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1:15 p.m., Sunday
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For many years, the press and the cinema industry have portrayed Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo as being “best enemies”, often neck and neck in their respective careers, at the box office as well as in the hearts of French.
Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo are undoubtedly among the legends of French cinema. Presented as “best enemies”, they both left their mark on the seventh art for several decades.
From their beginnings in Be beautiful and stop talking (1958) upon their return to One chance out of two (1998), through Borsalino (1970), the two actors filmed with the greatest directors, alongside the greatest actors.
Two legends told by those who knew them
If Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon have often been put in competition, the two giants of French cinema are like brothers. And like all siblings, there can be arguments. As in 1970 when Bébel refused to go to the premiere of Borsalino to protest against the fact that his friend’s name was featured much more than expected on the posters and in the credits.
But the two brothers, who still collaborated eight times during their careers, remained close until the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo on September 6, 2021. The teams of “1:15 p.m. on Sunday” (X, #1:15 p.m.) paint the portrait of two legends, told by those who encountered them at work or in private.
A documentary by Morgane du Liège, Benoît Viudès, Frédéric Poussin and Marine Suzzoni.
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