This great journalist and film critic has just left us. She passed away on Saturday in Paris at the age of 92.
For many of us, she was the film, entertainment and fashion specialist on Antenne 2’s television news. But more than that, France Roche, by her professionalism and her great elegance, was in the image of the movie stars who confided in her. France Roche marked French cinema.
Evoking the career of France Roche means, in many ways, reliving 60 years of Cinema history. She has directed television interviews with some of the most famous actors such as Brigitte Bardot, Kirk Douglas, Annie Girardot, Simone Signoret, Michel Piccoli and Jeanne Moreau.
She also shot about 15 films in the 1950s.
In his long career, he has also written books and adaptations of plays in the theatre, as well as several film scripts such as "The Hunt for Man" by Edouard Molinaro.