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Vanessa Paradis on Working With Woody Allen, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo, Mulls Making a Musical ‘Before I Get Arthritis’


Speaking at Lyon's Lumière Film Festival, Vanessa Paradis shared memories from Working with Woody Allen, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Actor and singer Vanessa Paradis, a household name in France, captivated audiences with candid and charismatic reflections on her multifaceted career during a masterclass at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon. When asked about working alongside French cinema legends Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Patrice Leconte’s 1998 action comedy “Half a Chance,” she didn’t beat about the bush. “So there I was with my comb and this child who had really frizzy hair – I was terrified of hurting him – and then there was Woody improvising, and on top of it, I had to wear a turban – quite a lot to handle for a first day!” she said with a throaty laugh, charming the Lyon audience.

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