I was deeply moved by the passing of Georges Wilson, who passed away at the age of 88.
His historical companionship with Jean Vilar led him to the stages of the National Popular Theatre (TNP), which he directed with a sure hand from 1963 to 1972, and those of the Festival d'Avignon in particular, as many prestigious places where he distinguished himself with memorable interpretations and stagings.
From Shakespeare to Anouilh, from Molière to Pirandello, from Jarry to Sartre, Beckett and Thomas Bernhard, he explored the French and international repertoire with an insatiable and generous curiosity
This master of dramatic art has also played a leading role on the screens, both in cinema and on television, and has passed brilliantly on the other side of the camera.
Through her talent for revealing roles and characters in all their complexity, her face, figure and voice have become familiar to all of us.
He will remain in every memory, not only as one of the greatest French actors and directors of the 20th century, but as the emblem of a certain idea of the art of the stage, profoundly humanistic, faithful to the best of French tradition and always open to surprises from elsewhere. He knew he was both a classic and a visionary.