THE “WORLD” OPINION – A MUST SEE
He’s lying on a couch in jeans he never takes off. But Antonio Fischetti, 64, columnist at Charlie Hebdofilms more of a performance than a psychoanalysis session in his self-titled feature film I don’t want to go there anymore, mom. The man listening to him, sitting in the back, in a vest and shirt, is none other than Yann Diener: the psychologist has taken over his colleague’s column Elsa Cayat, columnist of Charlie who died during the terrorist attack on January 7, 2015with seven other members of the editorial staff of the satirical newspaper – the designers Cabu, Charb, Honoré, Tignous and Wolinski, the economist Bernard Marisproofreader Mustapha Ourrad. Although badly wounded, some survived, like Riss, Philippe LançonSimon Fieschi – but the latter he was found dead in a hotel room in Paris on October 17.
In total, the shooting by the brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, in retaliation for the publications of cartoons of Mohammed, left 12 dead. Fischetti, for his part, could not attend the editorial meeting on January 7, 2015, in the place on rue Nicolas-Appert, in Paris: he had gone to the funeral of his aunt, his mother’s sister – Same, Luz, that day , he arrived late and is also a “survivor”.
It’s free, exciting
As in the fear-inducing children’s song that echoes the film’s title, Fischetti captures his mental whirlwind. All the way home, in the tub, chest and head covered in suds, holding the shower head like a tangled Statue of Liberty. We also follow him on his vintage motorcycle, white hair on black skin, traveling around the capital to meet relatives and collaborators (like Riss), or escaping to Brittany so as not to miss William. His voice-over reveals his moods, in the manner, he tells us, of Woody Allen or Nanni Moretti. This poignant and eccentric free essay goes a long way.
Twenty years ago, Fischetti started a film project about prostitution with Elsa Cayat, who later became a chronicler of Charlie. Relaunching the VHS tape of their first interviews, the director takes us to the beginnings of this story: Fischetti talks about his childhood, in Saône-et-Loire, in a Catholic environment, and about all these icons of virgins that populated the family home. – his parents, “Ritals”he said, like Cavanna (1923-2014)founder of Charlie Hebdohe ran an Italian grocery store. Then, around the age of 10, Fischetti says he discovered “sex drawings” of Charliethanks to his sisters who brought back the newspaper. The collision of these images haunts him, Fischetti explains to Elsa Cayat, who doesn’t miss a word, an intense and mischievous look.
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