French film star Alain Delon dies aged 88
nme.comThe Samurai, Borsalino, The Leopard and Rocco and his Brothers. He was even once described as “the most beautiful man in the movies”, even though he never quite made it into Hollywood.In total, he appeared in 90 films across his career.
His roles became less frequent from the 1990s and he hadn’t been seen in public since 2019 when he received an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
There, he delivered an emotional speech that was interpreted as him bidding farewell to cinema.President Emmanuel Macron is among those paying tribute, saying Delon “made the world dream” and was not just a star but “a French monument”.Monsieur Klein ou Rocco, le Guépard ou le Samouraï, Alain Delon a incarné des rôles légendaires, et fait rêver le monde.
Prêtant son visage inoubliable pour bouleverser nos vies. Mélancolique, populaire, secret, il était plus qu’une star : un monument français.
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