With the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, at the age of 88, the 7th art loses one of its most popular figures, an actor who knows how to do everything, without taking himself too seriously, from action films to the finest hours of cinema. 'author.
His career started on the stage has led him in half a century to the heights of the French box office, with 130 million cumulative spectators in the cinema.
He leaves behind him unforgettable roles, young first with a cigarette in his mouth in “
Breathless
” or hanging from a helicopter in Venice in “
Le Guignolo
”.
In the memories, it is the Bébel with the devastating smile, the nose of a boxer and inimitable banter, who will remain.
The one who was one of the last great popular stars of his generation, with Alain Delon or Brigitte Bardot, left an indelible imprint on French culture throughout his long career, which
Le Figaro invites
you to relive through his face.