The death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, a very great popular actor, made a big impression on our readers.
Before the national tribute Thursday at the Invalides, they give us their best memories of the actor.
An outstanding actor and stuntman, Belmondo was also a very sympathetic man for those who had the chance to meet him.
For all of you, it was “Bébel”. Jean-Paul Belmondo passed away on Monday at the age of 88. With his death, the seventh art loses one of its most popular figures, "a national treasure", as President Macron tweeted. In 64 years of career and 88 films, the actor has proven that he can do everything, without taking himself seriously, from the young debut of the New Wave to the stunts of action films. “Jean-Paul Belmondo is this hero who accompanied my childhood, my adolescence and my adult life. Solid, funny, touching, serious or frank, he is the one we dreamed of having as a brother, uncle, or grandfather ”, greets Fabien. Like him, many readers have given us their best memories of the actor, before the national tribute which will be paid to him on Thursday at the Invalides.
"It was enough that his name is on the poster for the whole family to go see his latest film at the cinema", remembers Eric, who places Belmondo at the rank of "sacred monster of popular cinema, like Louis de Funès". For many, it is “almost a member of the family” who has passed away. A face and a voice known since childhood. “He was for a long time my favorite actor, says Sophie. When I was a little girl, he embodied for me the ideal father. When I was a young girl, he was the ideal lover. Unforgettable in
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
, which remains one of my favorite films. So brave in
The Professional
. Funny and moving in
L'As des As
.
I remember the queues in front of cinemas when it was released.
We had to give up that day.
I was so disappointed!
He will remain for me the biggest and sexiest clown.
"
"A very nice man"
Baptiste, 22 years old, initiated into Bébel's films by his father, keeps an “unforgettable memory of
Fear of the City
with its bewildering waterfalls.
"Just like Patricia, whose heart beat when she saw the actor on the roof of the metro and on the towers of the Quai de Grenelle because" [her] grandparents lived in the area ".
Performing his own stunts, the most famous of which is undoubtedly the helicopter scene in
Le Guignolo
, Belmondo "never hesitated to take risks to satisfy his audience", recalls Maryse.
A great actor, "but also a very nice man", specifies Marie Jo, who (almost) met him during the filming of
The Unknown in the House
.
“At the time I was working at the Créteil court.
He walked past the windows of my office every day.
We waved each time to say hello.
He always had a smile and he loved people.
"A feeling shared by Alexandre, who met the actor just after the Cannes Film Festival 2017:" He kept his child's soul despite his age, he laughed, was natural.
He had no star posture, he was very accessible and curious.
I have a memorable and nostalgic memory of it.
"An" authentic, magnificent actor ", as Véronique sums it up.
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