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It's not that I wouldn't have wanted to play young leading ladies! It's simply that I've never been offered roles. I've been playing old women since I was young

— Hélène Diarra

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In retirement, social life takes on its full meaning because one must rebuild a role in this new stage of life where social codes are no longer the same.

Retirement is an upward path that leads to new heights

When I saw the play, I said to myself, 'That's what I want to do.' It was love at first sight

Showing public opinion that in retirement, one must give meaning to one's life by creating a new social identity.

Retirement is a step towards building a new role, a new social identity, and feeling useful in society

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