Jean-Paul Belmondo, le magnifique

La Cinémathèque française

Jean-Paul Belmondo, a true icon of French cinema, embodies a generation of bold and innovative actors. His legendary role in À Bout de Souffle (1960) marked the beginning of a meteoric career, in which he starred in as many as eight films in a single year. This athletically built actor never stopped pushing the limits, moving effortlessly between comedy, action, and drama, with an infectious energy and an unfailing passion that left an indelible mark on the history of cinema. This exhibition pays tribute to one of the greatest names in cinema. Belmondo is the Actor par excellence, the one who carried cinema forward with his joy of performing, his elegant nonchalance, and his contagious laughter across 90 films in which he combined audacity, charm, and authenticity. Thanks to his unique style, his taste for risk, and his famous stunts, he revolutionized the action film genre, becoming a symbol of the modern man on screen.

Source: Paris Open Data ↗