Patrice Leconte to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on May 28, 2025

Leconte created a stir on Tuesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Leconte fans. Speculation had been rife that the French director best known for Ridicule, Les Spécialistes or French Fried Vacation, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 77, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 28/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouPatrice

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouPatrice was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.