Gerard Depardieu offered his Paris mansion to Russian filmmakers

According to the news agency TASS, the Gerard Depardieu plans to donate his Parisian residence, on sale since December 2012, to the Union of the Russian Filmmakers.

The 19,000 square-feet mansion in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in exchange for an apartment in Russia would be the last bad joke from Gerard Depardieu. As unimaginable as it may seem, the actor now resident in Belgium could donate his property in Paris on Rue du Cherchemidi to the Filmmakers Union of the Russian Federation. It is a 19th century building estimated at around €50 million.

The Chairman of the Cultural Committee of the Russian Duma, Eugene Gerasimov, told the Russian news agency TASS that the French actor had indeed offered to give up his house at the Congress of the organization in Moscow on March 21 . The purpose of this meeting of the directors guild? The election of a new Chairman of the committee, which redefines its statute, in particular Article 9 concerning the “sources and administration of property of the Union of filmmakers.”

Unsurprisingly, it is Nikita Mikhalkov, who was elected for a third consecutive term. The famous director is a friend of Vladimir Putin and Gérard Depardieu, could this be the reason for such an expensive gift? According to Eugene Gerasimov, the French actor has even announced: “We will raise the Russian flag at the entrance.” Since receiving his passport from the hands of Putin, Depardieu takes advantage of every opportunity to provide proof of his patriotism. How far will he go? The Union of the Russian Filmmakers does not want to comment on the subject.

In charge of the sale of Gérard Depardieu’s mansion, Daniel Féau real estate agency states, however, that the property it still listed for sale.

Gérard Depardieu is one of the most famous French actors and has starred in more than 100 films, including the series “Asterix”, but lately has he was in the headlines for reasons not related to his artistic career. In the summer of 2011, worldwide media wrote that French actor, on a plane and suffering from urinary incontinence, tried to urinate discreetly into a bottle as he was denied access to the toilet during the take off.