Jean Paul Belmondo or the disappearance of one of the last legends of French cinema

Nicknamed "Bebel", This character, who was assured that he would never succeed in this profession with his physique, proved the opposite by becoming one of the greatest actors of his generation.

With more than 80 active films and a career spanning more than 60 years, he has won the hearts of the French.

Her smile will remain forever engraved

THE " Gorgeous " of French cinema has gone, "left to join his old compatriots at the Conservatoire" in the words of his children in a statement earlier today.

Indeed, over the years, he has seen his most faithful friends from his early days leave, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort or more recently in 2019, Jean-Pierre Marielle or Charles Gérard.

Apart from Alain Delon, his eternal rival and friend, this generation of sacred monsters of French cinema today welcomes one of the last survivors of a great era.