France's Depardieu says migrants 'only chance' for cultural revival

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France's Depardieu says migrants 'only chance' for cultural revival

Gerard Depardieu, the larger-than-life French actor, jumped into Europe's migrant debate Friday, saying the new arrivals are the only hope as masses of "normal people" are losing any sense of cultural appreciation.

"People no longer have neither culture nor culture identity. When individuals do have culture, they are dragged back down," the polarising screen legend told Le Figaro newspaper.

And when it comes to movies, he said, "it's simple: I only see the films that critics hate."

"Migrants are the only chance we have: which is to say, in the future, when these people have been integrated," said the 68-year-old actor, who accepted Russian citizenship in 2013.

"It's the minorities of yesterday who have become the majority today."

https://www.thelocal.fr/20171021/fra...ltural-revival

[♥ Lily ♥]

He was cleared of the rape charges against him in France a few months ago.

[Creoda]

It's like every actor signs a pact with Satan at the beginning of their career (not far from the truth).