A mouth and a banter.
Belmondo had everything to please the public and it rained right away.
With
Breathless
, in 1960, the theater actor became a movie star.
The following year, he shot
Cartouche
under the direction of Philippe de Broca, with Jean Rochefort, his friend from the Conservatory.
Belmondo wields the word and the sword with superb ease.
Claudia Cardinale is under the spell.
The public too.
Three and a half million spectators rush into the theaters.
See also
These famous stolen photos by Raymond Cauchetier, "photographer of the New Wave"
Belmondo was born at the right time.
The comedy writers had style.
With Philippe de Broca (
The Man from Rio
,
The Tribulations of a Chinese in China
,
The Magnificent
) and Jean-Paul Rappeneau (
The Married in the Year II
), the most popular of cinematographic genres has allure.
Manly and joker
Winter 1961,
Cartouche
triumphs and Belmondo gives the answer to Jean Gabin in
A monkey in winter
, by Henri Verneuil.
Gabin said to the 29-year-old:
"Play as you want."
Belmondo will follow the boss's advice all his
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