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Jean-Paul Belmondo died on Monday at the age of 88, his lawyer told AFP.
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5:13 p.m.
The homage of Jean Castex.
Two words, a nickname: "The Magnificent", tweeted the Prime Minister, after the announcement of the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
The magnificent.
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- Jean Castex (@JeanCASTEX) September 6, 2021
5:12 p.m.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the stunt actor in 5 cult films.
“Bébel” did not hesitate to give of his person during the shooting of his films.
“The actors have to do everything,” he explained.
Le Parisien retraces his most beautiful waterfalls in video.
5:10 p.m.
The first reactions ... politicians.
Xavier Bertrand, presidential candidate, is the first to draw, after the announcement of the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
"Jean-Paul Belmondo represented youth, humor and French banter," he wrote on Twitter.
“You were a French legend and legends never die,” the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, posted on Twitter.
Myth of French cinema, Jean-Paul #Belmondo represented youth, humor and French banter.
He will have toured with the greatest.
By his talent, he brought together the generations.
Authentic, the French loved it.
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- Xavier Bertrand (@xavierbertrand) September 6, 2021
"If you don't like the sea, if you don't like the mountains, if you don't like the city, fuck yourself!"
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Thank you Jean-Paul Belmondo, you were a French legend and legends never die.
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- Bruno Le Maire (@BrunoLeMaire) September 6, 2021
5:05 p.m.
A heroic end of life.
Despite his health problems, the actor, who died this Monday, September 6 at the age of 88, has gone through the last few years with exceptional courage and a young man's gluttony.
We tell you about his last years in this article.
4:50 p.m.
“A man of great simplicity.
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The director and friend of Jean-Paul Belmondo, Philippe Labro, hailed on BFM TV" a man of great simplicity ".
"He played all the roles and on each of them he was credible, he never played wrong," he continued.
4:40 p.m.
“He had been very tired for some time.
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" He had been very tired for some time.
He passed away quietly, ”Jean-Paul Belmondo's lawyer, Michel Godest, testified to AFP.
4:25 p.m.
Films that have become cult.
Many films in which the actor had played have become cult works of French cinema.
We can cite "Breathless" in 1960, "One hundred thousand dollars in the sun" in 1964 or even "The Magnificent" in 1973.
4:20 p.m.
Jean-Paul Belmondo died at the age of 88, his lawyer told AFP.