Alain Delon would have been 89 years old this Friday but life decided otherwise since he left us a few months before this birthday. A day now dedicated to his memory and his eldest son chose to share very rare images of his illustrious father on this occasion.
Alain Delon's eldest, Anthony, shares a rare video of a conversation with his father: the actor still alert despite his weakened health
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In the hearts of those close to Alain Delon and his countless fans, the date of November 8 is particularly important since it is the icon's birthday. Disappeared on August 18, surrounded by his children and granddaughters, the actor remains firmly anchored in people's hearts and this is how his date of birth now takes on a special color for his family.
Anthony Delon, eldest son of the star born from his relationship with the late Nathalie Delon, spoke on social networks on this day which was both painful by the absence of the father but also powerful by the transmission of his memory that she represents. After clarifying things on Pascal Praud's set on the subject of inheritance, the actor, writer and entrepreneur took a more poetic and tender pen on Instagram to honor Alain Delon with particularly rare images of Samurai dating from 2022. Proof of their peaceful relations after a youth not necessarily obvious for the son of an icon.
“A year had passed since the release of my book Between Dog and Wolf. After grinding his teeth a little, he understood the point… 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 per 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'. Today you would have been 89 years old“, writes Anthony Delon with palpable emotion on the social network.
Alain Delon's famous goddaughter, actress and director Géraldine Danon, reacted to this post: “Who said that Alain Delon didn't have a sense of humor? Bravo Anthony for capturing these precious moments.” Indeed, we hear the cinema legend retort with his well-known frankness to his son who suggests meeting up regularly on Thursdays: “I hope I die on a Thursday.”
Alain Delon no national tribute but a show intended for his beloved audience
Alain Delon could have had a national tribute, like his great friend – whatever might have been said about their supposed rivalry – Jean-Paul Belmondo. But during his lifetime, he was clearly opposed to this idea, preferring a funeral in complete privacy in Douchy, the “fortress” that he loved so much, surrounded by his loved ones including his three children, Anthony Delon and the two children which he then had with Rosalie van Breemen, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien.
However, we will pay him a very nice tribute on this anniversary with a sumptuous philharmonic film concert at the Palais des Congrès. The public who loved him so much will therefore be able to attend the screening of twenty of his greatest films including La Piscine, Borsalino, Rocco and his brothers or evene In the shoes of a cop. Each through a montage of three minutes and thirty seconds. Excerpts which will be accompanied by their often legendary music, performed by a symphony orchestra of 80 musicians.
