DIRECT. Death of Jean-Paul Belmondo: the world of cinema is in mourning – Franceinfo

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5:23 p.m. : Director Bernard Murat, who shot “Bebel” in Longed for, emphasizes that the actor “rarely made a mistake on a film”. “I don’t see what we could blame him for. He completely covered the cultural field with more serious films and wonderful comedies. “

5:20 p.m. : He will forever remain The Magnificent. Jean-Paul Belmondo was a national treasure, full of panache and bursts of laughter, with loud words and swift body, sublime hero and familiar figure, tireless daredevil and magician of words. In him we all found ourselves. https://t.co/4CVI9uwKLA

5:20 p.m. : “In him, we all found ourselves”, greets Emmanuel Macron after the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo.

5:20 p.m. : “He is a very strong, very complex personality, which should not be reduced simply to an actor who did stunts.”

The writer and director salutes “a monster of professionalism and hard work“, who did not shoot “no vanity” of his glory. “He considered at the start of his career that all this had happened by chance and by accident.“

5:13 p.m. : Alerts and tributes in all German media after the announcement of the death of Jean-Paul #Belmondo. @franceinfo https://t.co/W39GplaiF0

5:13 p.m. : Our colleagues from the France Télévisions office in Berlin offer us an overview of German sites, which pay homage to Jean-Paul Belmondo.

5:10 p.m. : In addition to being an outstanding actor, “Bebel” had a second passion: sport. Boxer, tennis fan, PSG financier… Back to the very sporting aspects of the life of the “Magnifique”.

5:06 p.m. : Jean-Paul Belmondo has just left us at the age of 88. The FFSA sends its deepest condolences to his son Paul, his family and loved ones. Goodbye Bébel. ❤ https://t.co/EgB3mKWwev

5:06 p.m. : Jean-Paul Belmondo, a giant, a monument, a sports enthusiast, and in particular rugby ? Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Bebel, for everything you have brought to our country ?? https://t.co/g04FtCHyjj

5:06 p.m. : Mr. Jean-Paul Belmondo ?A monument of our culture has just left us. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones. https://t.co/l77Ypb95i7

5:05 p.m. : In a more sporting register, the French rugby and motor sport federations join in the concert of praise after the death of “Bebel”.

5:00 p.m. : It is not only a giant of the cinema who died, but also a deeply human artist who made France shine. Goodbye to the Professional and to the Guignolo. Ciao Bébel. #Belmondo https://t.co/zvqYyYI2QI

4:58 p.m. : Goodbye #Belmondo. Want to stop for a few days and watch all those films where I dreamed, laughed, trembled, with this giant who knew how to give flesh to so many characters. https://t.co/wv7qz7Mna8

4:58 p.m. : 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. https://t.co/2QmsoRddst

4:57 p.m. : The magnificent. https://t.co/hKHNMvdmRp

4:57 p.m. : A monument of cinema and theater leaves us today. Alongside the greatest directors, Jean-Paul #Belmondo has left his mark on our popular culture, our cultural heritage, with his legendary talent, brilliance and humor. Thoughts moved for relatives and friends. https://t.co/28fAmFN5hG

4:57 p.m. : The President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, salutes “a monument of cinema and theater”. Here are some of the first political reactions after the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo.

4:53 p.m. : It is by attending, at the age of 15, a representation of Learned women, by Molière, that Jean-Paul Belmondo saw the birth of his vocation as an actor. Back to his theater career, a first love towards which he had returned after almost 30 years of cinema.

4:49 p.m. : What to remember from a long filmography of some 80 films? Our journalist Jacky Bornet has retained 12 essential roles, of which A monkey in winter, The man from Rio, The Casse, The magnificent or Itinerary of a spoiled child.

(Associate Artists Authors / AFP)

4:43 p.m. : Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon have often been neck and neck in their respective careers, at the box office or in the hearts of the French. The program “1:15 p.m. on Sunday” devoted a cross portrait to the two actors, at the beginning of the year, on France 2. Extract.

4:39 p.m. : Gabin gone! Bebel gone! Ventura gone! Bourvil gone! De Funès gone… Apart from Delon, all the great sacred monsters who have accompanied my life are gone! I’m getting old all of a sudden!

4:38 p.m. : There remains only Delon of this exceptional generation. What sadness and what nostalgia.

4:39 p.m. : Goodbye Mr. stuntman. And thank you.

4:39 p.m. : Very sad to learn of the death of Mr. Belmondo, here in Cannes, a city he loved so much, we used to see him. It will forever remain an essential monument of French cinema.

4:40 p.m. : We will miss you Mr. Belmondo, your smile too. Fortunately we have your films left. Condolences to the family …

4:34 p.m. : “He passed away quietly.”

According to his lawyer, the actor “had been very tired for some time”. He passed away today at his home in Paris.