PARIS : Jean-Paul Belmondo, an undisputed star of France's New Wave cinema after his breakthrough performance in Jean-Luc Godard's"Breathless" in 1959, has died, the French news agency AFP reported on Monday. He was 88.
A charismatic actor who often performed his own daring stunts, Belmondo switched in the 1960s to mainstream films and became one of France's leading comedy and action heroes. His decision to pursue a career in commercial cinema and to shun the art houses led to criticism that he had wasted his undisputed talent - something he always denied.
"When an actor is successful, people turn their back on him and say that he has taken the easy way out, that he doesn't want to make an effort or take any risks," Belmondo once said. "But if it was so easy to fill cinemas, then the film world would be in much better health than it is. I don't think I would have stayed in the limelight for so long if I was doing any old rubbish. People aren't that stupid."
Rest in peace. 🙏🕯
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Yang Youning’s Wife & Agency Shared Funny Unglam Pics Of The Taiwanese Actor On His 39th Birthday
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Germany's envoy to China dies just two weeks into the jobBEIJING: German ambassador to China Jan Hecker has died, barely two weeks into the job, the European nation\u0027s foreign office said on Monday (Sep 6). Hecker, 54, a foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, had just taken up his post on Aug 24, the embassy in the Chinese capital said in a post 😢 哇，發生了什麼事？ If there ever was a script for a good espionage movie... 😏
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Football:Former France defender dies almost 40 years falling into a comaPARIS : Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St Germain and Nimes, said on Monday.In 1982, Adams was administered a near-fatal dose of anaesthetic ahead of a routine knee operation,
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Willard Scott, rollicking weatherman of TV's 'Today' show 35 years, dies at 87Willard Scott, the ebullient former 'Today' show weatherman, venerator of centenarians, pitchman extraordinaire and the original hamburger-hawking Ronald McDonald, died on Saturday, his successor on the morning show Al Roker said. He was 87. Scott's chatty, folksy manner covered up his lack of meteorol
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Surfer dies in shark attack off Australian beachMELBOURNE: A surfer died on Sunday (Sep 5) after being bitten by a shark off a surfing beach on Australia\u0027s east coast, paramedics said. The incident took place off the Emerald Beach, about 550km north of Sydney. \u0022Despite the best efforts of bystanders, paramedics and other emergency services the
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies at 39 after breast cancer fightSinger Sarah Harding of the British pop group Girls Aloud has died after a battle with breast cancer, her mother said on Sunday (Sep 5). She was 39. The singer said last August that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and it had spread to other parts of her body. On Sunday, her mother Marie said on I
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »