Vaillante Diane

Diane Krüger on the set of "Michel Vaillant", June 2002.

Vaillante Diane

Ten years after having entrusted the cinema adaptation of Michel Vaillant to Luc Besson, how do I feel now about this movie? That its greatest achievement was the unveiling of Diane Krüger’s talent. Following a knee injury, the young student from the Royal Ballet School had had to give up her dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. So, she was trying her luck in cinema, picking up roles in small films, until Michel Vaillant brought her to fame and launched her career internationally. She owes this rise to fame to her formidable talent, most undeniably. However, if Michel Vaillant hadn’t picked up this hitchhiker…