Before arriving on October 11 on TF1, “Beside” is available in preview on the Salto platform. The new TV movie is inspired by the life of comedian Jarry. He plays his own role alongside Marie-Anne Chazel and Didier Bourdon in the role of his parents.
By your side : a dramedy by Jarry
Jarry, whose real first name is Anthony Lambert, is known to be a comedian but also an actor, TV host and director. This time, he becomes a screenwriter for television with TV movie By your side. This new fiction that he wrote is already available on the Salto platform and it will arrive on October 11 on TF1. He co-wrote the screenplay with director Gilles Paquet-Brenner.
Twenty years after the death of his father, Jarry pays tribute to him through this fiction which illustrates the complex relationship between a father and his son that everything opposes. To play his parents, the actor thought of Didier Bourdon for his resemblance to his father and Marie-Anne Chazel. The shooting took place in his native village, in Rablay-sur-Layon, near Angers, with relatives to play the extras. Indeed, Jarry was inspired by his personal story, but specifies all the same that it is not an autobiography.
For years, I believed I had been adopted. I did not look so much like my brothers, our aspirations differed so much … They played football, practiced judo: they were the heroes of the village while I devoted my free time to poetry.
What is it about ?
The story of a father and his son who are opposites, who live in two worlds and who no longer understand each other … Life will bring together Anthony (Jarry), the city dweller, and Marcel (Didier Bourdon), his father, a winegrower, around the latter’s illness. Can facing our fears and contradictions help us transcend our differences? Between laughter and tears, rants and reconciliations, this drama freely inspired by Jarry’s life is an ode to the family that invites us to remember that it is never too late to love each other!
Thus, Jarry puts forward complex family relationships, although his character is very close to his mother. He also struggles to flourish with his partner and to fully assume who he is. Current and important subjects therefore, that the actor wanted to illustrate in a very authentic way. It promises a TV movie very sincere and rich in emotions.
