Jean-Paul Belmondo died at 88. French actor, he was appreciated for his light-hearted and brilliant style and for his great charisma, which distinguished him in many films, where he often played the role of the tough guy with a tender heart.
One of the symbols of French cinema, the anti-hero Bebel – as he called himself – was one of the most beloved actors by the public and directors such as Jean-Pierre Melville, François Truffaut and Jean-Luc GodardThe French star was, among others, the protagonist of the film 'The Clan of Marseilles' with Claudia Cardinale.
In 2001 he suffered a stroke and for eight years he disappeared from any public appearance. But with unshakable willpower he recovered, starting a new phase of life, ideally sanctioned in 2011 by the delivery of the Palme d'Or for lifetime achievement at Cannes.
Born in Neuilly sur Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, he has Italian blood in his veins as his father was a well-known sculptor, Paolo Raimondo. After a debut in the theatre, Belmondo made his mark as the 'jeune premier' in 'Peccatori in Blue Jeans' by Marc Allegret (1958), but also gave his trust to the very young Claude Chabrol in “A doppia mandata” (1959).
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