This astonishing comparison by Vanessa Paradis between Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon

During the 2024 Lumière Festival, Vanessa Paradis returned to the set of the film 1 in 2 chance in which she shares the poster with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. She spoke about the actors’ entourage.

Two monsters of French cinema with very different rhythms. Last August, Alain Delon died, leaving behind his loved ones and his many fans. After the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, another great cinema star lost his life. Today, the two great actors are honored and live on through the memory of those who had the opportunity to meet them. This is the case of Vanessa Paradis. The singer and actress shared the poster with them in Patrice Leconte’s film 1 in 2 chance. She revealed some memories of the shoot during the 2024 Lumière Festival.

Vanessa Paradis looks back on her filming with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon

During a meeting, the singer and actress returned to the set of1 chance in 2. “I was very observant of their reunion. It was a very long shoot, four months of filming, a lot of stunts that Jean-Paul Belmondo obviously did himself. I direct more today , of course, I knew that it was very special to tour with them, that it was a chance. But today I realize more how lucky it was to spend four months with them, to play with them. They fought to get me, it was wonderful, that was a great chance, a great, great chance.“, she confided before returning more particularly to the way the two actors behave.

Vanessa Paradis compares the habits of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon

Vanessa Paradis revealed that on the set, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon were quite different. “Jean-Paul Belmondo was very, very surrounded. There were a lot of people around him, there was a lot of laughter all day long. And Alain Delon, he was alone, alone with his dogs and everything. But when these two met again, we felt that they loved each other. They had a lot, a lot of tenderness for each other and they were happy to make this film together“, she added. Very different habits which never stopped the two actors from being great friends.