by Gérard Depardieu · Le Cherche Midi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782749153148
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«Monstre» is the autobiography of French actor Gérard Depardieu, published in French by Le Cherche Midi in paperback.
Depardieu starts from the image of a potter shaping a monster to let out what he carries inside, and turns that need into the book's central metaphor: you must let your own monsters out, or they will end up devouring you. In short sentences, the actor reviews his life, his craft and French cinema, and addresses artistic freedom, power and social criticism.
Published on 26 October 2017. The cover subtitle is «Plus libre encore...».
For fans of Gérard Depardieu and French cinema, as well as readers of biographies and actors' testimonies.
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor. Considered an icon of French cinema in the same way as Jean Gabin and Alain Delon, he has completed over 200 films since 1967, most of which as a lead actor. Depardieu has worked with over 150 film directors including François Truffaut, Bertrand Blier, Maurice Pialat, Alain Resnais, Claude Chabrol, Ridley Scott, Peter Weir, Jean-Luc Godard, and Bernardo Bertolucci. He is the second highest-grossing actor in the history of French cinema behind Louis de Funès. Among his films, about 60 have sold more than one million tickets in France. He has portrayed numerous historical and fictitious figures including Cyrano de Bergerac, Georges Danton, Christopher Columbus, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Rodin, Jean Valjean, Edmond Dantès, Porthos, commissioner Maigret, Joseph Stalin and Grigori Rasputin, as well as Obelix in four of the live action Asterix films. Depardieu is also a film producer, businessman and vineyard owner. He has occasionally directed films and performed as a singer. His body of work includes many television productions, several records and, as of 2025, 19 stage plays and 9 books.
