The Cannes Film Festival, which enters its last day today, has always been special to Jean-Paul Belmondo. In 2011, he was even honored with a Golden Palm for his entire oeuvre, and that is saying something. When he dies in 2021 at the age of 88, the French show en masse that they have closed the film icon in their hearts forever. This weekend, in two parts, we reflect on the eventful life of the superstar. Today we focus on his childhood and the beginning of his acting career. “I was driving like crazy at 200 km/h on the highway. I wanted to escape everything: the play, the audience waiting for me, my family…”
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The eventful life of French superstar Jean-Paul Belmondo: “As a teenager I wanted to be a boxer”
