French film star Catherine Deneuve, 76, "reacts well to treatment" and "rests" after suffering a vascular accident Tuesday on a set, we learned from the entourage of the actress.
"Complementary examinations in progress"
"As announced, there is no motor deficit.It rests, while additional exams are in progress," said a member of his entourage who requested anonymity. "She responds well to treatment, the stroke is very limited, she was very lucky to be treated very quickly at the hospital where her discomfort occurred during the shooting," the source added.
The discomfort of Catherine Deneuve occurred Tuesday around 3 pm at the hospital of Gonesse, in the Val d'Oise, where the icon of French cinema turned a scene from the film "In his lifetime" by Emmanuelle Bercot. She was taken immediately by this establishment for first aid, before its transfer to a hospital in Paris, said the same source, confirming information from the Parisian .
A steady pace of professional life
The actress's family announced on Wednesday that she had "suffered a very limited and therefore reversible ischemic stroke" and should "of course take some time off". For several weeks, the icon of French cinema, which enchain projects, turned in "From his lifetime" Emmanuelle Bercot, alongside Benoît Magimel and Cécile de France. Scheduled to last nine weeks, this shoot, which began on October 11, has continued since the hospitalization of Catherine Deneuve. It could continue for some time in his absence, by modifying the shooting plan, according to sources close to the film.