The art world is in mourning. Jean-Paul Belmondo, a sacred monster of French cinema, has died. The actor was 88 years old
Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo died on Monday at his home in Paris. The announcement was made by his lawyer for AFP.
“He was very tired for a while. He went quietly, “said his lawyer, Michel Godest.
The man nicknamed Bébel has starred in more than 80 films and left behind memorable roles: as a young delinquent in “A bout de souffle” (“With his soul in his mouth”) or hanging from a helicopter over Venice in ” Le guignolo ”(“ Mascariciul ”).
Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, a sacred monster of French cinema, died on Monday at his home in Paris, his lawyer told AFP. The French actor was 88 years old.
“He was very tired for a while. He went quietly, “said his lawyer, Michel Godest.
The man nicknamed Bébel has starred in more than 80 films and left behind memorable roles: as a young delinquent in “A bout de souffle” (“With his soul in his mouth”) or hanging from a helicopter over Venice in ” Le guignolo ”(“ Mascariciul ”).
In recent years, after suffering a stroke in 2001, his health has been the center of attention, reports Le Figaro. After a long convalescence, he managed to recover. In September 2019, however, he suffered an “ugly fall”, and a month later he was present at the Gants d’Or ceremony in Brussels in a wheelchair.
Belmondo, a classic of the New French Wave, who collaborated with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Phillippe de Broca, became famous with the film “With the soul in his mouth / A bout de souffle”, by Jean-Luc Godard, from 1960.
Synonymous with the expression “French cool”, he is also known for his roles in French gangster films, such as “Classe tous risques” (1960), by Claude Sautet, and “Borsalino” (1970), by Jacques Deray.
Among the soundtracks in the filmography of the French star, who often chose to play scenes that would have dubbed a stunt, are films such as “Panic in the city / Peur sur la ville” (1975), by Henri Verneuil and two films directed by the famous Claude Lelouch – Hollywood-style romance “A man who likes me / Un homme qui me plait” (1969) and the drama “The life of a spoiled child / Itinéraire d’un enfant gaté” (1988).