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Paris Olympic Ceremony Director Thomas Jolly Reflects On Bad Weather Being The Great Equalizer: “The Rain That Fell On Lady Gaga Also Falls On The Audience” — Series Mania


Thomas Jolly, who led the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, has discussed rain, Lady Gaga, the River Seine, but didn't discuss last supper controversy.

Thomas Jolly, who masterminded the unique Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, has been reflecting on how the bad weather on that day last July felt apt. Diving deep into the ceremony six months on, Jolly told a Series Mania audience that the rain “acted as a throughline in a way” to what the team, which included Call My Agent! The much-discussed bad weather struck a splashy ceremony that for the first time did not take place in an arena but was conducted with hundreds of boats along the River Seine.

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