Depardieu he is slovenly and outwardly repulsive, but at the same time is there not something magnetic?
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June 2nd, 2005 at 8:34 am
For some reason, he reminds me, in this photograph, of MFK Fisher’s story about Cesar, the grossest, manliest man around, whom she finds compelling and horrible all at once, and whom she impresses by eating a steak with gusto.
June 2nd, 2005 at 8:59 am
Depardieu has that earthy, peasant sexiness. Trés fantastique.
June 2nd, 2005 at 9:12 am
Why yes, yes he has.
June 2nd, 2005 at 9:30 am
It is the same with the French cheeses, non?
June 2nd, 2005 at 9:34 am
In the words of my 16 year old daughter….ewwwwwwwww! I concur!
June 2nd, 2005 at 9:43 am
“but at the same time is there not something magnetic?” One wonders if someone has not checked on our friend el Manolo lately, to ensure he has taken any necessary medication prescribed by his doctor……… (said purely in jest, not meant as a true slur)
June 2nd, 2005 at 10:14 am
MMmm, I concur with deja pseu.
June 2nd, 2005 at 10:39 am
What Bibliovixen said. Especially with the mmmmm.
June 2nd, 2005 at 10:41 am
Uh, no. No magnetic. Only repulsive.
June 2nd, 2005 at 10:53 am
Mais oui. Magnetic and magnificent.
June 2nd, 2005 at 10:58 am
Mon Dieu! I concur as well.
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:19 am
Truly jolie-laide.
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:27 am
I just love the mouseover tag! Heh! I’ve seen the man look better, honestly.
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:29 am
Magnetic in that Depardieu is as large as a planet with north/south poles?
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:37 am
No, I find nothing even remotely magnetic or charming about this man.
June 2nd, 2005 at 12:22 pm
I will conclude that those who find him merely repulsive never saw his Cyrano. I too would find him repulsive, but OH! his Cyrano! ;)
June 2nd, 2005 at 12:30 pm
“…at the same time is there not something magnetic?”
No there is not.
June 2nd, 2005 at 12:32 pm
Oui!
June 2nd, 2005 at 12:43 pm
The Depardeiu, he does not give le merde what people think. His Cyrano was formidable.
June 2nd, 2005 at 12:47 pm
No
June 2nd, 2005 at 1:03 pm
Je prefer le Daniel Auteuil.
June 2nd, 2005 at 2:10 pm
The great Depardieu looks slightly ill, or at least not comfortable with his celebrity. Perhaps he needs to speak to the Hasselhoff?
And Très Française has a point: the Auteuil competes mightily with the Depardieu in terms of the beau-laid actor sexiness.
June 2nd, 2005 at 3:04 pm
Ummm… no. Just… no.
June 2nd, 2005 at 3:39 pm
Oui! One thousand times the oui.
June 2nd, 2005 at 4:19 pm
The Depardieu, he is like the fine French wine: to be loved when young, to be appreciated when at its prime, and to be remembered fondly thereafter — while moving on to something more palatable.
June 2nd, 2005 at 4:30 pm
When I was a younger, cuter thing I met him at a film festival — and oui — Mr. Depardieu was the sexiest person with whom I’ve ever been in a room (and this particular room also included the dreamy Liam Neeson, whom I am sorry to say, even in his magnificance was outshone by the dark star that was the Depardieu). I had heard talk of the sort of earthy sex appeal that came off Mr. Depardieu in waves, but until one is in its presence, it is hard to imagine.
June 2nd, 2005 at 6:30 pm
The Tia is willing to give the Depardieu benefit of the doubt. If the sex appeal is apparent in the presence of the Depardieu, the Tia would like to experience it in person, as the Charlotte did. But as he looks in the photo, the Tia agrees with the Elvira that some things peak and fade forever. The Tia cannot decide whether the Depardieu is smoldering with the sex or bloated with the flatulence.
the Tia highly commend the Tania for mentioning MFK Fisher’s Cesar. Brava, Tania! The Tia remembers also how the Cesar complimented his neighbor’s fine baby boy!
June 2nd, 2005 at 6:35 pm
Mon Dieu ! Non.
June 2nd, 2005 at 6:44 pm
One will admit that this is not the best picture of le Depardieu ever circulated. As others have mentioned, see his performance in Cyrano if you need convincing.
June 2nd, 2005 at 6:46 pm
Poo-poo the Depardieu.
June 2nd, 2005 at 8:15 pm
Blech! He looks like the bastard love child of a three way fugly gang bang involving Carl Malden, W.C. Fields and Nick Nolte. Magnifique? Je ne sais pas!!!
June 2nd, 2005 at 8:45 pm
Yes, there is not something magnetic.
June 2nd, 2005 at 9:03 pm
I am drawn to the nose. The big noses, they can be fabulous!
June 2nd, 2005 at 9:47 pm
If by magnetic, you mean we are both same poles thus, repelling each other, then yes, he is magnetic. Otherwise, no.
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:51 pm
No for this particular picture, yes for other pictures of him I had seen before.
June 3rd, 2005 at 12:41 am
The physical appearance is not so great here, but the attitude — it is the attitude that makes Depardieu attractive. That said, this is a horrible photo, even if it does manage to capture his essential confidence. Looking at Depardieu, one gets the impression that he is a Man Who Gets Things Done, and done properly. I find such obvious uber-competence attractive. One of the sexiest men I ever knew was a mechanic. He had a law degree, too, but he never used it — he preferred to fix cars, and he was good at it. That kind of self-confidence is nearly irresistable.
June 3rd, 2005 at 1:53 am
Ah, Manolo! You hit on the something with this post!
And, yes.
Depardieu has got it.
June 3rd, 2005 at 5:22 am
He has a very attractive masculine, non-metro-sexual, non-actorish look.
But you’d have to be prepared for an outlook of moral relativism that would make Mick Jagger and Woody Allen weep…
June 3rd, 2005 at 11:21 am
Non.
He looks like a depressed, unkempt Buddy Hackett. Only less likable.
June 3rd, 2005 at 12:27 pm
Dimestore lipstick has made the Tia laugh! The Tia says “Ship-poopi!”
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/themusicman/shi-poo-pi.htm
June 3rd, 2005 at 12:37 pm
I had to leave work early yesterday because I saw this picture and started feeling queasy. So no, not magnetic, but useful if you need a sick day.
June 3rd, 2005 at 2:56 pm
There is something about this big hulking man…….aphrodisiaque!
June 3rd, 2005 at 3:09 pm
not this time.
June 3rd, 2005 at 3:59 pm
no thanks, i’m on the patch.
June 3rd, 2005 at 4:22 pm
Looks like one of my ex-husbands…the slob.
June 3rd, 2005 at 5:31 pm
The film of the Depardieu entitled “Too Beautiful for You” (”Trop belle pour toi” — merci IMDB) is the most super fantastic film in which the Depardieu is indeed magnetic. In that film it is the less-beautiful people who have the grand love affair, but for those who need to look at the beautiful people, the film also stars the splendid Carole Bouquet. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098520/
June 3rd, 2005 at 8:50 pm
Oh, yes. Magnetic he is. It is a strange dichotomy, as you said dear Manolo, of slovenly and attractive. When he speaks I am hypnotized.
June 4th, 2005 at 8:45 am
I always found Depardieu attractive and intriguing and sexy, until I read an interview wherein he said, somewhat offhandedly, that yes, he’d forced (raped) a woman or two in his time, but then what man hadn’t? (One link of many here - http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1991/02/02-08-91tdc/02-08-91darts-03.asp)
There has been some question about the accuracy of the quote (or possibly just spin) but he irretrievably lost his appeal for me after that.
June 4th, 2005 at 9:13 am
The Scarlett knows that whatever animal magnetism this man may possess, it would be greatly overshadowed by the b.o. and the bad breath. That’s right, the slovenly man-thug that is the Depardieu can only smell sour. And you know that you, too, are grateful that you can’t smell him as you gaze at that picture.
June 4th, 2005 at 1:06 pm
Ah, yes… he has that intangible quality that words can’t express. I always loved him in “Manon of the Spring”. Such a tragic role that endeared him to me first!
June 4th, 2005 at 2:44 pm
A comment on Crabbygal’s comment “I am drawn to the nose. The big noses, they can be fabulous! ”
If you have been reading the Freud (as I have), then you realize that the fascination with the big nose is what the Freud would be calling the fetish, a representation of genetalia standing in for your desire but being useless, sexually speaking.
So when you lust after his big nose, it is quite the, um, phallic representation. Heh.
June 4th, 2005 at 3:50 pm
He is a great actor, and that’s all he needs to be for me. I try to see all of his films.
June 4th, 2005 at 11:06 pm
Yes, yes indeed. Lusty!
June 6th, 2005 at 3:07 pm
No, I don’t see it. Not at all. Now, if that were Alan Rickman….
June 6th, 2005 at 6:29 pm
If it were Alan Rickman there could be no association with repulsiveness or slovenly since Alan is just about perfect.
June 6th, 2005 at 7:13 pm
He looks in pain as if wearing a lace thong that is way too tight & He looks rather stinky, which also appeals to the french.
June 7th, 2005 at 3:44 am
kathleen, you’re an asshat. have you ever been out of kansas? or is it new jersey? quel con.
June 7th, 2005 at 9:37 am
“He looks like the bastard love child of a three way fugly gang bang involving Carl Malden, W.C. Fields and Nick Nolte” - damn that’s funny! Disturbing, but funny!
June 7th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
depardon’t!
June 7th, 2005 at 3:46 pm
“depardon’t!”
Ha!
Brilliant!
June 8th, 2005 at 12:55 pm
Would an ugly woman get the same accolades?
Can a “differently attractive” woman be considered darkly sexy?
Who’s an example of a woman like Depardieu?
Just curious.
June 8th, 2005 at 2:10 pm
Two words: Les Valseuses.
The female equivalent of Depardieu is Isabella Rosselini, she is like a stinky French cheese, the kind the fromagier will sell to you at a discount on the condition that you enjoy it immediately.
June 10th, 2005 at 1:45 am
Hello I’m French … Gérard is a great actor and he was with the Nicest woman of France … Carole Bouquet … The icon oh Chanel N°5 … Also a French Icon … Our cheeses are beautiful (answer to SJ) and i Love my Country and our Person at the head Chirac a fabulous man who said No to your stupid Bush !
June 10th, 2005 at 8:29 am
Bonjour, Clement. One can see why the French, they are famous for their witty repartee.
Q: Why are the streets of Paris lined with trees?
A: So the Germans can march in the shade.
December 19th, 2005 at 8:54 am
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