Gerard Depardieu arrives in Baku, meets Azerbaijan's culture minister - PHOTOS - UPDATE

During his visit to Baku today, Gerard Depardieu said that he hopes to develop a joint film project with Azerbaijan.

"It would be interesting for me to play the role of Alexandre Dumas, traveling all over Azerbaijan," he told Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev at the meeting. "I intend to look for documents on this subject in France."

If Dumas was interested in this region, then it means that this area has long been rich in cultural diversity, Depardieu added.

"Dumas was a man who loved good food and women," he said. "I think it would be interesting to personify his image. An Azerbaijani actress could play the Khan's daughter Natavan."

Alexandre Dumas traveled all over Karabakh in the 19th century and stayed with poetess, Natavan, who was a daughter of the last Khan of Karabakh.

Depardieu arrived in Baku to attend the Fourth International Rostropovich Festival. Today, he will speak at the Azerbaijani State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater before a performance of "Carmen." He will read his favorite passages from the novella, "Carmen," by Prosper Morime.

The festival takes place from Dec. 12 to 19 with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Rostropovich Foundation and the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry.

A special program has been prepared for Depardieu. He is also expected to visit regions of Azerbaijan.

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Superstar of world cinema Gerard Depardieu met Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfaz Garayev in Baku today. Their meeting focused on cooperation in the field of cinematography and a number of projects.

"I do not like talking about politics. I hate aggression and anger, and I believe only in a person, but not ideology," Depardieu said in response to journalists’ attempts to learn his views about a number of political issues.

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Famous French actor Gerard Depardieu has arrived in Azerbaijan. Depardieu visited Heydar Aliyev’s and Zarifa Aliyeva’s memorials at the Alley of Honor.

Depardieu was informed about the figures of culture and art buried at the Alley of Honor. Then he visited the Alley of Martyrs.

The actor will take the stage at the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater on December 13. Depardieu will perform pieces from Prosper Merimee’s Carmen novella before the Georges Bizet’s Carmen opera within the framework of the 4th International Rostropovich Festival.


/APA, Trend Life/

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