“
As Bardot says in her homage to him, my mother was also, in her own way, an icon of the 1960s
”.
It is with words steeped in admiration and a wild tenderness that Anthony Delon, the son born of the loves of Nathalie and Alain, evoked in
Paris Match
the memory of the one who gave birth to him in Los Angeles, 56 years ago, September 30, 1964.
To read also: Nathalie Delon, eternal accomplice of the
Samurai
Charisma, a fierce desire to live in freedom, whole character, this is how Anthony Delon saw his mother: “she
was a lioness in the body of a sparrow.
Small, thin, endowed with a great culture, a subtle intelligence and also a vital energy, a physical and mental strength out of the ordinary.
"
To read also: Death of Nathalie Delon, actress and former wife of Alain Delon
For Anthony Delon this “
solar
”
energy
, this pugnacity, finds its origin in the childhood of his mother: “
Her father had abandoned her when she was little, and this lack has always lived in her.
Some would have been broken, this only reinforced a combative nature.
"
Without pretense, but always with modesty, which sometimes borders on secrecy in the Delon clan, Anthony breathed a few words on the way Nathalie Delon conceived her role of mother: "
It is not she who has me. really high, but Loulou, this wonderful nanny recruited by my parents before I was born.
My mother, who wasn't the type to claim half of her fortune, didn't ask my father for anything when she left him.
"
“She was still pretty rock'n'roll and was a better grandmother than mother.
My daughters Lou and Liv loved it.
"
Anthony Delon, evoking his mother, Nathalie
A rebellious woman, who conceived of maternal love in the manner of a “
lioness
”, Nathalie Delon turned out to be a formidable granny for Anthony's children, as he himself admits: “
She remained quite rock'n 'roll and was a better grandmother than mother.
My daughters Lou and Liv loved it.
"
Over time, the son and mother, beyond their natural love, have become confidants.
Anthony also returned to this unique bond: “
In addition to being a mother, she became a friend .... This last year, she was interested in spirituality, our exchanges were more esoteric.
"
Anthony Delon returned to the last moment spent together with his parents, reunited at the beginning of the year: “
It was January 2, the last time.
I took pictures of them, then my daughter took the three of us.
They parted as if they were going to meet again.
"
Nathalie Delon wanted her ashes to be scattered in Jamaica.
Anthony, who wishes to respect this ultimate will, explained that it is there, in the Caribbean that his mother, nicknamed "
Skill
" (talent in English) by her friends, was the happiest and freest: "
. .. My mother passionate about photos, had followed the great tour of Bob Marley.
An extraordinary moment ...
"
Le Samouraï
by Jean-Pierre Melville, with Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, François Périer ...
