From Cannes to Paris via Strasbourg, the strong emotion of the French

There was his physique, his words and his verve. “There was Belmondo, today it’s Alain Delon. It’s a whole section of a certain French cinema which, today, has disappeared”comments a woman. Alain Delon is gone, but not in the hearts of the French. In a campsite in Hérault, we remember his insolent beauty… and his insolent arrogance. “Enormously talented, but he knew it, and perhaps a little haughty”confides a vacationer.

In Paris, it was the hunt for screenings. In a cinema in the 20th arrondissement, The Cheetah was screened to sold-out audiences. “I found him to be a magnetic actor.”confides a spectator. In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), where Alain Delon had filmed Mr. Klein In 1976, the inhabitants remember. “We don’t have the big actors like before”laments a woman. On the Croisette, in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), the emotion is international. “He was a great actor, and he will always be a great actor”confides a fan. A shower of tributes, worthy of the talent of a giant.