by Gérard Depardieu · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782709607438
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«Lettres Volées» is Gérard Depardieu’s book of confessions, published by J.C. Lattès in paperback in 1988 (154 pages, in French).
The volume brings together twenty-five texts by Gérard Depardieu about people and episodes from his life: loved ones, broken relationships and friendships that endure. They are confessions, secrets and memories with tender and harsh words, in a collection that seeks to move.
It belongs to the category Literature and Fiction; the first French edition was published on February 6, 1988.
It is aimed at readers of memoirs and correspondence, as well as followers of Gérard Depardieu’s movie career.
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.
