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Astérix, behind the scenes at a superproduction

Sunday 29 October at 5.40 pm - 66 Minutes/M6

Gérard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Clovis Cornillac, Adriana Karembeu, Jamel Debbouze... In the Alicante desert, top cinema stars, and also sport stars (Mauresmo, Zidane, Schumacher) are shooting the biggest European production since "The 5th element".
For the first time, a television crew has been able to film behind the scenes, for three days. Apart from the shooting itself, Mélissa Theuriau has followed Aline Bonetto, chief decorator, under pressure during the preparations for the final banquet scene. She is in charge of a true workshop of 150 craftspeople: carpenters, pastry chefs, costume designers, builders...

Report by Mélissa Theuriau