French actor Jean Dujardin, mocked for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Rugby World Cup where he wanted to celebrate “ the French art of living “, spoke out against any ” recovery » after being featured on the front page of the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles, marked by the extreme right. The actor posted the front page of the weekly on Instagram, where he appears next to rugby player Antoine Dupont, accompanying it with a message saying: “ France rugby yes, your values no. No recovery. THANKS “. The French XV star then republished the message on his own account, on the same social network. The editorial director of Valeurs Actuelles, Tugdual Denis, responded to them on Saturday September 16 in a letter distributed on the social network X (formerly Twitter), where he explains that they appear on the front page “ because we are looking for models “. Jean Dujardin, known around the world for his performance in the film “The Artist”, explained Thursday on Instagram that this opening ceremony was supposed to “ celebrate the French art of living “. The action took place in the 1950s with the central character Jean Dujardin, white knitwear on his back and cap on his head, miming the baker putting his bread in the oven. The spectacle was mocked by many, like the left-wing daily Libération which headlined “ Go Rancid “, evoking “ the sepia postcard of a France that smells of mothballs “.
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