On August 18, 2024, France lost one of its sacred monsters. Alain Delon, cinema legend, died at the age of 87. Since then, the tributes have multiplied. Among them, that of Pascal Praud, CNews journalist and columnist for Le Figaro. In a long article published at the end of December, he looks back with emotion on the actor’s career. But his text reserves some surprises.
A vibrant praise of the actor
Pascal Praud is full of praise for Alain Delon. He salutes his exceptional filmography, from Plein Soleil to Monsieur Klein via the Cheetah and the Samurai. “Alain Delon died on August 18. I re-watched A Cop twice, the latest opus by Jean-Pierre Melville, a masterpiece of his filmography released in 1972“, he writes with nostalgia. The journalist also returns to the privileged relationship between the actor and the director Jean-Pierre Melville, broke during filming in 1973. “When Delon learned that Melville was unwell, he filmed in the south of France. He takes his car, drives the road all night. He arrives at the studio too late…“, says Pascal Praud.
The torments of a dark year
But very quickly, the text takes another direction. Because 2024 was a dark year for Pascal Praud. The journalist talks about the deaths of many personalities that year: Françoise Hardy, Michel Blanc, Frédéric Mitterrand, Anouk Aimée… Without forgetting his colleague Audrey, who died of cancer at the age of 37 (…)
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