Alain in "An Ordinary Day"
Alain in "An Ordinary Day"
January 2014
The traces of time on his face, his posture, his gait, his look… His voice when he says “Que tu es belle!” (How beautiful you are!) Alain Delon is magic and tenderness. A high-voltage magnet. At the artists’ exit of the Cirque Royal theatre in Brussels after his show “Une journee ordinaire” (An Ordinary Day), women of all ages wait for him – elegantly dressed, glamorously made-up, poised. They look like schoolgirls in love. Their coats are chic, their jewellery impressive, their hands trembling, clutching programmes from the play we’ve just seen and autograph pens. And Delon’s appearance is marked with shouts. The beautiful women around lose control. And descend on him like butterflies to a bright light on a summer night. Only it’s a winter night. And they’re urging to touch him. They shout, “Alain, the show was wonderful,” when what they really mean is,
“Alain, pay attention to me! Look at me!” Some rush to hug him.
The wonderful thing about the show is Delon’s presence and the role he does. With his poise, his playing of a man having a hard time accepting that his daughter is old enough to have a life of her own. “Anouchka is the woman I’ve said “I love you!” to the most,” Alain admits of his daughter, who partners him in the play. The purpose of this play and the tour, which began in November and was very close to be presented in Bulgaria, is to introduce Delon to his daughter on stage. He believes in dynasties and dreams of his children succeeding him on screen and stage. Anouchka first partnered him at the age of 13 in the TV movie “The Lion”. Now her friend Julien Dereims and the beautiful French actress Elisa Servier are also starring in “An Ordinary Day”. The play is written with humour and is funny, there is a tragedy at the end. Delon’s character is left alone with his past and the memories of the woman he truly loved. The lead of the play is Anouchka, who is very natural and plays with ease, but it is Alain who achieves depth in the character. And yet he leads. The play passes by imperceptibly, like a glimpse into the relationship of Delon the father and his daughter, like an ordinary day in their lives. Ordinary, but not quite.
Is Bulgaria beautiful? – Anouchka asks me.
Yes. It has beautiful nature – I answer – and an exceptional language. For example, do you know how to say “I love you” in Bulgarian?
How? – Delon asks.
I say “I love you.” Anouchka texts it on her phone to her friend. Alain repeats it smiling. I add, “Me too.”
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