This Friday, November 8, Alain Delon would have celebrated his 89th birthday. The actor died on August 18. Anthony Delon took to his Instagram account to share a souvenir video when his father was still alive. In the images, we can see the Samurai in the privacy of his house in Douchy, talking with his eldest son. Anthony had the habit of visiting his father in the Loiret, “two Thursdays a month”.
During one of these visits, on March 31, 2022, he filmed the retired actor questioning him about the importance of this little father-son tradition. “I hope I die on a Thursday like this”, said Alain Delon facing the camera while he was in his kitchen. “I hope so too! But are you just saying that for fun?”Anthony then asks. “No, no, It would piss me off to leave on a Wednesday. Let me know”concludes the actor with a laugh.
Anthony Delon: “Love, resilience, and above all forgiveness”
In the caption of this video, Anthony Delon wrote a touching word for his father: “March 31, 2022. A year had passed since the release of my book 'between dog and wolf'. After gnashing his teeth a little, he understood the point… Love, resilience, and above all forgiveness. He knew like me thatwe can't make up for lost timebut that we can put to good use what is given to us.”he posted.
Alain Delon's eldest son then returned to this tradition: “We then decided to meet in Douchy, two Thursdays a month 'to establish this tradition' and to exchange, to leave a trace of us, a discussion, in a filmed document. He didn't leave on a Thursday, but on a Sunday. I was there. 'Conversation between a father and his son'”he continued. And to conclude:
“Today you would have been 89 years old. November 8, 2024”.
His farewell to his father Alain Delon during the funeral
The cinema icon left at the end of the summer, surrounded by his family in his beloved home in Douchy. His funeral took place a few days later while the actor was buried, alongside many dogs. who accompanied him throughout his life. Despite their differences and the conflicts that occurred this year, Anthony, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien were present at the intimate ceremony organized in the small chapel of the estate.
During the ceremony, Anthony Delon paid a beautiful tribute to his late father. Recently, he returned to the actor's funeral on the CNews set: “We respected his wishes. There are no images, it was as he wanted. It went well. It happened as he wanted. There were his friends… At first, he wanted 20 people maximum, we had difficulty holding it together, but there were 45 people and the relatives, the friends, the family… It happened as he did. wanted it. He went where he wanted and how he wanted.” he concluded.
