Alain Delon left us on August 18 at his home in Douchy. The actor's last years have not been a long, quiet river. He indeed had to face the numerous dissensions between his children surrounding his person. Not necessarily a very comfortable situation, especially since he was increasingly weakened.
Today should have been his 89th birthday. His eldest son, Anthony, therefore wanted to pay tribute to him. He posted a video of the actor filmed more than a year before his death in his home in Douchy. We can see a rather strange conversation between the two men evoking nothing more and nothing less than the upcoming death of the legendary actor of French cinema.
A video of Alain Delon filmed in March 2022 resurfaces
Alain Delon will therefore never celebrate his 89th birthday. The one who was born on November 8, 1935 actually died last August after several months spent waiting for death. This is what we saw in a video posted by Anthony Delon This morning. We see the actor and his son discussing the tradition he had just put in place. A ritual during which Anthony Delon had to visit his father two Thursdays a month at his home in Douchy. Alain Delon's first response says a lot about what he already had in mind at the time.
“I think this tradition is important, right? » After a long silence, we can hear the actor respond: “I hope I die on a Thursday like this!” » After which Anthony, slightly amused, starts it again: “I hope so too, but are you just saying that for fun? “. Then Alain Delon outbid. “No, it would piss me off to leave on a Wednesday and have someone warn you”. Before Anthony decides to finally conclude the conversation: “Well listen with a little luck it will be a Thursday”.
Anthony Delon's tribute to his father
The numerous media skirmishes between Alain Delon's children were in the headlines for many months. Alain Delon was a true icon of French cinema. His life has therefore been dissected and revealed more than necessary. However, the actor wanted above all to be left in peace and to be able to enjoy his children for the last years of his life. This is probably why he and his son Anthony started this Thursday tradition. The latter, alongside the video, wrote a long message in tribute to his deceased father.
“Love, resilience, and above all, forgiveness. He knew like me that we cannot make up for lost time, but that we can make good use of the time given to us. 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. (…) He did not leave on a Thursday, but on a Sunday. I was there. 'Conversation between a father and his son' Today you would have been 89 years old.
