We lost two great actors today

September 6, 2021 9:21 PM

Jean-Paul Belmondo, best known for his role in the seminal French New Wave film Breathless, has died at age 88.
posted by praemunire (21 comments total)

He was one of those actors who defined cool.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 10:03 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]

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posted by Cash4Lead at 10:25 PM on September 6, 2021

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posted by Carillon at 10:48 PM on September 6, 2021

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posted by shoesietart at 11:04 PM on September 6, 2021

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posted by mogget at 11:31 PM on September 6, 2021

One of the headiest of my high school crushes; early Belmondo is such a vibrational dream for the adolescent mind. Shimmered with a warm masculine cool that made me long to be a boy.

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posted by youarenothere at 11:35 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]

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posted by SageLeVoid at 12:01 AM on September 7, 2021

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This makes me sad. Godspeed, Dear.
posted by frumiousb at 3:56 AM on September 7, 2021

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posted by Gelatin at 7:32 AM on September 7, 2021

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I always wondered if Steve McQueen modeled his film persona after Belmondo.

I didn't see any of the so called Art movies growing up lower middle class in India. I was introduced to movies by the Film Club at UW Madison in early 90s. For which I am eternally grateful. And A Bout de Soufflé was one of the seminal movies that started that for me.
posted by indianbadger1 at 7:34 AM on September 7, 2021 [1 favorite]

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posted by doctornemo at 8:00 AM on September 7, 2021

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posted by vrakatar at 8:40 AM on September 7, 2021

An amazing actor, an amazing presence.
posted by Capt. Renault at 8:45 AM on September 7, 2021

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posted by gudrun at 9:55 AM on September 7, 2021

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posted by riruro at 11:05 AM on September 7, 2021

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posted by kitten kaboodle at 11:28 AM on September 7, 2021

He was the connection I made between learning French (required, like Trig) and the actual idea of going to France some day (still waiting on Trig).
posted by TWinbrook8 at 2:27 PM on September 7, 2021

It blows that Michael K Williams died.
It also blows that the FPP headline for Jean Paul Belmondo doesn't mention the French actor's name.

so much blowing, I'm breathless.
posted by chavenet at 2:39 PM on September 7, 2021 [1 favorite]

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posted by theora55 at 3:54 PM on September 7, 2021

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posted by droplet at 4:07 PM on September 7, 2021

If you don't mind watching a video in French, here is a nice little filmography for Jean Paul Belmondo (sadly without subtitles). I had no idea he was such a great physical comedian, and I really want to have a little Jean Paul Belmondo film festival now.
posted by maggiemaggie at 6:42 PM on September 7, 2021