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For many years, the press and the film industry have portrayed Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo as “best enemies”, often neck and neck in their respective careers, at the box office and in the hearts of the French.
Alain Delon, who died on Sunday, August 18 at the age of 88, and Jean-Paul Belmondo, who passed away in September 2021 at the same age, 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 shut up (1958) on their return to One in two chance (1998), passing through Borsalino (1970), the two actors worked with the greatest directors, alongside the greatest actors.
If Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon were often put in competition, the two giants of French cinema were like brothers. And as in all siblings, there can be disputes. As in 1970, when “Bébel” refused to go to the premiere of Borsalino to protest against the fact that his colleague’s name was given much more prominence than expected on the posters and in the credits.
But the two “brothers”, who nevertheless collaborated eight times during their careers, remained close until the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo. The teams of “13h15 le dimanche” (X, #13h15) have drawn the portrait of two legends, told by those who have worked with them or in private.
A documentary by Morgane du Liège, Benoît Viudès, Frédéric Poussin and Marine Suzzoni.
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