Europe 1 with AFP 5:33 p.m., September 6, 2021

After the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, the Head of State paid tribute to this sacred monster of French cinema, who died at the age of 88 at his home.

Many political figures have spoken of the importance of this actor who has become a popular star. 

"We all found ourselves" in Jean-Paul Belmondo, greeted Emmanuel Macron on Monday, evoking "a national treasure, all in panache and bursts of laughter, loud words and quick body, sublime hero and familiar figure, tireless breakage -cou and wizard of the words ".

"He will remain

Le Magnifique

forever

," the head of state added in a tweet after the actor's death at the age of 88 at his home in Paris.

Emmanuel Macron decorated Jean-Paul Belmondo in November 2019 at the Élysée, making him a grand officer of the Legion of Honor.

"An inimitable mouth and banter"

Logically, the Head of State is not the only member of the political class to pay tribute to this essential figure of French cinema. Prime Minister Jean Castex also referred to the Magnificent by tweeting a photo of the actor in his youth. "Jean-Paul Belmondo, he was an inimitable face and banter, a legendary actor and stuntman. With his death, we are losing a little of that old-fashioned French elegance that is so lacking in cinema. What sadness."