Paul Belmondo has chosen to speak on the airwaves of RTL for the anniversary of the disappearance of his illustrious father. On September 6, 2021, France lost its icon at the age of 88, leaving behind a huge imprint in cinema and in French culture quite simply. His son returned to the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, to his discretion and his mourning between nostalgia and difficulties.
For the past year, Paul Belmondo (59) has been learning to live without his father, of whom he thinks daily: “There is sadness, lack. Do we protect ourselves from that? No… Of course time does its work, we learn to live.” He explains to Steven Bellery’s microphone why he chose to remain discreet in the media: “Out of modesty, I don’t know. I don’t want to see an overexploitation of my father’s departure. He’s still there, his films are still there, they’re on TV, they’re very successful every time and that’s what’s important.“
The son of Jean-Paul Belmondo and prima ballerina Elodie Constantin shares the difficulties of other legendary children, David Hallyday and Laura Smet: “They were talking about the albums that came out after that were hard for them to listen to. I understand that it’s difficult, not because I’m going to suffer from it but somewhere for me, on certain things, there’s a kind of mourning, I’m struggling. It will come but for now it’s difficult.”
To remember the man and not the actor that everyone knows, Paul Belmondo delves into the personal archives, looking at family photos. He shared many of them on his Instagram account.