Richard Gere reunites with Breathless co-star Valarie Kaprisky at Christmas charity dinner in Paris - more than 40 years after playing lovers in romantic thriller
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Richard Gere reunited with Valarie Kaprisky in Paris on Monday evening, more than 40 years after they played lovers in 1983 romantic thriller Breathless.
The former co-stars smiled as they posed next to each other during a special Christmas dinner at Fouquet's Barrière restaurant, for the Soleil d'Enfance association, which hosts annual charity dinners in the French capital.
Richard, 75, looked dapper in a grey silk suit with a white button-up shirt underneath and added a grey tasseled scarf.
While, Valarie, 62, looked elegant in a tailored red midi dress which included sheer puff sleeves and a boat neckline.
The French actress finished off her look with a simple silver earrings and styled her brunette locks into soft waves around her shoulders.
The duo starred opposite each other in the American remake of Breathless in 1983, which saw Richard play Jesse, a desperate man who needs to escape Las Vegas quickly.
Richard Gere, 75, reunited with his Breathless co-star Valarie Kaprisky, 63, more than 40 years after filming their 1983 romance at Fouquet's Barrière restaurant in Paris
The duo played lovers in the1983 romantic thriller Breathless, a remake of the 1960 French film of the same name (pictured together in film)
Richard plays a grifter on the run in the 1983 film who falls for Valarie's character Monica who joins him as they race across the US
He steals a car to drive to L.A but on the way he shoots a police officer, when he eventually makes it to L.A. he stays with Monica, played by Valarie, a beautiful girl he has only known for a few days.
As the film progresses, the police get closer to him, and the crimes escalate and the two are forced to go on the run.
Richard's stop in Paris comes just a couple of weeks after the veteran actor announced he would be relocating to Spain with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and family after years of living in the United States.
The Pretty Woman actor revealed that he would be out of the country and in the Spanish capital of Madrid in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with Alejandra's loved ones.
Sharing the major move on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Richard began by joking: 'My wife is Spanish. Is this a problem for anybody out there?'.
He then announced: 'But my wife is Spanish, and she gave me about seven years here, so we're going to spend some years in Madrid.'
'Our kids are bilingual so they're going to flourish there,' he continued.
Richard and Alejandra, who wed in 2018, share two sons together - Alexander, five, and James, four.
Richard, 75, looked dapper in a grey silk suit with a white button-up shirt underneath while, Valarie, 62, looked elegant in a red midi dress with sheer puff sleeves and a boat neckline
Richard's stop in Paris comes just a couple of weeks after the veteran actor announced he would be relocating to Spain with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and family after years of living in the United States (pictured with Alejandra in October)
In addition, the Hollywood A-lister is stepfather to the Spanish activist's 11-year-son, Albert and he is also the proud dad of son Homer, 24, whom he welcomed with his second wife, actress Carey Lowell.
Richard did confirm that he won't be quitting America forever and added: 'Of course I'll be back.'
Speaking about his family, the Chicago star gushed: 'I love my wife, she's incredible. Great mother. Kids are healthy and happy. Of course, there's nothing more than that.'
Turning his attention to their Thanksgiving plans, he continued: 'My wife grew up in a big Spanish family, like a big Italian family, and her grandmother was kind of the glue that held that all together.
'And the grandmother passed away [about] two years ago, so my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. So she’s already planning for 35 people for Sunday lunches.'
