Jean-Paul Belmondo
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Born:April 9, 1933 |
I don't want to be a flying grandpa of the French cinema
Biography:
Belmondo's early success stemmed from stage-bred acting skills and unconventional looks. The breakthrough role in Jean-Luc Godard's A bout de souffle (1960) made him one of the key figures in the French New Wave, effortlessly carrying more than a dozen films before redefining his character in L'homme de Rio (1964).
Belmondo became renowned for doing his own stunts as well as for his charming screen presence in such movies as the hit Les Tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine (1965), the comic caper The Brain (1968), and his next film with Alain Delon, Borsalino (1970).
In the 70s and into the 80s, Belmondo moved into playing suave characters, albeit with a touch of cynicism; Le casse (1971), Le magnifique (1973), L'as des as (1982) and Le Solitaire (1987).
In the late eighties his popularity declined and he finally made his return to the stage. Jean-Paul returned as the Jean Valjean character in Claude Lelouch's variation on Les Miserables (1995) followed by the bedroom farce Desire (1996).
He suffered a stroke in 2001
Belmondo has only made one English-language film, the international Is Paris Burning? (1966). He has been awarded numerous awards and prizes for his work, including the Légion d'honneur in 1991.
- À bout de souffle (1960)
- Le doulos (1962)
- La ciociara (1960)
- Le professionnel (1981)
- Une femme est une femme (1961)
- Pierrot le fou (1965)
- Les misérables (1995)
- Classe tous risques (1960)
- Un singe en hiver (1962)
- Léon Morin, prêtre (1961)
- Les tricheurs (1958)
- À double tour (1959)
- À bout de souffle (1960)
- Classe tous risques (1960)
- Moderato cantabile (1960)
- Charlotte et son Jules (1960)
- La ciociara (1960)
- Une femme est une femme (1961)
- Léon Morin, prêtre (1961)
- Un nommé La Rocca (1961)
- Cartouche (1962)
- Un singe en hiver (1962)
- Le doulos (1962)
- L'aîné des Ferchaux (1963)
- L’homme de Rio (1964)
- Cent mille dollars au soleil (1964)
- Week-end à Zuydcoote (1964)
- Pierrot le fou (1965)
- Les tribulations d’un chinois en Chine (1965)
- Paris brûle-t-il? (1966)
- Le voleur (1967)
- Le cerveau (1969)
- La siréne du Mississipi (1969)
- Un homme qui me pla (1970)
- Borsalino (1970)
- Mariés de l’an II (1972)
- Docteur Popaul (1972)
- La Scoumoune (1972)
- L’héritier (1973)
- Le magnifique (1973)
- Stavisky (1974)
- Peur sur la ville (1975)
- L’incorrigible (1975)
- L'alpagueur (1976)
- Le corps de mon ennemi (1976)
- Flic ou voyou (1979)
- Le professionnel (1981)
- L’as des as (1982)
- Joyeuses Pâques (1984)
- Hold-Up (1985)
- Le solitaire (1987)
- Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988)
- L’inconnu dans la maison (1992)
- Les misérables (1995)
- Un homme et son chien (2008)
- Les Bandits manchots (2013)
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