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Jean-Paul Belmondo has died

129 points by sebastian_z 5y ago

serf 5y ago
'Breathless' is great, to those that haven't seen it.
dvh 5y ago
Belmondo's comedies were very popular in Czechoslovakia. Rip maestro.
rmason 5y ago
They called him the French James Dean, but Humphrey Bogart might be the better comparison. He oozed charm and self confidence. You don't need subtitles to see the guys charisma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOtzRmir8D0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOtzRmir8D0
- hardwaregeek 5y ago
  Humphrey Bogart is an apt comparison considering his character in Breathless explicitly copied Bogart's mannerisms. In one scene he even stares at a picture of Bogart outside a movie theater.
Theophrastos 5y ago
Fun fact : Belmondo gave his face to two comic book characters. The main character of the manga Cobra, and Lieutenant Blueberry, by author Gir. https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/29/buichi-terasawa-le-cobra-mord-encore_4873650_4408996.html https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/29/buichi-tera... (French newspaper)
- ur-whale 5y ago
  >by author Gir. aka Moebius [1] [2] of Incal [3] fame. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry_(comics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry_(comics) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraudhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraudhttps://en.wikipedi... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incal
kryptonomist 5y ago
Another fun fact, “That Man From Rio” (1964) had a "major influence" on “Indiana Jones” for Steven Spielberg, according to: https://variety.com/2021/film/opinion/jean-paul-belmondo-dead-critic-appreciation-spielberg-tarantino-1235057482/ https://variety.com/2021/film/opinion/jean-paul-belmondo-dea...
Borrible 5y ago
Un professionnel nous a quitté. Repose en paix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SI1E2wZ9Dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SI1E2wZ9Dc
mguerville 5y ago
Aside from his contributions to the art he was also influential in starting the Paris Saint Germain soccer club and while the club is now famous for its current ownership (the state of Qatar) the story behind its original founding in 1970 is also very interesting

129 points by sebastian_z 5y ago

serf 5y ago

'Breathless' is great, to those that haven't seen it.

dvh 5y ago

Belmondo's comedies were very popular in Czechoslovakia. Rip maestro.

rmason 5y ago

They called him the French James Dean, but Humphrey Bogart might be the better comparison. He oozed charm and self confidence. You don't need subtitles to see the guys charisma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOtzRmir8D0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOtzRmir8D0

hardwaregeek 5y ago
Humphrey Bogart is an apt comparison considering his character in Breathless explicitly copied Bogart's mannerisms. In one scene he even stares at a picture of Bogart outside a movie theater.

Theophrastos 5y ago

Fun fact : Belmondo gave his face to two comic book characters. The main character of the manga Cobra, and Lieutenant Blueberry, by author Gir. https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/29/buichi-terasawa-le-cobra-mord-encore_4873650_4408996.html https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/29/buichi-tera... (French newspaper)

ur-whale 5y ago
>by author Gir. aka Moebius [1] [2] of Incal [3] fame. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry_(comics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry_(comics) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraudhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraudhttps://en.wikipedi... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incal

kryptonomist 5y ago

Another fun fact, “That Man From Rio” (1964) had a "major influence" on “Indiana Jones” for Steven Spielberg, according to: https://variety.com/2021/film/opinion/jean-paul-belmondo-dead-critic-appreciation-spielberg-tarantino-1235057482/ https://variety.com/2021/film/opinion/jean-paul-belmondo-dea...

Borrible 5y ago

Un professionnel nous a quitté. Repose en paix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SI1E2wZ9Dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SI1E2wZ9Dc

mguerville 5y ago

Aside from his contributions to the art he was also influential in starting the Paris Saint Germain soccer club and while the club is now famous for its current ownership (the state of Qatar) the story behind its original founding in 1970 is also very interesting