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Alain Delon, Smoldering French Film Star, Dies at 88
Alain Delon, angel-faced tough guy of international cinema, dies at 88
Alain Delon: a life in pictures
Delon starred in a series of memorable thrillers and historical pictures, including Plein Soleil (aka Purple Noon, the first film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley), the mesmerizing Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (and the lesser but still compelling Le Cercle Rouge), the sensual La Piscine featuring sizzling chemistry with Romy Schneider, and the genuinely Kafka-esque mistaken-identity thriller Mr. Klein. Since it's August, La Piscine is the one to pick up if you're curious, and ready to get languid.
(His politics grew execrable over the years; he was a Le Pen supporter. His personal life seems to have been equally unpleasant.)
Alain Delon, angel-faced tough guy of international cinema, dies at 88
Alain Delon: a life in pictures
Delon starred in a series of memorable thrillers and historical pictures, including Plein Soleil (aka Purple Noon, the first film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley), the mesmerizing Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (and the lesser but still compelling Le Cercle Rouge), the sensual La Piscine featuring sizzling chemistry with Romy Schneider, and the genuinely Kafka-esque mistaken-identity thriller Mr. Klein. Since it's August, La Piscine is the one to pick up if you're curious, and ready to get languid.
(His politics grew execrable over the years; he was a Le Pen supporter. His personal life seems to have been equally unpleasant.)
Alain Delon, étoile du cinéma français, est mort [Le Monde]
Film legend Alain Delon, France’s flawed screen god, dies aged 88 [France24]
En direct | Mort d’Alain Delon : hommages médiatiques et des grandes figures du cinéma, suivez les réactions [Le Monde]
French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88 [BBC]
Alain Delon, cinematic heartthrob and one of the most beloved French actors, has died [NPR]
Alain Delon: how family feud brought Shakespearean tragedy to final years [Grauniad]
posted by chavenet at 1:44 PM on August 18, 2024 [2 favorites]
Film legend Alain Delon, France’s flawed screen god, dies aged 88 [France24]
En direct | Mort d’Alain Delon : hommages médiatiques et des grandes figures du cinéma, suivez les réactions [Le Monde]
French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88 [BBC]
Alain Delon, cinematic heartthrob and one of the most beloved French actors, has died [NPR]
Alain Delon: how family feud brought Shakespearean tragedy to final years [Grauniad]
posted by chavenet at 1:44 PM on August 18, 2024 [2 favorites]
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I loved him as Tancredi in Il Gattopardo (The Leopard).
posted by fortitude25 at 2:20 PM on August 18, 2024 [2 favorites]
I loved him as Tancredi in Il Gattopardo (The Leopard).
posted by fortitude25 at 2:20 PM on August 18, 2024 [2 favorites]
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posted by gentlyepigrams at 2:23 PM on August 18, 2024
posted by gentlyepigrams at 2:23 PM on August 18, 2024
Le Cercle Rouge
Delon is great. The heist scene is just as great.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 2:59 PM on August 18, 2024 [1 favorite]
Delon is great. The heist scene is just as great.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 2:59 PM on August 18, 2024 [1 favorite]
Patton Oswalt: In lieu of flowers, Mr. Delon’s family requests that you light a cigarette and stare tragically (but sexily) over the rooftops of an uncaring, twilight metropolis.
posted by 1970s Antihero at 2:59 PM on August 18, 2024 [12 favorites]
posted by 1970s Antihero at 2:59 PM on August 18, 2024 [12 favorites]
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posted by hap_hazard at 3:10 PM on August 18, 2024
posted by hap_hazard at 3:10 PM on August 18, 2024
I mean, an icon, but one with awful politics.
posted by GenjiandProust at 3:18 PM on August 18, 2024 [1 favorite]
posted by GenjiandProust at 3:18 PM on August 18, 2024 [1 favorite]
What a life. It was exhausting just watching it on this side of the silver screen.
Merci, Alain. Say hello to Romy and Dalida for us.
posted by Capt. Renault at 3:37 PM on August 18, 2024 [1 favorite]
Merci, Alain. Say hello to Romy and Dalida for us.
posted by Capt. Renault at 3:37 PM on August 18, 2024 [1 favorite]
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posted by doctornemo at 5:35 PM on August 18, 2024
posted by doctornemo at 5:35 PM on August 18, 2024
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posted by kitten kaboodle at 7:00 PM on August 18, 2024
posted by kitten kaboodle at 7:00 PM on August 18, 2024
This Guardian article about him cited a famous picture of Marianne Faithful sitting between Alain Delon - with whom she appears enraptured, and a rather jealous looking boyfriend with odd socks, of whom you might have heard.
posted by rongorongo at 1:36 AM on August 19, 2024 [7 favorites]
posted by rongorongo at 1:36 AM on August 19, 2024 [7 favorites]
Alain Delon passed away tonight and I'm again reminded that we're losing a generation of men who possessed an incredible sense of style. But what made Delon's style so extraordinary? Let's explore. (Derek Guy on X)
posted by chavenet at 4:21 AM on August 19, 2024
posted by chavenet at 4:21 AM on August 19, 2024
Macron: "un monument français"
le Samouraï: Jef on the metro . . . nicking multiple Citroën DS: you can't get more french monument than that. A one second clip showing Paris car plate 2709 RR 75 permits obsessive DS insights.
posted by BobTheScientist at 11:44 PM on August 19, 2024
le Samouraï: Jef on the metro . . . nicking multiple Citroën DS: you can't get more french monument than that. A one second clip showing Paris car plate 2709 RR 75 permits obsessive DS insights.
posted by BobTheScientist at 11:44 PM on August 19, 2024
Alain Delon’s family refuse to put down dog actor wished to be buried with
posted by paper chromatographologist at 10:08 AM on August 20, 2024 [2 favorites]
posted by paper chromatographologist at 10:08 AM on August 20, 2024 [2 favorites]
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