Going Back To Villeneuve l'Archevêque

December 2025

I receive a call from filmmaker 

Rebeca Ofek who tells me about her

 intention to make a 

documentary film about 

Françoise Cactus.

https://www.rebecaofek.com/

Rebeca asked me to help her scout 
locations in her hometown of 
Villeneuve l'Archevêque.
It had to be done as quickly 
as possible, given that the director
 was seven months pregnant.

Miraculously enough, I was able 
to make a round trip on 
December 15, 2025, to meet Rebecca.
 During this visit, she was able to discover 
Françoise's childhood home and her primary school, 
as well as interview Françoise's sister-in-law, 
who had welcomed us, and her younger sister, 
who happened to be there. 
It was extremely moving for 
me to return to Françoise's 
family home where I had spent 
many moments with her.
The house, although abandoned, 
was still intact, with many of 
Françoise's drawings on the walls, 
her bedroom with her books, 
cassettes, and posters.
There were also the family photo albums, 
including pictures of us when we were 
there during family celebrations.



I went to the village church, 
which Françoise and I used to visit 
every time we were in Villeneuve.
 I think we both loved that place.

Notre-Dame de Villeneuve-l'Archevêque



I sang the song "Puisque tu es Partie"
 there with her guitar, which I wrote 
for her when she left us.


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