CASINO D'HIVER

Between confidences and anecdotes, shadows and light, Dominique Besnehard, one of the most media-covered casting directors and influential agents of the 1980s, talks about his ongoing love story with the world of show business.

It all began at Houlgate Casino, in Normandy, in the 1960s. This was the genesis of Dominique Besnehard's compelling interest in cinema, and actresses. He is the one who has discovered beautiful unknowns such as Juliette Binoche or Beatrice Dalle and defended the interests of many stars: Jeanne Moreau, Isabelle Adjani, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sophie Marceau, Nathalie Baye and Christophe Lambert. A flamboyant personality, a man of heart, passion and loyalty, he has accepted to tell all, pulling no punches. From center stage and behind the scenes, here is the narrative of the atypical path of a man who, from the very beginning, could never get enough of his life with the strange and fascinating people who have captured the world of show business, and our imagination. Dominique Besnehard was one of the most publicized casting directors of the 1980s and one of the most influential agents of Artmedia, Europe's most prestigious artistic agency. In 2006 he established Mon voisin Production, his own production company. Jean-Pierre Lavoignat is the former editor in chief of Première, co-founder and ex-director of Studio magazine. His previous books include Portraits choisis, with Catherine Deneuve (Éditions Des femmes, 1993), and other works about cinema.