For younger readers,
Bob Geldof is the man whose daughter is draped across faux-chastising articles in the Daily Mail and various other of Britains wealth of morally flexible tabloid publications and, occasionally, painful and abortive television programmes. If you are nearing adulthood- at least legally- then you will be aware that Geldof organised a pop concert in which poverty was made history, somewhere during the second chorus of Yellow by Coldplay. If you are depressingly old (i.e. over thirty) then you will be primarily cognisant of Geldof through his first charity concert, Live Aid, swearing at the British public and, possibly, his now almost forgotten punk band, The Boomtown Rats. But in between ushering the planet to the utopia in which we now all find ourselves and having embarrassing offspring, Geldof had a quieter- and admittedly brief- dual strand as an artist on the silver screen. In addition to several cameos as himself, he played the role of Pink in Pink Floyds- The Wall (Alan Parker) for which he was roundly praised. Geldof is about to jump back into acting at the deep end, however, as a character based on French pop-philosopher
Bernard-Henri Levy in
Mauvaise Fille.
The film, based on an autobiographical novel by
Justine Levy (daughter of Bernard-Henri and girlfriend on the director), will be directed by actor
Patrick Mille (Vampire Party) who makes his debut behind the camera. The protagonist, George, to be played by Geldof- is a rock star separated from his wife. Other names currently associated with the picture include Carole Bouquet (For Your Eyes Only), Arthur Dupont, Jacques Weber and Johanna Price- none of whom are yet confirmed. The lead female character, Justine Levy (based on the author) is to be portrayed by French pop-rock singer
Izia. According to
Le Parisien, the film will begin shooting in Paris on April 4TH before moving elsewhere.