In France, dubbing actors are increasingly recognized. Some of them have a voice that is inseparable from a particular American actor. This is the case for Benoit Allemande (Morgan Freeman), Richard Darbois (Harrison Ford, Danny Glover, Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum) or even Patrick Poivey (Bruce Willis).
Recently, I was able to interview Brigitte Lecordier and Benoit Allemande during the event Geek Dreams. You can find the interview in this article.
These actors and others took part in the exercise of dubbing authentic French actors in the short film We got overtaken! . In the documentary The legendary dubbing voices“, the dubbing actors talk about their first audition, their way of perceiving the profession, their way of doing things.
Directed by Nicolas Ramade and produced by Transkom, it brings together 14 actresses who lend their voices to the greatest. They tell us about their journey, their encounters and the specificity of this shadow work. 26 minutes to discover who is hiding behind these voices that have entered the collective imagination. Dance documentary, you will be able to find the testimonies of
- Patrick Poivey : voice of Bruce Willis
- Richard Darbois : voice of Harrison Ford, Buzz Lightyear in Toy story and genius in Aladdin
- Maïk Darah : voice of Whoopi Goldberg and Courtney Cox (Monica) in Friends
- Céline Monsarrat : voice of Julia Roberts
- Daniel Beretta : voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Brigitte Lecordier : voice of Son Goku in Dragon Ball , of Yes yes and a multitude of children in many films and series
- Jean-Pierre Moulin : voice of Jack Nicholson and Anthony Hopkins
- Virginie Ledieu : voice of Meg Ryan and Princess Saori in The Knights of the Zodiac
- Thierry Desroses : voice of Samuel L. Jackson
- George Caudron : voice of David Duchovny (Mulder) in X Files
- Benoit Allemane : voice of Morgan Freeman
- Odile Schmitt : voice of Eva Longoria
- Patrick Béthune : voice of Russell Crowe and Kiefer Sutherland in 24 hours flat
- Pierre Hatet : voice of the Doc in the Back to the future
Patrick Poivey, Odile Shmitt, Patrick Béthune and Pierre Hatet having unfortunately left us since filming, this is their last testimony.
