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" NICO ICON " of the video is currently sold from UPLINK,
that include the picture of Christian Ari who isn't recognize
as Delon's son by Delon and of Delon's true mother and the
house of her. Recently, DVD has also come out with the high
price. The price is \ 5800+tax.
A certain day about twenty years ago, Delon got into an
airplane of Air France Boeing 747 which to Hongkong from
Paris. Because he attends the film festival in Taiwan. The
747 was forced to land the Damascus Airport when the plane
was coming to Syria from Lebanon by the Syria Air
Force fighter carried out scramble start. Because the plane
diverged off the usual route, and the plane flied over the
Bekka ravine ( The strictly confidential missile base of Syria
Army has antiaircraft missile SAM 6 made by Soviet Union. )
According to a captain's talk, failure of control device and my
technical mistake. The 747 took off 3 hours after and went to
the next port of Karachi. According to the formal sources of
Damascus, the plane was no vacancy, and it was the
situation just before of shooting down.
Delon co-stars with Sylvia Kristel in "Airport 79". She is the actress whom
"Emmanuelle" obtained her a reputation. Alain Delon humorously
introduced her to the reporters who visited Concorde "She is my flight
attendant, is my former lover, we repeat a love affair and we filmed the
first scene as a kind of sexy differs from used to be but Sylvia takes
clothes off only to a waist...he added it with. Alain was puzzled over
excessive beauty of costar Kristel. On the other hand, she was even
embarrassed by a blue eyes of the costar Alain. In after years, she
recollects that time as follows. "The time when I first met him was that I
was taken a photograph at his apartment in Paris. Alain was attractive,
smart kindly so I was aroused very much. Then, a few days after, I met
him at an another party, then we talked laughingly a lot, enjoyed with
drinking alcohol. I was just his captive. Afterwards, I went to Los Angeles
with him for location but he was totally different there he incredibly pored
all nerve for work with concentration as an actor. He is a person who
never cuts corners. He was punctual, he practiced English lines many
times in a dressing room. As for me, I honored to have been able to do
work with a professional like him." About a private part, Kristel gives
ambiguous some answers. "I wanted to know him more, but he
concentrated on his role, so it was difficult to approach him. As for him, I
would be only crazy girl ."
CF of D'urban started in 1971. First-time of the CF was shot
on from May 3 to the 6th ( for four days ) in Paris. The
second-time was taken photograph mainly on Aix-En-
Provence in Marseilles and Arles on May 1972. The third-
time was taken photograph in Geneva in 1973. Edited by
Geneva photos are three. A title of the first edition is "
Portrait of Alain Delon = Suit ". The second of it is " Coat ".
Delon travels in the town which he does not know. The third
of it is " Weekend = Casual ". The main theme of the
contents is "How does Delon consider a thing called a friend
? " There is a scene which Delon plays elated billiards. The
fourth of it was taken photograph on from April 18 to the
25th in Marseilles. Edited by Marseilles are three. The first
edition was taken photograph by using the private jet of
Delon at Marseilles Airport. A title of the second edition
is "Hunting". The third is "Ruins".
There were a secretary, a typist, two publicity managers, 7 or
8 persons in all in the Adel Production at the time of 1974.
Before played with Delon in "Jeff", Mireille met Delon
accidentally in an airplane between Madrid and Paris. The
seat in the airplane was also next to each other. Her heart
was beating fast with excitement in this accident. And Delon
took out an ivory necklace and said " I will give it, happiness
is surely brought to your life " just before Orly Airport
landing. Seemingly Mireille received it delighted with it and
saves it carefully even now.
The nickname of Delon's mother was " Mounette ".
The location place Mongibello ( it does not exist really )
of "Plein Soleil" is Sant'Angero which is in the southernmost
end of Ischia Island which appears on Bay of Naples.
About the location place of subway scene of "Le
Samourai". Delon entered from the entrance of 1 rue Lord
Byron and appeared to 116 bis by the side of Lido, then he
rode on the subway from George V station. He goes to Porte
d'lvry station by using Vincennes line but while he is waiting,
he is shot and gets injured. There is a complicated pursuit
scene in the subway of Delon and policemen between from
Telegraph station ( His apartment is in a this side ) to the
next Place des Fetes station. It is further beyond Jourdain
station that he gets off. The police dispatches cars to three
stations, Place des Fetes, Botzaris, Pre Saint Gervais. The
place where he has escaped from the hand of pursuit is the
largest in the world subway transfer station Chatelet-Les
halles and he jumps over the sidewalk to move here and
escapes from the pursuit.
The place in "L'eclipse" where Delon and Monica Vitti meet is
Rome Stock Exchange.
Francine Canovas who is Nathalie Delon in after is a
daughter of Louis Canovas and Antoinette Rodoriguez. And
she has borne a daughter when she was 19 years old. The
daughter's name is Nathalie. ( Information by Miss. Karina )
It seems that Delon's father was from Corse Island. (
Information by Miss. Karina )
Delon met Brigitte Auber first time in small cafe on Rue
Saint-Benoit. She came out by "Antoine et Antoinette" in
1946 and she had been appeared with "Rendez-vous de
juillet" and "Les Aristocrates". They had lived for 8 month in
7thdistrict on Rue Pre-au-Clerc in Paris, in an apartment
situated on the first floor. Brigitte Auber was good pal of
Delon's mother and his stepfather. Brigitte Auber told
that "once Alain Delon came to her in Swiss ( Lausanne
), where she played in theatre, although he had very heavy
angina at that time." Once ( on June in 1957 ), she didn't
want to give him her car because then, Delon took out his
small revolver from the pocket and made a shot at the castle.
( Brialy remembered this story ).
In the alley surrounding the house of Douchy, Anouchka does the
first trial with a hand being pulled to parents. Anouchka Van
Bremen-Delon who was born on 12 : 36 25th November 1990 in
France is first walking after she was born. A certain famous
astrology teacher divined her astronomical figure. Of course, without
it is not told whose child she is. The character equipped with grace
and courtesy. Besides, a sense of justice, humanity and a sociable
and polite tone. Nevertheless, the active action filled in her
adaptation power could support energy only in the protected
environment, only her territory which she can feel easy from the
bottom of her heart. Is there any place where the residence of
Douchy was protected ? It is the place Delon called "base" and built
the hiding place, and the place which built the happy ground. The
place which is a man with many faces, an actor, a producer, the
fine-arts collector and the busy man who dashes a century runs in
Paris, Tokyo, Geneva and New York so that it may go in the
neighborhood completely. The 56 years old father has time to pull
his child's hand in the interval many fax and phone. Between the
parents who are holding her hand since she doesn't fall over,
Anouchka continues walking, though balance is lacked. Delon says,
" The princess in my forest will discover her kingdom soon." Delon is
fascinated by the small daughter who jumps into his arm. It is not
him of familiarity in us. He whom we see on a movie is completely
differed from. In front of the princess in forest, he seems to be the
vassal who came out in front of the feudal lord. Delon says, "
Anouchka walked for the first time in the 13thmonth. It's a
completely common thing. Because I myself began to walk in nine
months. " Suddenly, he turns his thoughts to his childhood age. The
small boyhood age which I was playing in Rue de la Terrasse of
Fresnes. The time when I had never known getting to Indo-China,
the dazzling career wanders from place to place with passion, the
shining success, being damaged and supreme judgment. He who put
the glory on the glory is liable autism. His pride is high. He is
extremely prudent in friendship and love. And he is lonely. However,
happiness came here to beat this loneliness. It's forcible and
tenacious. The happiness is the height of child's height. (
information from Paris Match N 2223 1992 )
Delon had a trip to Greece in May 2002. And he had a car
accident while that trip. The accident happened on 14th May
2002. It was not serious one, Delon's car clashed with a
truck. Delon and his driver were not damaged ( due to car's
safety pillows ) except bruises and they refused a
hospitalization. ( Information from Miss. Karina )
"La Tulipe noire" is a 70 mm film great work, 12,000 extras,
the 4,000 cavalries and many acrobats were employed, and
work expense has broken through 1 billion francs. Alain
Delon photographed and accomplished the dangerous scene
by himself without a substitute actor. And also, he didn't use
a substitute actor either, the scene from which he is pulsing
through the rope of an elevator and he gets down
underground of " Melodie en sous-sol ".
The next commercial film Delon did after D'urban was Mazda
car Capella.
In 1964, Alain became a super star exposed to praise everywhere.
And he was not satisfied only by playing a good role and wanted to
produce a movie. It was these days that he established a movie
production "Delbeau" with Georges Beaume. The name Delbeau was
joined a name of Delon and Beaume. Filming of "L'Insoumis" of the
first work began in this way in the last week of February but Alain
hurt when he filmed a scene in a mountain. In a blast scene, he lost
balance at an incline of stoniness and fell down, and he was carried
to a hospital promptly. It was worried a bone fracture but the result
of diagnosis was hematoma and bruise. Does this movie curse ?
Alain cut a thumb in the case of filming in environs Paris before this
tumble. Bernard Pivot who was a reporter of Figaro magazine
remembers about in those days, afterwards he complimented to
Delon who had calmness when he invited Delon to his program of
France 2 Channel as follows "You cut a finger at that time when a
sceneshifter forgot to change genuine glass and false glass,
nevertheless you did not blame anybody without complaining." On
the other hand, it seems that Alain Cavalier who was the director of
this movie did not always agree with Bernard Pivot. As for him,
Delon was a difficult actor. "As for me who acted as a director, the
filming with Delon was right a thing such as rodeo of an unruly
horse. I do not train it delicately. I hold on a saddle well until a horse
receives that the horse stops joy ride, the horse is tired at last and
walks with me."
Co-star on "Un Flic" Catherine Deneuve was in pregnant
when it was filmed ( Mastroianni's baby ). There is a scene
where Deneuve appears at her husband's club, the feather
evening dress she wears was designed by Yves Saint Laurent.
A French magazine called " OH LA " 2000 Dec.4th issue
features Delon's new apartment in Paris with photos
according to which we suppose that it stands near Invalides
at Rue de Varenne on Paris 7th district facing east side of
Seine. To be more detailed, it is near the crossing of Institut
Geographique National that passes Rue de Grenelle and
Boulevard des Invalides. Delon seems to have moved there in
2000 which is a quiet and super luxury residence area in
Paris.
Nathalie Delon's address in Paris : 3 Quai Malaquais 75006
Paris, France.
Mireille Darc's address in Paris : 78 Boulevard Malesherbes
75006 Paris, France.
After Delon parted with Mireille he lived together with
Catherine Bleynie for several years in Paris since 1983.
Delon's Adel Production changed its name to Leda
Production, address is : 4 Rue de Chambiges 75008 Paris,
France.
Delon's brand license company named Alain Delon Diffusion
SA in Geneva was established in 1978. Address is : 12, Rue
de Saint = Victor CH-1206 GENEVA.
Delon's cottage in Orleans 30km away from Paris via
highway A10 is 70 hectare in size.
Delon at 21 came back to Marseille from indochina camp
base, was arrested for illegally possessing a gun and sent to
military jail in Sainte Anne and stayed there for 45 days.
When released, he had an overdue metro ticket in his pocket
which was his charm.
Before debut Delon's favorite place was Saint German Des
Pres, his regular course of bars were : "Rue Montana" "Rue
Balzac" "Rue club Saint German".
Delon's appearance on "Les Acteurs" was only for 2 min.
Delon lived at the apartment in Paris 16th district via 1975
and 2000 for 25 years.
Delon's luxury residence in Geneva was bought in 1975, in
12 years he obtained Swizerland's citizenship.
"Le Gang" cranked in Nice on March 20th in 1976.
Delon's rented cottage in Antibes had 10 Japanese Mt. Fuji
lacquers in the dinning room in 1976. This cottage was a size
of about 35 acres, with mimosa flowers spread over, through
the wind of 2nd floor can be seen the beautiful beach of
Garoupe. The dog he kept there was named as Shadow (
shepherd ) which did not listen to Delon, a sensitive doggy,
Mireille said.
Nathalie Delon's favorite color is purple, favorite cigarette is
Gitan.
In 1970 Mireille as well as Delon, appeared on TV
commercial film of apparel brand called Addenda of
RENOWN.
On Feb.8th 1971 cranked in " Red Sun " in Madrid.
D'urban commercial film project was contracted on April
1971 with strong backup by Toshirou Mifune. Its CF filming
staff went to Adel Productions in Paris to discuss about the
details for the first time on April 26th.
On Dec 15th 1971 cranked in " Un Flic " at a movie studio in
Nice.
The filming of " Traitement De Choc " was mainly done in a
beautiful island of Mediterranean Sea.
There is a good reason why Delon sang only on " Laetitia "
and " Palore Palore ". It is because everybody said that these
were sung by Charles Aznavour that discouraged him. Means
that we can guess his vocal is skilful.
Delon's body does not fit so-called Japanese L-size with a
bigger chest ( this information was brought by D'urban CF
staff, in addition
Delon's height is 180cm or 183cm?, this information was
brought by his order suit company staff. that it will be
correct ).
The original script of " Diaboliquement Votre " is " Manie de
la Persecution " by Louis C Thomas.
Nathalie's ex-lover Marc Porel ( born on Jan 3rd 1949,
belonged to Adel Pro after debut ) was a friend of Delon's
since at 10 years old.
Anthony, when he was just born, weighed 4kg 400gr. (
Information by Miss. Karina )
Alain and Nathalie visited to America ( New York ) by the
luxury liner " France " on August 14th 1964, and Alain
brought a cook, a butler ( female ), a big Great Dane is called
" Brendo " and a Ferrari. This voyage was 5 days.
After part from Alain Delon, Rosalie got married with
Mr. Alain Afflelou who is the owner of famous huge net of
optic shop in entire world. He was born in 1948. And he
belonged to Alain Delon environment in middle of 1990s and
they made some sunglasses series. ( Information from Miss.
Karina )
The chapel in the Delon's house yard in Douchy was
completed in 2001.
Paul Boulogne who is Delon's father - in - law ran the big butcher's
which employed 16 employees.
Delon was absorbed in a bicycle race when he was 16 years old, he
used to go to the bicycle race sports arena every Sunday. And one
day, he was blessed with duties to carry the bicycles of European
and American champions. Alain was glued to a bicycle displayed in a
shop window of a town for long time. He still remembers the amount
of the price. It was 11,000 francs. ( from Les mysteres Delon )
Delon reads a book. He smiles in a book written about him in
Japanese and Russian. And he does not go to the garden for even
one step without being with his dogs, and he is with his dogs in the
room too. " I like loneliness. I do not pretend to be tough. It is not my
virtue at all, it is my nature. " Douchy is a hidden garden of him in a
sense. The garden that he values. It is the garden that he spent time
of the most brightly and darkest life. " I do not take the holiday, but I
can forget all, and take it easy when I come back to the house and
go over one step iron fence. " After having spent the busy life, Alain
stopped debating mind to a carrier. Present he who devotes himself
to healing the wound of the heart in the country side is not
interested in only the supreme value of instant for an instant. He
stays indoors in a residence, and he finds new value every day.
( Delon and Maria Schneider in " Madly " )
interview
In 1952 Delon intended to enter the air force, but it was full,
that he switched to navy and was sent to the training camp
at Rennes in early 1953. His ID # was 1203T53.
One of Delon's friends stated that Francine Canovas, "her
character is like iron that once she starts to get him, she
does whatever she could and got him."
On April in 1977 Alain and Mireille celebrated their 9th
anniversary of living together. They both say that they are on
good terms. Delon does not sweep the house at all, but says
that he cooks over 50 kinds of meat.
Delon's Douthy cottage has a private movie theater in it.
The play " Variations enigmatiqus " is co-starred by a
veteran actor Francis Huster. On Oct 7th 1996, the first day
of the play was visited by a lot of Delon's very important
related people : Edwig Feuillere, Mireille Darc, Belmondo,
Rosalie, etc. Its 37th play on Nov.8th was Delon's birthday,
after the stage curtain was closed, audience started singing
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU when he was given a bouquet by
Anouchka and Alain-Fabien and cried. Rosalie prepared for it
behind Delon. Delon lately stated that "it was one of his
happiest moments in his life and would bring it to heaven."
Nathalie realized that she was not good for married life, that
the magic for the combination of Alain-Nathalie was gone in
1968. Delon was anxious about influence of divorce toward
the son, but Nathalie flew to Italy in 1968 and they parted
then. Delon regarded this divorce as the worst happening in
his life and regretted that it involved the 4-year-old son.
Anthony was at just the same age as when Delon
experienced his parent' divorce. Delon asked Nathalie to keep
the family name " Delon " and hoped to let Anthony have a
mark of Delon with him.
In 1984 Delon sued Anthony Delon of naming his leather
apparel as " A.Delon " brand and fought in the court and
won. Concerning this case, Delon stated at TV program as
follow : "It is hard to maintain being the son of Delon, and so
is it to be his father. Anthony thinks it unhappy that we
divorced, but I wanted to give more severe education to him
than what I was given. I wanted to teach him what a mature
man is. I wanted him to start leading his own life, but he was
gone from me at 18. Probably he was a problem being
Anthony Delon." Several years later Anthony stated : "Our
family has been broken up, but to forgive is an important
thing. My relation with my father never worked good enough,
and never is now, either. Life is like this way.....I was unable
to communicate with him well. I felt like I grew up beside an
unknown man whom I was never satisfied with." Anthony
was arrested by stealing a bike at 16, later also experienced
life in jail by car robbery. Later had many scandals that
made media busy.
Delon's father Fabien Delon ( nickname : Fafa ) opened a
movie theatre called "Regina" on Sept 18th 1931. Lately it
was closed in early 1960, but in 30 years re-opened as a
culture center called "Regina-Alain Delon".
On May 1st 1956, leaving the navy in Toulon, Delon moved to
a third class hotel at Pigalle in Paris with Lucien Lejeune.
The name of this hotel was "Regina", same as his father's
theatre when he was a child. Delon worked overnight at Les
Halles for a while. Later Delon met with a neighbor
named "Dalida" who was dreaming of becoming an actress.
In 1956 Delon's idols were "Frank Sinatra" and "John
Garfield ".
On Sep 15th 1966 started filming " Les Aventuriers ". This
movie was co-starred by Serge Reggiani who influenced him
musically and Delon under lesson by Jean Lumiere recorded
the theme song "Liettita" by himself.
The filming on the boat on " Plein Soleil " was too hard that
Delon looks back and says that he never wants to do it
again.
Delon's first play was "Dommage qu' elle soit une putain" on
March 29th in 1961.
Delon's second play was " Les Yeux creves " on Feb in 1968.
A big project of a movie by Raoul Levy : "Marco Polo" was
unfinished. In the winter of 1962 in Beograd, Delon became
friends with Yvan Chiffre who made stunt man for Alain in
this movie. Yvan felt an unexpected specialty that Alain
Delon talks about his movie for himself. Later tax office's
investigation was made at Yvan Chiffre's office and this
filming was stopped. Production fees caused delay in
payment, besides that, Alain as the main actor in the film,
decided to get out of the project. On Dec 31st 1966, that
bankrupted promoter Paoul Levy committed suicide. Alain
mourned his death and later contributed "Borsalino" to
him.
In 1995, Alain's mother Edith at 86's comment : "He was
handsome since 7, I could see a good prospect for his future.
I haven't seen him for ten years though, he hides his mind. It
is true that he loves his job." After a while she died and Alain
stated : "I feel that what I have accomplished was stolen from
my mother. She was beautiful and wanted to become an
actress. I am scared to see myself in the mirror to look just
like her. My face looks the same as what I saw her at 10."
Alain has less relationship with his father that he had with
his mother. After his death Alain said that although he had
little relation with him, that was what my life fixed. However,
now I can understand him. Father and Mother were not on
good terms. They were adventurers and did many things.
They had poet's spirit. Even now they are watching me
beside me, I believe.
Delon's enthusiasm for business never stops. He let his
cosmetic business succeed. Thus, he is said to have gotten
more money than being an actor. Besides that, brand-
merchandizing " Alain Delon " on spectacles, watches, pret-a-
porter, cognac, champagne he got royalties. His private
lawyer is Dominique Warluzel who is famous by being a
lawyer of many other stars. Hw kept away from appearing TV
commercials, but made it on "Alain Affelou" spectacle
commercial in 2000. In Japan appeared on " D'urban "
and "Mazda". Also concerned with tabacco business in
Cambodia that had 13% share in there : " Alain Delon
tabacco ". He cancelled its promo tour because of danger
that might involve him. A best-seller novelist Paul-Loup
Sulitzer states : "He is more business-like person than
everybody else may think. He knows what he wants and likes
to earn money. He is like a lovely child but goes avid. He gets
to feel hypocrisy, danger, hostility. He is like a cat, also a
blotting paper".
( Delon with C.C and Lauren Bacall at his favorite restaurant in Paris on March 2 nd 1996
)
( Delon with Nathalie and Anthony when Delon was shooting "La Veune Couderc" )
( Alain Delon at his villa Douchy Part 3 ) The visit to
residence continues. The saddle of a horse which greased
perfectly and was polished with wax on the wooden handrail
is put on the preview room of a show room. The gallop by "
La Tulipe Noire " or "Zorro" and a gray jockey blouse which
are his trademark, is the article which makes being
remembered his horse racing stable. His horse Equileo also
became a world champion. If night comes, the song of the
bird which can also just be said to be a concert, can be
heard. "I am reminded of a certain concert of a certain
summer, whenever I am hearing the song. It is the thing of
the time of Rome which I lived in the apartment near the zoo.
For the cry of an animal, my eyes were clear all the night
also." He smiles. One memory brings back another memory.
At the time of staying in this capital Rome, he was just going
to shoot the movie version of a novel was written by
Tennessee Williams "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone". He
was being given the opportunity to play the role of a beauty
boy with brown, however Warren Beatty played the role with
Marlene Dietrich as the supporting actress after all. Delon
who dreamed of what is tempted by her arm, closed his eyes
secretly. Suddenly, he remembers a girl friend Dalida whom
in the time when he lived in the attic room and gnawed
sandwiches. Delon made revived the famous song of Italy
"Paroles, paroles" with her. "You have the same way of
speaking as usual, haven't you ?" Delon likes living in
recollections. He has been taken any recollections. Thus, the
countless things are decorated by the whole surface of the
wall in his hiding place. From the arrangement shelf, one of
vests with silk embroidery of which "Casanova" droops, there
is a coat with gray which is trench style as the vestiges of
many of his detective films in coat hanger. Shortly, it is
another age, another time. And he remembers Mireille. "She
continues being the woman whom I loved the most to the
next of Rosalie." He stumbles. In all the places of every room,
the child's toys are rolling without tidying up purposely, and
it is waiting for return of fortunate owners. The big car of a
pedal type has stopped beside the jukebox. Near a son's bed,
about then photographs taken continuously are mixed and
are stuck. They are taken when Alain was appearing on the
stage. One day which has passed since " Les Yeux creves "
for 30 years, Alain falls for the drama of "Variations
Enigmatiques" written by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt, and he
determined for the stage comeback. The evening of his
birthday, Rosalie, Michel Marizy, Bertrand Reindoff-Petrov
distributed about 1,000 writers to the spectator of Marigny
Theater through the women of theater guidance. At the time
of the last greeting, all the members aroused the feeling,
beginning to sing a "Happy Birthday", and attached fire. On
the other hand, two children of the actor with being taken by
their mother jumped into the stage for to kiss him. Alain was
not able to suppress a tear. He did not want to suppress. He
has held children in his arms and cried like a happy man.
The handkerchief was flying about among spectators. For the
younger son Alain Fabien, it was the first stage. About him,
it can see on the last scene of the last episode of "Fabio
Montale" series at the beginning of 2002. It is a part of trilogy
which made Marseilles of Jean-Claude Izzo as the stage, and
is a work which Alain plays the detective for whom he
accomplished a town and a southern part district in the
problem area in Marseilles. Alain fabien who became a co-
actor unexpectedly ( he pleased with co-starring with his
father ) played the small boy as the killed the coworker
Mathilda May of the police. The partner who does the last
dialog with Alain who was injured too much, was just him as
if it conveyed completely precious passion to his youngest
child, on the scene which hangs an arm with a bandage and
comes out from a cemetery. By Gilbert Coullier manufacture,
( All manufacture friend's relations were awkward from the
start. ) when the play was resumed at the Paris Theater in
the next season, Stephane Freiss replaced Francis Hunster.
Alain stopped the performance on January 1st, after
performing 100 times, without beginning the world tour
announced beforehand. And, he requested for suspension of
the performance for the evening of Christmas Eve and
Christmas could be stayed with children and wife at his
house on the day and gained it by the contract. In the time
zone when he strolls about through the inside of the site of
Douchy, Rosalie often calls to his cell phone. Rosalie takes
care of him carefully. "I will get marry with her at a Church
someday. She is the woman of my fate and she is my
children's mother. It is a wonderful thing to obtain a child
also become 50 years old. Because, it is after having swept
egoism and egocentric side at last. Rosalie is my mind
stability, my power and my happiness." Their love is a thing
over 14 years. In the middle of the Europe tour which sings "
Blanc et Noir ", Alain met Rosalie in Germany. He was in
Germany for two TV programs in Humburg and Cologne, at
that time, the vacancy appeared in the back musician. And,
the alternative woman also canceled at the last minute. It
ordered the shift to one of friends and she by whom it was
ordered, was not a singer, either, was not a dancer, either
and was a model. She were Miss. Holland and A World Miss.
University. She practiced in order to take a pitch and she
went to the promise. It was fresh Rosalie of 21 years old. (
She is 31 year a younger from Alain ) "I am not a temptation
person against an image. I know surely throw myself at
female feet, before having dozens of persons at cafe or
restaurant, while I am doing love absorbedly really." Alain is
happy to the extent that he looked at almost in the dream.
"In fact, unless I am surrounded by the word Action or Cut !,
I am not truly happy. Because, then, I am working and like
this work, and I can become another person
simultaneously." Delon has not strained himself and is
enjoying loving loneliness. He is surrounded by yesterday
when it becomes the support which is useful in today, it is
accompanied by mythological fantasy, always pride is high,
always fascination, always rebellious, he does not have even
uneasiness about having decided that a movie was stopped.
"I am not going to finish the whole life in a movie studio. I
can not bear such a thing. I decided to stop a movie and
performed it. And I decided to go up to the stage again and
performed it. After "Le Chien" and "Chinema" , I decided to
revive on TV and performed it. Now I have finished the
general things. If a fan wishes, I will regain the passion
which was fading away and will continue it. If a fan does not
wish, I will be doing another thing at Douchy." Like the
prince of Shakespeare who passed through the number of
century of criminal series, he doubts whether the fame as an
important figure has sometimes barred the way of himself.
He maintains the brightness of individuality managed with
the joy finished carefully even now, he continues taking
wrinkles and risk with a fresh complexion. When the bright
sun beings to illuminate him red by the brightness at the
time of dusk, Alain turns the blue look to which the cold tear
of the childhood age is still shining toward his life and the
past. "When I am sad, and solitary and I am bitter in order
that I am puzzled, I go to woods between big trees to walk.
Then I understand the triviality of things like that
general." - Alain Delon - At Douchy in September 2001
If it carries out, how can I write about the top star named
Alain Delon who is my friend over 20 years. How can I tell
him without betraying him who shared the secret with me.
Our friendship is strange. Do we have something in common
? He has got over very many risks. I thought repeatedly, "Oh,
he will be damaged this time." And even now, I may think so.
However, now he always stands up as an winner. And I don't
know a person as wild as he, and solitary. He is not so
convenient for a friend. It is not common to drive him. Even
if he shows attachment, it is because he is always in the
state of self-defense. But he always does not burden
anything to people, he has burdened himself everything. A
human being who is him was done alone. According to
resistance, strong will and intense passion. He has never
looked back the insignificant portion in the past. He has too
much lost friendship and lost fantasy. He turns to a front
and continues running. His private has known only tip of the
icebergs in the world. Childhood in Hay-les-Roses, the
qualification of studies proof without a great thing, a pork
processing craftman's qualification, infantry in Indo-China,
many adventures, travels, many women, marriage, a son, the
age of 45 years old, 60 movies..... What can I tell about you
? You would say that "You should just say that I am star.
And you explain what is star. And you should just present
an eulogy." Then, it is right. No, it is wrong. To mention Alain
Delon in a word, I can say that he is nervous. He does not
keep still in one place. It seems that he has pulled the rope
which the caught savage beast has arrested itself. He goes
and returns. He sits and stands up. A little while ago, I was
hearing that he sat down and talked in front of fireplace.
Then, suddenly, he has slept without any previous
announcement. At such time, I take one book and go into
reading. He who awoke at 2:00 in this morning says that "I
have to go to sleep immediately." However, actually he does
not go to a bedroom without stroking a dog or preparing
order which is confirming the safety of a house. ( His
particularity to order is considerable, and he clarifies order
and discipline to everything. ) Moreover, his another side is
that he is so dexterous on his hands and also on his body
unbelievably. In everything, his behavior is gifted and his
intuition is very excellent. For example, he understands
immediately that if he is given a complicated machine, how it
will move. Although he got a pork processing craftman's
qualification no less than 30 years ago, he removes the bone
of sheep's leg meat, he can cut meat skillfully. Probably, even
if he was not an actor, he was able to do everything. His body
and behavior are perfect. That presence of his may originate
there. In another side, he is very sensitive character. He
becomes silent for defense and he has surprising memory for
the thing which the person whom he met in the past the
same as the person who is solitary. He remember everything.
Also a gesture, word and a day. "You came to my house. It
was Saturday. You are wearing the blue hat and your dog
was still alive at that time. And you said like that." Such his
memory is stubborn in friendship matter and also love
matter. I have to be careful saying, doing, everything. The
last side about him is his world. First, the big apartment in
Paris. Everyone can't enter there. It is his world which only
the selected friend can enter. And the big house has 52 ha in
Douchy. Animals and dogs are loved and protected. His most
favorite dog " Jado " has died 3 months ago. "Jado has died
in my arms. I think of him everyday. Although I am thought
that I am stupid, and I may be considered so. It is one of the
having been the hottest in my life.....I like dog unbelievably.
Although I have other many favorite things, only the dog is
special. When you talk about me, if you don't talk about a
dog, it does not mean you told my essence." "Then, if it says
that you are a star ?" "Exact !" He uses frequently this word
"Exact !". Three years ago, I knew all his favorite phrase. " Ca
marche, J'ai compris ! " Now, this "Exact !" "But, what is
having been a star ?" "You should have already understood, I
couldn't not make write down your report by I dictate. If you
write something about me, after that, I will say you whether
it is right or not." Thus, I am writing the report. I become his
intention and by write in the first person. When I use the
word star, many great actors and players in France. But only
one person who is Delon who gets over the border, who is
loved everywhere, Latin America, Egypt, Asia ( He said that "I
am an idol of yellow people." ) and Italy. Moreover, there is
also problem of worship. A movie is not realized without
people. I was De Gaulle group. I worshipped and respected
him. Do you remember in May 1968 ? Although staying as
the left wing may be stylish, I don't need stylishness. I am
not a snob either. I clearly say that what I consider. For
example, I like my country. And I am very painful when I
look at this country kneeling down, otherwise giving up. It
seems that it is dreadful that France is a major country. And
it will be suspected if it is not in its room. I am an actor, a
producer and also a collector. I was collecting without
knowledge. But people don't accept it. People don't
understand. At first, although I surely went into this world
by groping, I still understand aesthetics little by little. And if
a new eye is born to me, I will be suddenly set as the object
of respect as a collector. These all symbolize my sometimes
severe intense action. And also character like dog and wolf. A
person has to smile for being appropriate for myself. But it is
not my state that smiling by force. Because I stop existing by
doing so. I become the made existence and it is not myself.
And it is really this thing that I say I am a star. I want to be
NO.1 and I show it without hiding. And the reason I want to
be first is not for a glory, is for my will, work and passion. It
was not easy to become Delon. I always had to continue
running by NO.1. It gets tired and occasionally I am blamed
to jump a stage. Actually, it is hard thing. Especially, the
case which a person has sworn never give up absolutely to
myself like me. It is good or not, heaven chose the movie for
me. I appreciate heaven. And I appreciate myself. Because,
now if I look back upon these 25 years, I can say to myself
that "I fought without giving up." Although I also loved the
female, I had got intense love a little bit until I met her (
Mireille ) who is living together with me now. I also have a
son. Being as Alain Delon's son is a difficult thing. However,
I wish it becomes the highest thing. I had another life when I
was 16 years old. I was not Alain Delon's son. But being as
my son is only Anthony's problem. Future is pleasure about
how he will make use of it. But when returning to this
problem which is what is the star, what can I still say." The
world and people need the star. The dream is needed. It sets
in any field and in any time. And also when peaceful time,
also when wartime. It is everywhere. Therefore it means that
if I was able to give a dream through my "role" and the work
of an actor, I had never made time useless. The dream is
required anywhere. A dream increases similarly to the
number of stars. If there is no star in a movie or in a street
even in an imagination or realities, there is only a darkness.
Just now I ask him whether a manuscript is OK or not.
Delon answers " Exact ". " You understand the thing which I
wanted to say well." "It is just a tragedy if I didn't understand
the thing which you want to say through this association for
long years. I only condensed what you said no less than 100
times and more. Do you think that these contents are too
loose ?" "No, you have understood well." "It was not an easy
work. I wrote with my heart in my mouth." Delon and I
watch the television. He is gazing Rocard who has
broadcasted. "Are you watching the television while what do
you consider except a political thing ?" I ask him. " Rocard is
lackluster. And I think that he should not be elected. He
doesn't have appropriate eyes, and he understands neither
an expression nor a gesture that how should he do by
himself. He is completely narrow person. The screen is
empty, isn't it ? " " Whom is the man with sufficient
television projection for you ? " " Giscard is very good.
Mitterand is too. But I think that the best man is Chirac for
me. He can fill a screen. He has the good voice, seemly
features and smiles. The straight tightened eyes. His only
fault is a point of stooping everything." "Did you look at the
confrontation of Kennedy and Nixon ?" "Yes, although Nixon
has beaten Kennedy in the contents of the speech, after all
Kennedy was superior to Nixon in a charm." "There is also
the confrontation of Carter and Reagan. It is decided that the
former actor wins." "No, it is not necessarily so. I think that
Reagan was a poor actor. If he would perform, he would fail.
We discussed relaxedly in fire in this way. I say that "If you
got marry with Mimi, I will become the witness." "It could
already be managed 12 years ago ?" "It is not settled with a
true meaning. " " Perhaps I might order the role to you. " And
he becomes silent. While stroking Manu gently. He likes the
race that is divine and precious like him. - Jean Cau ( in
1980 ) -
( Delon at Pance Son Parfum in U.S.A )
( Delon with Romy and Jane Birkin at the Preview "La Piscine on 1st January 1969
in Paris )
TV series " Fabio Montale ", it seems that Delon had struck his
breast by this name Fabio. Because the name is recollected Delon's
father Fabien and also a son Alain-Fabien.The Sun Pierre cemetery
which the last scene of "Fabio Montale" was shot is the place which "
Borsalino & Co." was shot with Belmondo before. It seems that
Delon likes the city called Marseilles in which is a melting pot of
culture, the immigration came from here and there crushes. This
photography was performed without a big problem for 4 months in
the area is called being dangerous. Delon first co-starred with Alain-
Fabien in this work. ( As for Delon, co-starring with his child is the
first time in whole his life until now. ) Delon stopped his
photography within 8 days for he would not be absent from the
school for a long time, it is not necessary makes to be done useless
round-trip.It seems that his biggest worries was "PaPa ! my part (
word ) " He seems was not sure that it was memorized his part
certainly. It seems that he told his mother and his elder sister that "I
will do become an actor like PaPa in the future."
Alain Delon has always invited the woman as a co-actor. Also
that it results in a big change of their career who is
Veronique Jannot ( Le toubib 1979 ), Anne Parillaud ( Pour la
peau d'un flic 1981 )By this theater comeback, Alain Delon
chose Astrid Veillon as the supporting actor of "Les
montagnes russes" which is the love play written by Eric
Assous. Her role is a young single and it is a setup of
meeting with the married man who stays in Paris by himself
a certain evening of summer. We will likely see Alain Delon's
temptation person-side. Delon said to her that "It should
become a role which influences your lifetime." Astrid says
that "I only don't want to be disappointed him." At the
theater Marigny, exercise starts in September in Douchy
during summer. They are the relations which had played
together also before. They were " Fabio Montale " and a
drama written by Astrid "La salle de bains". By this drama,
she showed Alain her ability. When a producer Philippe
Hersen sent the scenario " Jet coaster " to Alain, Alain
replied that "If a certain person may be made into supporting
actor, I will undertake." Although he made 84 films, his play
is only 3 works. Those supporting actors were Romy
Schneider and Marie Bell. Astrid says that "It is a present
from heaven that he appointed me." ( from Paris Match N
2884 September 2004 )
It seems that originally the first cast " Le Cercle Rouge " has
another actors on roles. Delon ( Delon ), Belmondo ( Gian-
Maria-Volonte ), Lino Ventura ( Andre Bourvil ) and Paul
Meurisse ( Yve Montand ) - information from Mr. Oleg -
One day in 1984, Delon who was under photography "Notre
Histoire" in Annemasse called Catherine in Geneva suddenly.
After resumption, they had a dinner and after that they
frequently come to meet. Delon presented her a Bordeaux of
1952, 32 roses, lithograph, slot machine, the book about
pictures and picture frame for putting their picture on
Catherine's birthday of this year.
Alain Delon who was made into the national service
decoration CHEVALIER recipient by the President appeared
in the hall with the mother Rosalie of daughter Anouchka
arrived three months ago. Alain Delon received the Legion
D'honneur decoration, staring to the President Mitterrand's
eye with upright posture. Jack Lang took the trouble to come
here to attend this ceremony. Raymond Barre also
participated as the mark of friendship. And the mother
Rosalie of the daughter who becomes in three months. The
two person's existence which Alain Delon keeps whatever
may happen. " Delon as a public person is not only one
person. I always have to take care for the peace and
happiness of the new life. It is the out of the question thing
that Anouchka and her mother are made the target of a
curiosity. I wan to be us quietly at places other than a movie.
!" The misfire of the movie "Dancing Machine" etc, recent
Alain Delon has been made for adverse circumstances. His
loneliness is often compared to it of a Samurai. "I don't worry
about a loneliness. There are the people who like a busy
place or the place in which people are, on the other hand
there is a person loves a loneliness like me." Alain Delon had
been reigned in the movie world for over 30 years. In the
meantime, he has gazed himself without being never self-
satisfied. "I had disliked my appearance for a long time.
Because it seemed to be much feebly and to be too pure. Its
appearance was not suitable to its inside. I was able to take
to my appearance, after La Piscine , and I had already
become 33 years old at that time." He who says like this, is
just a peaceful man who won the respect from the nation. He
talks toward the microphone of France Inter. "I am the
mental state of a pleasure. Because it is not the thing what I
asked to give me it, it is the thing what the President
personally nominated me. I think that it is very glad. This is
the prize to the service in the career which I have built in
the French movie, no in the history of the world movie. ( He
winked while he is saying these words.)" In addition, there is
the heavy word "France" for him. France for him is not only
the 8th division of Paris in which the producers who are of
the Cannes Film Festival or the studio of Boulogne gather.
He considers of the soldiers gathered together for the war in
Arabia. If he was 20 years old now, did he go to the war ? "If I
was called, I would pack in 10 minutes and would go there.
Because I applied to Indo-China by myself. As for me, it is
the natural righteousness that to serve the nation with to be
glad cheerfully." He is not acting just because it is an actor.
Alain Delon took the trouble to declare his patriotism. "The
army was the true school for me. I applied at the age of 17,
and joined the army at the age of 18. I studied a respect of
order, a respect and a courage, the respect of a superior
official, a strictness and the love to the mother country there
until I came home at age of 22. It was a very fortunate. I very
liked the direct relation which was connected firmly, was
filled philanthropy. Probably if I didn't come out for the
shocking movie world like this, I had become a professional
soldier. I had all the geniuses as a noted soldier. And after
that, I might be a great commander." Alain Delon with a red
decoration on a collar will hop busily and will relieve the
tiredness in Douchy where is his sanctuary. At there, he
removes star's armor and spends slowly with Anouchka,
Rosalie, his dogs and himself. ( from Paris Match N 2180 on
March 7th 1991 )
Delon felt apology to his son about having divorced with Nathalie. It
can not insure to marriage. I believed value of the marriage for a
child rather than a couple. I wanted to have the family life. The
parents of son Anthony are divorced, though he is only 4 years old.
It is slightly different in the case of me, but this failure is a
failure. When I think of Anthony, this divorce becomes the greatest
only failure in my life. I do not believe love. I only believe fevor. " In
his private life, Delon inclined his heart to do as a father to his
young son as possible in spare moments from his busy filming.
When he was in Paris, he went to meet his son to Nathalie. And he
called him anytime when he left Paris. Delon answered to a certain
journalist as follows. "Do you imagine what did he say to me, in the
other night ? He says that My dad calls me when movies always
begin on TV ! Delon always held his son's photo in the location
place. Delon thought that it was good my son was not 12 years old
about the divorce. If it would be so, I do not hide what it is written in
the journalism from him and also he would be called his name by
his friend at school. But he is still 5 years old so he can not
understand yet. He thinks that his dad works in the movie world." -
information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
( Alain and Astronomical operation table ) Delon to whom the
solar month is the Scorpion, the rise month is the Balance
Scales, has all the nobleness for charming people. They are
the strong magnetism of the Scorpion and the charm of the
Balance Scales. The portion of the Scorpion makes him the
desires which are hard to press down, such as the thirst of
the power and the self-assertion, and the possession. The
person who is the Scorpion tends to take a life tragically. And
although the person who is the Scorpion plays his mind
which burns with passion, social ambition, love and thought,
he tends to continue protecting thoroughly the idea which
came out from the intellect. The person who is the Scorpion
might be able to display the ability of a redoubtable lawyer in
the points which are to influence an intellectual influence to
the people, that "it is going to correct the people's mistake."
However the graveness of the Scorpion is eased by the rise
month is the Balance Scales, it gives him a kind of
"lightness" which is a sociality and the refined esprit. What
an interest of the Scorpion's person is a sex and death, on
the other hand the Balance Scales' person's one is the core of
the love. Although if a person will regard an woman as a
rival, the romance will become a bitterer trial, the
unrestricted love and the human deep tolerance will change
the cynical side of the Scorpion to a lamb. The Scorpion
person suits the occupation which is to be concerned with
the people or the crowd, if the person is not a lawyer.
Probably Delon must succeed also a politician. It is decided
that the fate which drives a reputation by any case. Even if
he did not do a movie, he must have become famous for
another field.
( Alain with Catherine who is called Kiki or Katinouchka from
Delon )
Alain Delon pleases that he puts the word " flic " into the title
of a movie. Because of all the movies on which this word was
put into the title succeeded.
"I carry out all these for her." If he didn't co-star with his
beloved daughter, Alain Delon would not photo the TV
version "Le Lion" by Kessel probably. Anouchka who is his
Nouch co-stars with him for the first time in front of a
camera. "I have not already understood that who am I, with
whom I am co-starring. She who converses with me was
reflected to my eyes as an actress, and she had just got into
the role. It is more than me !" This may be somewhat
exaggerated. To be sure, she makes it 12years old and she
has inherited the talent of performance of her father firmly.
In the middle of the savanna in Africa, she practices words
from 8 o'clock in the morning. The father wants to pull out
her " nobleness ". Even if it is early morning, he will escort all
the scenes on which she appears. "She has suited this
occupation. It seems that I am looking at myself who just
came back from Indo-China in 1957. At that time, I was 22
years old. Yves Allegret always said to me that Don't act,
be with you, move and walk ordinarily ! From the time of
the next work at a studio, I became easy like the fish which
obtained water completely. It is the same also for her."
However, prudent Anouchka tends to self-defend and she is
irritated by Delon's saying, "You are a star !" "I am
disagreeable that papa uses the words." Except the
photography spot, she is devoted to practice in the room of a
rococo tone ( When her father says that it is a room just
like Holly Wood star ). And she listens to younger brother
Alain-Fabien's comment, who already co-starred with the
father. Costarring with Anouchka does not go easily like at
that time of Alain-Fabien. She often uses the way of
resistance for she self-asserts like all marriageable young
people come out so. It will be, even if the papa is the great
actor who has worked with the magnate of the movie world. "
What will I do ? I don't want to be carried out performance
which was wrong by her." It seems that he was also hard
when he heard that she heaved with a disgust. The Delon
family has challenged the photography program of 6 days an
week in the base which the hut which blended Switzerland
and Africa. Even if they are surrounded by the giraffe and
the zebra in the middle of the savanna, they didn't come to a
safari tour. They don't have the time for to enjoy for one day
either. However, they could be seen all from the window at
the time of the breakfast in the morning, moreover an
explorer's Anouchka found the skull of an antelope decorated
with the tree of a beautiful arabesque pattern at the reverse
side of the house. In the midst of supper, two children go out
to search a trophy of the left hunting in the darkness of the
night without hearing the father's advice. Alain is
dissatisfied. Because for him, an overnight which is spent
with his children deserves all the dinners performed in a
town. Children are brightly and full of the spirit of inquiry,
served as intellect and mysterious adult-likeness, are
throbbing. And they also correspond to a changeable father's
mood skillfully. They sometimes may be able to consider just
like an adult. Alain-Fabien who is called "Alf" is a lovely boy,
is excellent in powers of observation, and is not jealous to an
elder sister at all. As for the elder sister, she does not
disclose her feeling like him. She is the middle of a girl given
to worrying and a shrewd woman. It seems that the relation
between a father and a daughter is looking at "Carmen". She
thrusts him off, he comes to her many times. On the other
hand, she approaches him, he shouts her. If she will resist,
he will be become quiet, and if she will be become steep, he
will calm down. And she smiles. Delon says that " It turns
out that I am mad in her ? It is unavoidable. Because I can
not hide it. " The diligent children don't forget their
homework in the vacation, though they read the comics
written by the Netherlands language. Alain-Fabien writes a
diary and Anouchka writes a composition. It is French from
now on. This is an wish of their mother. Probably, it will be
better to avoid the subject about Rosalie. Although it has
been two years since their separation soon, the crack is still
vivid. The anger has not cooled down either. Surely, it will
become pitiful that Delon is with his children alone in forever
large Africa. However, Delon will taste an exceptional
moment this evening. Just 16:00 now, the sun begins to dye
favorable red for photography. He performs the sad scene
used as the core of photography. The small photography
crew rides on a jeep and goes till the place " the tree of
rendezvous." This is the huge tree which also becomes the
age of the tree 1000 years which the director Pinheiro has a
his eye upon. The sequence was shot from a helicopter. If the
photography finishes and the noise of the rotor of the
helicopter fades, the neighborhood will serve as the world of
the beauty of again quiet wildness. Delon had stood under
this tree by himself for a long time. " I want to pull out the
wooden energy by giving my body to this great much old tree.
This tree stands only by only one always. It is the most
beautiful tree in savanna." The moment of the hidden
impression. Delon was piling up and looking at himself and
this tree. A solitary and a sad thought, a life passes over. If it
transcends the hysterics which is the accompaniment to a
movie. It occasionally is made conscious a forever with a
moment. It is already darkness at 17:00. Delon will have to
operate a jeep on a dangerous scene tomorrow. Ernest who is
a co-actor of Africa will shiver with a fear at the passenger
seat. However, Alain must not surely show a fear. ( from
Paris Match N 2832 September 2003 )
Kiki has said about Delon as follows that " Alain is an extreme
person to all. And his energy, his severity. When beginning to
photograph Parole de flic , he burdened himself with absolute
order for three months in Geneva. He had performed swimming,
muscular power training at a gym and tight work every day on end. I
was looking his efforts with worrying."
Alain Delon received the Art Culture decoration with the green and white color
ribbon from the hand of Jack Lang, while Jean-Marie Le Pen watched. " A minister,
you determined this decoration. I would never get this from nobody's hand except
you." He expressed a respect to his favorite people at this moment that conferred
honor upon his talent and the career for 30 years. At the last, Delon told an appeal to
Jack Lang for Mireille Darc while he turns his eyes to the future like he talks with
Romy Schneider, Luchino Visconti, Edwige Feuillere, his son ( absence ) and
Geraldine Danon whose godfather is Delon . Delon rounded off the appeal which "I
wish that you will give a color mark also to my important Mireille. If it can do, the
purple color is good." ( Darc had never herd anything about this appeal in advance.
) - from Paris Match M 2533 in 1986 -
"France is a country which has never already had a great thing. Can we say that how
many French has still remained ? A designer, a chef. The country where only
cooking is accepted in the world. What is this ? This is a just developing country."
He kicked the dead leaf on the hill near his house with saying like this. Manu who is
a black dog is coming and going there. "Although it does not know whether it is
suitable to call myself a patriot, I like this country and as for me, it is hard to see I
get to be worse rapidly." He pronounces with "France" in small voice. "Yes, it
seems that people are wishing that I do politics to be sure. I also want to do that. But
all the present politics is fake and is manipulate. Everything is random. I am unable
to enter into it. Because I can speak only about the truth for myself. The civil rights
movement is also already the past thing. From a kindergarten, we should teach
children that what is a life ? and the base of a life. At the present world, people
pursue only a right. People don't consider a duty so exercising only a right is an easy
thing. But nothing is born by this. Only a duty can build something. Only a human
being can have a duty." We arrive at the " fort " of 3 stories in which Alain lives
with animals, along the Seine. There is the secret alley in the yard. We go into this
impregnable building from underground, and arrive at a kitchen by an elevator.
Alain changes to the expression of relaxation and a smiling face spreads over. The
cushion with which embroidery of a bead was given with " lovely Mimi " is put on
the bedroom. I didn't hear him why has he placed this cushion. Mimi left here for
three months ago, not one week ago. " Now, it is the mental condition which I
become to be naked and to be peeled the skin. Actually I don't go out, either don't
go out to the society willingly. I avoid the movie world and I don't require anyone
and anything. If I come to outside, I sometimes can not bear people's eyes.
Completely it is feeling as if it is attacked." He explains the paintings which he
owns, while he is showing the lurking place. The quite study room opened to the
terrace. He sighs there. "What can make to be active a house and to be supported
and to give vitality a house is an woman." 1983 was a hard year for him. He lost
Romy Schneider who was his part, the relation which Mireille Darc and he have
built already remains only on the work. We don't need to say about his son whom he
tried to raise into the too much good child. Besides, there must be other suffering
which only his intimate friends know. Alain prepared the table at the big kitchen in
the next morning. There are all kinds of jam in a caf au lait ball, and butter is
spread on a toast. He puts his hand on an electric coffee percolator with stiffened
expression. "I don't talk until I drink coffee. I have only grunted." To be sure, he
grunts, and the dogs are surprised and are looking him. Then, he changes into a
sweat suit. The character of the red heart on the back and " I love you ". Who did
dress this his favorite old sportswear as such an appearance ? A pony finds the
landlord and runs up to him when we appear in the very large yard. The cowardly
sheep have disappeared to a distance of a grassland. He will go to meet people that
he calls " a family " in the afternoon. There are the houses everywhere of this land.
It is a house of a poaching watchperson, a house of a gardener. Alain has given
these houses to an woodworking person and a decoration person who worked by a
movie together. And they have repaired his villa and the yard. They are happy. And
the householder is too. "I am the head of the family, kind of. I am glad to do all
what I can for them, while they are around me. I share the thing which I was able to
get in my hand luckily with them. It will be what a happiness." He guides the
promenade which we walk now. "I am going to free the deer here. If it will be done
so, it will be really to become a ground paradise." ( information from Paris Match
M 2533-1932 1986 )
( Alain Delon and Mireille Darc in 1970s )
It seems that Alain Delon is going to sing a song with Francoise Hardy in her next
album which is planning to go out in October 2006. ( Information from Mr. Vignol
)
Delon answered to the question that " Why don't you make a movie for women ? ",
" I am interested in only to women after sunset. They who are before sunset let me
bore."
At an interview, Delon talked as follows to the question that
"Why have you played as the role of the bad person or the
villain for many times ?" "The truth is that the dream that a
movie is merely the thing for the money is not insipid. Our
spectators like the underworld movies. They like to see that
the police is at the mercy of the thief. With L'lnsoumis , I
lost the big money. This is the one of the hard things. Just
now, in the Borsalino which was taken the big amount
of production costs, I worry about the investor. But I must
not show such an uneasiness as an actor. The spectators
don't know anything. Belmondo and I must not be looked the
relationship of a producer and a star. We are the friend each
other and I can be relaxed when we are together." (
information from Jours de France N 784 1969 )
In 1973, Delon is concerned with a gamble with Youssef
Khaida. Khaida launches a business in league with Zemour
brothers who have begun to make a figure with Benaim in
the Algerian French Jewish circle. Violet who is the author of
Delon's biography which Delon has never admitted tells. " At
first, their common enterprise was the thing about a bar.
Besides, Zemour brothers had owned a nightclub ( Le
Pariscope ) too. According to Marcantoni, it seems that Delon
had concerned with it by capitalizing. Marcantoni seems to
have helped Delon so that only this nightclub became the
only business that Delon associated with Zemour families."
Is it an only business ? I understand that it is not such a
simple thing if I watch progressing of the later thing. Delon
was going to make a figure in the horse racing world too. He
purchases a Thoroughbred. And he founds a horsemanship
place after having failure many times. Who was the partner ?
It is Benaim and Khaida. " He employed a professional of
horse racing to run the horse racing stable. It is the horse
racing French domestic Champion Jacques Imbert. He has
been even arrested as a kidnapper. Imbert introduces Delon
with a coach Pierre-Desire Allaire who has a good reputation.
It was that time that an injustice was done with a hat trick
type of the pride cup. The jockey Louis Imbert who is the son
of Imbert was removed." Several years later, Jacques Imbert
narrowly escapes from shooting. Now Delon is the manager
of the casino which competing for the highest grade in
Namur Belgium. He bought the stock of this casino from
capitalist Jean-Claude Mimran. Jean-Claude Mimran owned
the stock of this casino after having failure in management of
another high-quality casino. By this affair, Delon is rolled up
in the opposition and feels in danger. It was Khaida that
suggested the stock of the casino of Namur to Mimran. This
casino almost burned down by a fire in 1982. For a while
later, Mimran parts with 1750 stocks of this casino. And
Delon and Vincent Bertella bought it, became the manager.
Exchange of Delon that has been updated regularly expires
in May 2001. ( information from Cine revue N 41 1976 )
An interview with Jean-Francois Deniau, Delon told as follows, "I
dislike the sea. Because when I look at the sea, I feel I am powerless.
I am land human being. I am no good unless I always touch the
ground. Fire is not scarier than water. Because I feel like I can
defend myself from fire more than water. The sea is fearful.
Therefore I respect you ( Jean-Francois Deniau ) who is the great
navigations and the woman like Florence Artaud. Because it is
impossible for me. The voyage of one month until to get Indo-China
was exact sufferings. I never go to the sea. I like loneliness and I am
fond of becoming to be alone at a forest and a mountain. However I
hate the sea. When shooting of Plein Soleil , I swore I never
photographed in the sea again. I was such ill. For such a reason, I
refused Le Crabe-Tambour , but bitter regret was left later."
Besides, Delon told about death as follows, "I am not afraid of death.
But, I expect sudden death. I hate falling into physical inability. I
can not put up with it. A person grieves about death of another
person more than about own death. We taste a feeling of
ineffectualness and feel it is unfair. I am against to be powerless and
unfair. I still remember the thing of my 30th birthday. One of my
friend celebrated it brilliantly. He brought a Brazilian orchestra and
Brigitte Bardot came there too. And I became to write a word which
was put on a magazine of the next day. At those time, I who was a
young stupid man became to be proud and wrote as follows that I
became 30 years old but such a thing does not matter for me !
However by now, I think I want to write as follows that I became 30
years old. I am happy. " Furthermore, Delon says that "people can
not accept I have seven lifes. A life is only one. There are many
stars in various fields, for example sports or politics. But a star is
the existence that does not reach. Therefore, when a person is in the
condition that seems to reach, the person plucks the atar down
towards a bottom. Both you and I face this problem. But this is a
special privilege." ( information from Paris Match N 2424 1995 )
Since the separation with Nathalie, Alain is absorbed in work. Eddie Barclay
prepared a yacht and sailor and also a piano and two musicians for Delon. Barclay
seems to want to make Delon a star of the record world. For the next 6 months,
Delon records a LP record ( 12 tunes written by Michel Legrand ). In October,
Delon has a plan to appear to the TV program of Roland Petit with Zizi Jeanmaire
and Rudolf Nureyev. He is going to dance "Ladt is a tramp" which is American
Standard while he imitates Fred Astair there. Besides, in a movie, 5 works hold his
schedule until December in 1969. Delon is lonely now nevertheless he is
surrounded by the follows. He drives Cadillac with a telephone alone ( Anthony
uses this phone instead of a toy. Nathalie used it without cease. ). In addition,
sometimes he gets on Harley Davidson alone. However, Nathalie who having a
strong card as for succeeding Bardot someday would drive blue Dino Ferrari alone
? ( information from Jours de France N 737 1969 )
Nathalie is called "Nat'" from friendly friend and fellow workers.
The name of the ship which boarded when Delon went to Indo-China is "Claude
Bernard".
Alain was going to go to Spain with stunt man Yves Chiffre for
photography "La Tulipe noire" by Buick. Before departure, they took
a lunch with manager Georges Beaume and Romy. Chiffre still
remember, "After the lunch, we split each other. At that time, Alain
told me that I make a detour. Because I will have to pick up a
person. Alain honked in front of a government-built apartment in
Mandelieu-la-Napoule. Then a window opened and a young woman
who is very beautiful and sunburned well came out. She ran up
while well carrying a bag on her shoulder. " After a little, Georges
Beaume visited Romy who was in Hollywood. "There is one letter to
you. It is Alain was lost in my documents before my departure. I
have never known anything." This was separation. Another women
appeared in his life afterwards. They were top-class. However, he
was no use to perform the man who was a hard-liner only by
prostrating himself to "beautiful women". Delon plays "a bad
handsome man". Young Alain was the regular customer of the bar "
Marsouin " in Toulon. The bar is managed by Charles Marcantoni
and Francois who is the brother of him has already been known by a
court of law with theft, concealment, possession of a weapon and
illegal selling, a public employee purchase attempt, in addition,
murder suspicion etc at that time. This Marcantoni will be a part of
shadow of Delon's life. Marie-Christine Guerini who is Meme's
daughter who is the NO.1 face in postwar Marseilles says that " the
person who introduced Alain to my father was Marcantoni ". Delon is
welcomed like a son by this boss. This two persons practiced a pistol
together and crossed a hand when they bought a horse named
Lucky. ( information from VSD N 1205 2000 )
( Alain and Mireille in 1970s - photo from Mr. Vignol - )
Delon's favorite dish is l'andouillette panee and le petit sale aux lentilles. -
information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
Delon in 1970's drank only beverages and water at lunchtime. - information from "
Les mysteres Delon " -
The person named the driver of Delon Zina in 1970's was also a famous
professional wrestler who had an another name was called Ange Blanc. -
information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
About passion to a gun of Alain, his explanation and a fact seem to make a great
difference. Alain insists as " I only love Western film." but Nathalie says that my
husband owned a gun of considerable quantity. Nathalie knew that my husband
twisted a fact. And she tells that " He often tells a lie toward a trivial thing because
he hates accounting the fact. so he tells a lie." France Roche remembers that I had
the experience that does not pun about the gun which Alain brought from Japan. It
was April in 1963. Her husband Gilbert de Goldschmidt participated French movie
festival was organized by Unifrance in one week in Tokyo. Some movie stars came
from France. They are Alain Delon, Francois Truffaut, Francoise Brion, Alexandra
Stewart and Marie Laforet etc. In free time of the movie festival, they invited a local
merchant to Takanawa Prince Hotel and enjoyed shopping such as a pearl broach or
pearl necklace. Their only anxiety was that perhaps it would be caught on the
customs. However the worry was not confined only to the matter of these customs.
Because Alain said that I will attach the gun which I purchased in Japan to my waist
and take it home. Delon's fellows were in a cold sweat. Even if Roche and Brion
persuaded him, it was useless. Alain was relaxed very much when he arrived at the
customs of the airport. His well-known degree and his smile talk a lot, and the
customs did not do a troubled question, but Roche worried when retaliation of this
insane behavior would come over in the future. She said that "He had deep love
toward a weapon and the Mafia anytime. He likes tasting a thrill. " - information
from " Les mysteres Delon " -
Alain swam in the supreme bliss which is not a thing of present world in the
poolside at 612 Beverly Avenue. As for him or the many projects planned by him
were splendid in dignity and the scale. Ralph Nelson wanted to supervise him in "
Les Tueurs de San Francisco " which was detective film. Sam Peckinpah advanced
the preparation for filmization of "L'homme a cheval" of Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.
In addition, George Cukor planned to try to make "Cheri" of Collette into a movie
with present costume by co-staring Alain with Simone Signoret and Nathalie Wood.
The latter two plans of these didn't realize but Alain who wanted to work with
Peckinpah agreed with an idea of this Western movie director. It was to play the
role of the fresh leader of South America in an exotic and historical adventure
description was made by a huge amount of money " Ready for the Tiger". However
the studio was shocked by the scenario which had a political relation clearly and the
studio certainly shrank from the work which was the left wing and was not fair at all
in politics in a liberalism mark. The plan became reservation. This movie company
has the trademark of a lion snarls left him alone until his child's birth, delayed the
start of filming, gave him a special privilege to plan a lesson quickly like Italian
filming in a studio in Los Angeles. Alain who is surrounded with Jack Palance, Van
Heflin and sensual Ann-Margret, is near his wife, went to the studio at near D,
shopped large quantities goods rapidly at night. As for Alain, it was able to play
Eddie Pedak was happy. The role is that when he regains freedom after behind bars
life and he decided to return to the right way, he is approached with dirty work by
his older brother. Alain came back to his house in Beverly Hills every weekend.
And when the filming was finished, he borrowed the residence in Culver City which
is his friend owned who is in charge of art, for spending vacation with his
family. Alain left to Mexico with his family and attendants. Then he knew that the
yard of his new house in Mexico was adjacent with the yard of which Louis Malle
borrowed the house when he came here for filming "Viva Maria !" in this
1965. After that, there was not that Alain played the role which was a lazy hero,
revolutionist Flores by direction George Hamilton at all, for a wrong rumor was not
spread around, but this unexpected stay was kept reliability for a rumor. At that
time, Alain had a kiss scene with BB who has taken a series of photographs together
with Alain. Before he shot trial photography ( As for him, being naked to the waist,
she was a pink towel figure in nude. ) with her for playing Michel who was
conductor " La Verite ". The Photograph became to be immortal one by Sam Levin
the photograph is done as the most beautiful kiss photograph in the world
nowadays. Afterwards Alain played with Jeanne Moreau a kiss scene in the filming
again. After filming, he played cards together, drank tequila and swam in the
swimming pool which it was surrounded by a flower bed, and was buried among
petals at a residence of they either. Afterwards, Alain who came back to U.S.A
knew that MGM gave up making a movie of Peckinpah after MGM having repeated
reorganization many times, a film distribution company of MGM proposed to go to
South America for a promotion and sales campaign of " Any Number Can Win ".
He left toward Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina
with Nathalie. In Argentina, he became to be close friend with future President
Carlos Menem. He was the feeling that there was on a cloud. He was always met by
cheers and gave easy speech before each presentation, and after those presentations,
he attended at a press conference and left for an airport in a storm of bouquet and
kiss. As for him who came back to California again, realized there is not an
interesting plan, suggestion of each studio was not the thing which he hoped. It was
possible depending on him that he returned to his native country once, then he came
back to America again by contract. In the beginning, life of the Yankeeism made
him to entertain, but now disappointed him. And he had thought that it was
impossible to adapted himself to American life, and to succeed. He yearned for
Paname ( Paris ). As for him. It yearned for the noise of a street, smell of a counter
bar and the steam of black coffee. In a bottom of blue sky, he suffered from
homesickness while being jolted by a palm tree. He realized that anything was not
good for him in this dissipation situation, so he packed, closed his house and came
back to Paris. At that time in France, the trend became to b4e not only the handsome
man who was lacked complicated personality is by virtue of him in part. Recent
actor has a background filled with a vague character and suggestion. Jean-Paul
Belmondo in " L'Homme de Rio" or Robert Hossein in " Angelique, marquise des
anges " became to be a top star. - information from " l'insoumis " by Albin Michel
-
Alain begins filming of " Trois hommes a abattre " as 7th items with
director Jack Deray in August 1980. This movie gained a commercial
great success but there was an incident Delon got angry during
filming and shot out from the shooting scene. Costarring
actress Dalida Di Lazzaro recollects it as follows. " He began to get
angry during filming suddenly once, then he left from the studio
with his pet dog by his car as yelling. Everybody who are shooting
staffs told to me that Dailida, please call back him. It was only you
that it could bring him. Therefore I did a sketch of Alain who
relaxed with a smile and sent the rough draft to him with a message
This is my favorite Delon . Then he came back. And he presented
a gold pendant of Tiffany to me, he said to me that it was gratitude
from me to you. It was carved as Please don't forget me " -
information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
"Le Gitan", Jose Giovanni original and by his direction was shot in the suburbs of
Grasse of Alps district. In a costar, there was Henriette Marello who played the part
of the proprietress of a restaurant, but this location was going to become a
nightmare for her. At a certain morning, Alain came to her with his pet dog. While
she who is cheerful makes a lunch, she called him " Good Morning ! ". At that time,
she didn't even think that Alain commanded his dog to be made to attack her instead
of answering the greetings. Henriette recollects as follows, "When I noticed his
molosse dog Jado as a lump of muscle was going to attack me". I protected my face
at once and waited for the moment when the dog collided to me. But, nothing
happened after all. Because Alain called the dog, the dog hit an iron plate of a truck,
and the reckless driving of the dog stopped. However, I tasted terrible fear, and also
my anger was more than that. I said to him Do anything ! Your mind was out of
order ? If your dog would not understand your order, what would be happened. The
dog was going to almost bite me. It was only a joke for Alain. The filming with
Giovanni advanced without any obstacles. They have understood and respected
each other since they collided at " Deux Hommes Dans La Ville ".
Delon replied toward a question " What's your first memory ? " that my mother's
face, it is the face of mother putting me in a copper bathtub.
The 3rd Marrakech International Film Festival was started on 3rd October until
8th 2003, and the lord of movie world gathered in Marrakech. Only Daniel Toscan
du Plantier who is the movie festival founder was absent, who died suddenly this
February. A party was given to him was held on Saturday. Isabelle Huppert spoke
that how our movie world thought that his absence was regrettable in front of his
wife Melita and Marie-Christine Barrault who got his two children named Ariane
and David. Alain Delon told a feeling of respect for him to his wife Melita. At this
party, Alain Delon received a decoration from Royal Highness Mohammed VI in
front of invited guests of 1000 people. This was a badge by personal connection
with King Hassan II, but it was immeasurable honor for Delon who has been
deepened friendship with Morocco for many years. Afterwards invited guests move
to a buffet party and enjoyed Moroccan cooking. Delon who left to Paris the next
day had another decoration in his hand. It was "l'Etoile d'or " which was handed by
Claudia Cardinale who was one of the costars. - Information from Paris Match N
2838 in 2003 -
There are various meanings for the word of "Regina" for Alain Delon. At first, it is
the name of the movie theater which his father ran. The name of a hotel in Paris
where Delon stayed at, when he ran away from home before a debut. The name of a
restaurant in Paris where Delon's favorite. The name of a production of a director
Allegret.
Their friendship does not have obstacle and a border. The thing dates back when
in 1973 which was Delon and Carlos Monzonwere in their peak, Carlos was serving
time by the crime that he threw out his wife Alicia from a window. This former
boxer was given conditional freedom now, and reached his birthday today. Alain
presented the best gift he visited him in a prison in Santa Fe to him on 5th August
Thursday. In a small city called Pampa in the 500 km north of Buenos Aires, this
"macho" was born 51 years ago. He is still an idol here. Monzon met a French star
in the large bedroom which was shared with 10 other prisoners.
Will there be a person who can tell about her death more than Alain
Delon ? He loved her passionately and afterwards he loved her
calmly. The person who was going to let return her as her carrier in
the move of Deray "La Piscine" was Delon. Romy has changed. Romy
lost willpower to fight for carrier after separation with Delon. She
came back to Germany, then she got married with a director Harry
Meyen on 15th July 1966 and made one child David. She did not
think that she wanted to work because she wanted to spend her all
to her child and to cherish family warmth she has never appreciated
in the past. In 1968, her family collapsed. Divorce. She fought to get
parental authority of a son. She gave up half of property to live with
the child. She said that "I would be better than I died if I part from
my child." In aspect of work, thereafter she was favorable an actress
who dedicated all to each role. Cry, anxiety, fierce pleasure.
Everything was shocking. In this disturbance, one man always
soothed her who cried like a child. It was Daniel Biasini. When she
was not softened bitterness of the life as a star by power of alcohol
and tranquilizer anyway, she was able to call him anytime at
daytime even at night. She got married with Daniel in 1975, because
she wanted to get the second child. She got married with Daniel in
1975 because she wanted to get the second child. However, she
miscarried. Then in 1977, when she was 39 years old, she delivered
a girl Sarah. David who repelled the second marriage of mother
calmed down in front of Sarah. And everything was full peacefully
again. David was in harmony with Daniel and he visited to
grandparents in Saint- Germain-en-Laye with Daniel. David was
handsome, friendly and delicate. However, the delicacy will take his
life. On 5th July 1981, he was going to climb up the gate of the
grandparent's house for did not disturb them. And he slipped and
fell from the iron fence. The iron fence sharp keenly stuck in his
abdomen. He died at a hospital in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Romy
who heard this news just after she was operated a kidney extraction
so she got tired too much. Her life was just continuation of ordeal.
Her first husband Harry Meyen committed suicide 2 years ago, she
carried on serious shock on her back even that. In addition, she held
psychological pain because she did not do well with Daniel Biasini
who was the father of Sarah. At that time, she was in the American
Hospital for several weeks and she lost 10 kg in the meantime. Then,
it arrived the obituary of this David there. Nevertheless, Romy
determines to confront this wretched life for Sarah. However, the life
gave her ordeal again. Her heart became to be weak day by day. And
on this Saturday 29th May, death led her to ease. Romy who was in
life was going to lay David in the small grave in Boissy-sans-Avoir
where Romy rests now. Because David was buried in Saint-Germain-
en-Laye. After all, Romy came to enter the grave. However, David is
going to come over soon to the grave buried among these flowers.
Alain Delon did not witness the burial of Romy. He tells his state of
mind in a shocking letter about that. He witnessed at carrying the
coffin out from her apartment in Barbet-de-Jouy street 7 ward Paris
but after that he left quietly and he neither went to a church nor a
graveyard. He wanted to avoid large group of people whom Romy was
afraid of like that. Alain decided to visit her grave in the future so
that he was there only with her whom he loved once. Delon wrote
the shocking letter at evening when she died in her room. He
watched her kindly. He watched while he inclined his face to her face
for several hours. Her face was totally calm. The face was threw open
from these misfortune and uneasiness and irritation were
disappeared really. It was only with her memory and her pains that
stayed to him.
On 9th January 1984, the filming of "Notre Histoire" begins by
costarring with Nathalie Baye. Nathalie Baye were irritated the
existence of Alain Delon who pretended a big shot but after that,
they were going to thaw gradually. Alain teased the dog which was
Nathalie's pet dog Fox Terrier at the spot. And also, he invited her to
a simple meal in his dressing room. The menu was a plain, a steak,
salad and a glass of Bordeaux red wine. Alain received the same
questions many times when the role of this movie was
determined. As follows "Is it turning point ? " He comments to this
question as follows "Is it Delon's turning point ? It's ridiculous.
There is not turning point. I always called myself Delon as the third
person and I don't intend to change it from now on either. Through
my all carriers, I played a different position anytime. Do you think
that is there a common point in the roles I performed in Mr.
Klein , Le Professeur , Rocco et ses freres ? There is not it at all
! A big shot actor, that is to say, a big shot actor like me can not
shut myself in a routine role. I played Charlus recently but I was
said a turning point again there. Everybody is enthusiastic too much
! I want to stop that you are going to conclude necessarily the choice
of my role means my private life or a change in my work. Because
playing a certain role is the matter of an opportunity anytime."
( Alain and Mireille at Forum des Halles in Paris on 5th September 1979 )
Alain returned from Indocina took the job which needed hands at
night, carrying a load at wholesale dealer in Les Halles. It was hard
work to be over at midnight and he came back to his room at dawn
in Mermoz street near Champs-Elysees. Egyptian woman Yolanda
Gigliotti lived in the same floor and she came to tell her life to him.
She became Miss Egypt and came to France but she grieved a
promise and a support of French guardians were going to decrease
day by day. This is latter Dalida. Alain did not tell about himself to
her at all, he said to her only "I just returned from Indocina". He
moved to a cheap hotel in 5 wards Paris soon. Halimi brothers lived
there too. Older brother Benjamin and Alain went to an
entertainment district almost every night. Like this, he is charmed
by an atmosphere of going out for pleasure at night while spends in
the bar in Saint-Benoit street near A Saint-Germain-des-Pres. A lot
of actors went to the bar. He who has preeminent looks has taken an
offer of a stage debut. After all, the plan in itself vanished and did
not come true. But there were many people convinced his success
who was run after by many women in those days. He met Zizi who
was born in Antillaise at a bar where was within easy reach of the
famous "Caf de Flore" at Saint-Benoit street. She was a dancer, but
she was paralyzed with both legs for several months because she
suffered from poliomyelitis. He was sympathized her brought her to
her house. Like this, Alain spent with her happily for a while. Until
the say when he meets Brigitte Auber. Brigitte remembers the time
when she met him in 1956. "I went to the Club Saint-Germain to
dance at that day. One of my friends said to me there was the boy
who wanted to meet me anyway. The friend said that the boy waited
me at an opposite caf." The friends of Brigitte did not know who
was the young man. Everybody told he had good looks in unison.
However she refuges she meets the strange young man. "On the next
day and the next day too, he proposed. On the third day, I made me
up my mind to meet him. As friends said, he surely had a something
to be riveted person's eyes in his appearance. As for what I was
troubled one thing was that he has already drunk 15 mugs of beer,
and he completely got drunk." Since that day, they built wonderful
and beautiful relationship nevertheless they sometimes quarreled. At
first, they cohabited in an apartment of ground floor in Pre-aux-
Clercs street 7 wards Paris. There was a fountain in the middle of
the room. Alain in a memory of Brigitte was perfect and was sweet
kindly. He sometimes whisked off savings and gifted luxurious
present to her. "One day, he presented me a suede boots when I was
going to leave a location. It was splendid, it must have been costly. I
did not know how he made money but I wore it all the time during a
location. In addition, one day, he came to Switzerland to meet me
where I made a stage performance. At that time, he wanted to meet
me then came there nevertheless he had a heavy cold. He was a
really lovely boy." She recollects. He seemed to have had shyness to
some extent to tell about relations with Brigitte, but he has told it in
a magazine several times. He introduced Brigitte to his family and it
was that time that association with his family was born. For Brigitte,
it was obvious that Alain was the young man who did not have great
ability. However, only his ambition was big. He wanted to become an
actor but Brigitte did not take it seriously. " He always longed for
this world. He wanted to become being famous anyway. Not what
become merely an actor." Alain Delon himself speaks as follows "I
did not long for an occupation of something in particular in those
days. But whatever it is, I did a big something and I was convinced I
succeeded. Even if it was socks selling or it was insurance solicitor."
At first Brigitte did not back him up to a way of an actor. It is said
that it is the cause she was scary to lose him. " I was afraid of that
he was overwhelmed by the entertainment world. But it was only
this that he showed interest." One day, she introduced him to a
journalist Francois Reichenbach for becoming a news photographer.
However Alain hated having another person's camera or developing a
photo in a darkroom. She says "He did not have the mind with such
a thing at all. Because he wanted to succeed and wanted to become
to be famous immediately." She was not able to object to his first
wish forever. And she made him to go to a lesson of performance and
made him to test a course to the entertainment world. First coach
Simone Jarnac whom he came across there confides to Brigitte that
"He has talent as I am not believed." Brigitte participated in Cannes
Film Festival in 1957 formally. Alain followed her and stayed in
Saint-Paul-de-Vence that she owned a house. In this Film Festival,
Alain met a new face actor Jean-Claude Brialy. " Alain and Jean-
Claude Brialy met in Cote D'azur and they hit it off immediately.
They lived similar life with almost same age. And they dreamed the
same future and had talent to succeed." She tells. Alain attracted
reporters' attention in Cote D'azur. A certain journalist speaks as
follows "We held a free projection party. It was a great success. At
there, a certain young man was going to be made to catch attention
of photographer by an original method. He drove around in a sports
car with being clearly conscious James Dean. His name was Alain
Delon." Alain did not have the connection in this world. For making
the connection, he was able to only make the best of his good looks
attracted person's eyes and his eyes to be made to give in all people.
Brigitte knew his charm worked regardless of man and woman.
"Alain charmed a person and kept on. In that way, he enjoyed it." He
comes to go in and out to a local first-class hotel with Brialy. And he
is found by Micheline Presle. "I remember that there was a good
young man who had good looks outstandingly in a corner of a hotel.
He frequently observed around him." In the same hotel, he hit it off
two journalists and he often went out with four people included
Brialy. In addition, the charm of Alain also did not make Jean
Cocteau who was the chief judge of the Film Festival of the year to
be indifferent. Delon's mother Edith Boulogne has never forgotten a
strange telephone from Jean Cocteau a few days after of the Film
Festival. "I am not sure how did Jean Cocteau examine my phone
number. He felt indignant at relations with Alain. Therefore I said to
Cocteau as follows Then, you should have slapped Alain. she
speaks." In addition, Romy Schneider attended the Film Festival too,
but whether she and Alain were the same hall or not was unknown.
Alain who after came back to Paris did many abnormal actions. One
night, he shot several times gun toward a louver of his apartment
from the outside. A damaged neighbor reports it to the police. And
one day, he asked to lend the car to Brigitte for drive with Brialy.
She answers "My car is not a taxi." against his excessive impudent
manner then he jumped out in the outside where Brialy waited.
Brialy tells this continuance as follows "He went toward me, then he
took out a pistol from a pocket and shot a blow toward a door of her
car and opened the door. Then he played tricks and started the
engine. He said to me Let's go ?I was frightened by fear. He goes
nuts." Brigitte Auber did not possible think that I could keep
company with him who was 10 years old younger than me but she
became not be able to bear his terrible character gradually. She
describes about him as follows "The person he must beat himself for
many things." In addition, his friend Marie Laforet who will co-star
with him later encountered with his irascibility sometimes. "I
watched he took a considerate and kind act but he slapped a woman
sometimes. Because he said what he did not like what they were. In
a trifle, he forgets me. Then his face turns red and he slaps a
partner. Alain is afraid of that it is made a fool of his manner or lack
of education. And then, someone does so he gets furiously angry."
However, in such a life, he did not forget his purpose. He is found by
Michele Cordoue just on the same period what he was invited to
Hollywood. She was the wife of a famous director Yves Allegret who
was going to find a young actor for a role of "James Dean style".
Alain was introduced her by his female friend Sylvaine Pecheral in a
hall of wine festival which gathered many stars. Sylvaine who is a
common close friend Alain and Brialy remembers the thing at that
time. "For me, Alain and Brialy was number one in Europe. But
nobody requested to get their autograph because they were
nameless. In the hall, Michele Cordoue called me and asked, Who
is that beautiful young man who was with you ? Which one ?
Brown eyes' man ? or Blue eyes' man ? I hear. Then she says Blue
eyes. Please introduce me him right now ! Then I called him. She
began to talk to Alain as follows In fact, my husband is going to
find a young man for a role of a bad young boy. Don't you intend to
try to play ? " In this way, Alain met Allegret the next day. After a
talk of 2 hours, Allegret was completely impressed deeply with him
and decided to give a role to this movie beginner. Delon has stated
the reason what received the role as follows "It seems that it was
interesting for me and I was troubled with money at that time."
However, he was puzzled over consent for a instant. Allegret was a
famous big shot, he dealt with a movie which was written by Jean-
Paul Sartre. And it was the greatest honor that worked with him but
he undertakes this work meant that he gives up going to America.
Sartre persuaded him who hesitated. "The place where you succeed
in a career is in France, is not in America. It is much better
competing for the first place in your hometown than being
41st position in Hollywood." Alain thought that it was true. In this
way, fate winked him again. Because the movie production of
Allegret was the name of "Regina". - information from " Les
mysteres Delon " -
In 1989, Delon was hurt during filming of " Ne reveillez pas un flic
qui dort " in a studio of Epinay. It was June of filming of third day.
He cut his Achilles tendon at the scene he kicked a door with a foot,
and opened out the door. It became an injury of complete recovery
one month, and his absence became a terrible serious wound for the
producer side.
Alain Delon records for Channel 5 in the 41st floor of a high building
in La Defense. At this educational channel, he acts the part with a
teacher of the seventh art every Wednesday. He chose the
background. On his desk, there are children's photo, Cesar prize,
Golden Bear prize which he acquired at Berlin Film Festival and a
megaphone was given by Visconti. And the brilliant evening when a
Cesar prize ceremony brands on his head. Impressive meeting with
Gregory Peck, a message from Adjani, a Cesar prize what we will
have to hand to Adjani who eschews childbirth. Delon existed there
for a movie, for favorite people and for his family. He naturally wears
a glasses on the top of the nose during whole this interview. Alain
Delon says that "Now, from my point of view, French movie is in the
serious time. Therefore, I wanted to introduce the movie which was a
cradle of my early childhood, and was a compass of my carrier to a
viewer. There is a television to recreate a little nowadays. People
reflectively watch a television so young people is attracted Miami
Vice more than Louis Jouvet. At first, a child wants to watch a
television. In addition, it is important that learning existence of a
movie is almost as same as learning about War of Waterloo or the
Second World War." - information from "Cine Tele Revue" No 9-2
Mars in 1995 -
In 1989, Alain Delon works with Godard in a movie "Nouvelle
Vague". The participant first thought that these two persons who
had no common point will make the same movie is a joke, but they
first met at a bar of a hotel in Paris and they advanced the project.
Godard was bashful, he was shy in front of strangers. Delon tells as
follows that " I said to him for to be relaxed him that Oh, you are a
great maestro, I am so happy because I was able to meet you ! and I
appeared in front of him nevertheless he has withered more. He
asked me with a lisp that Did you think my idea ? I followed his
example and answered him It is a splendid thought ! Then he
said to me that Did you read my summary, didn't you ? , then I
answered him that It was very interesting contents. Actually
Alain Delon confesses that I did not understand half of explanation
of Godard either at other place. But as for him, the challenge was
hearty welcome. Because she often wanted to give a direction instead
of the director who was her husband. " Delon recollects it. " A person
who is sitting down beside the director says that Make it Take 4
in front of me who knows this work well and respects this work. I
said to her that Please let him choose it. Even if you choose it,
please do not do so it in front of me ! The filming was performed in
the form that a studio had closed completely from outsider for wish
of Godard. The filming crew was consisted of approximately 6 staffs
in all. For Delon who has worked in filming spots had at least 80
staffs, it was a serious environmental change. Godard in a studio
was talkative and Delon told that there were a lot of
incomprehensible sayings in his saying. " Burdensome thing for me
was very vagueness of saying of Godard and indistinct saying. For
example, he says to me that Put it in the left, like this. I have it
according to his words. Then, next Godard says to me that I said to
you put it in the right. after filming. I answered him that No, you
told me put it in the left. But it is indifferent. I will do like you wish.
So please appoint properly. Then Godard says that But, I can not
understand such a thing. And it is no great difference between in the
left and in the right. Though it was satisfactory workmanship for
Alain after an exhibition of this movie, the critics were cold. And
Alain Delon was hurt for this failure. " I was tired. I have already lost
even an aim. All seem to mess. I see nothing anymore. To myself, I
don't have the time to go to a movie theater and theater, to spend
with family. I have not taken a rest this summer more than 4 days.
It is a state wound up in a tornado. I understand nothing anymore.
My head spins. I have to regain my directionality. Speed was too too
fast. Rest is necessary. In this situation, I can not get the time to
taste result of my work. I can not wait to become 75 years old." For
charge, Alain decided to stay in the residencein Geneva. Two
molasses habitually resided at the entrance of the house for the
guard. It was full of the collection of masterpiece of the painting and
sculpture in the house. But one of the sculptures was put up in the
garden as a memorial monument of dead his pet dog Manu. The
name of the house became the name of the president of his
company. But this was measures before acquiring stay authorization
C in Switzerland. - information from "Les mysteres Delon" -
At the time of 1986, an indoor swimming pool was bounded on a living room of
Delon's main house in Douchy Loiret prefecture but afterwards this pool was
changed a projection booth which could accommodate approximately 10 people. A
painting "Scene of hunting" which was drawn in the 12th century is hung beside of a
fireplace in this room.
The trouble with a director Gilles Behat and Alain was so awful that it was the first
time in film history in the movie "Dancing Machine". According to a participant, it
was 6 weeks that it seemed that it was studded with "anger" and "Hollywood style
whim". The first was Delon. He did not like a costarring actress and abandoned the
field for 3 days. Next, the director Behat disappeared from a studio for 1 day. In
addition, Cerrone who is able to call a prince of French disco world was excluded
from a studio by Alain with vague reason. And Redha who was a choreographer of
Delon. He was attacked by him with vague reason. Anyway, Delon conflicted with
the most staff and it was only two people who avoided the collision with Delon in
the filming spot. They were his dresser and the author Paul- Loup Sulitzer. On the
contrary, Sulitzer says that Delon has 3 big good points, courage, loyalty to the
friendship and professional mind. "He is not a coward. When it is necessary, he is
the human being who can turn on to an opponent . Once, at a bistro in Saint-
Tropez, Alain was sworn, then he rolled up his sleeves immediately. He has been
had the preparation to quarrel with an opponent anytime and to defeat it." A review
of this movie was terrible and it has begun to be said that "Alain Delon spoils every
production." As "He runs for a suicide." From a polite society of Paris, it has begun
to be gossiped that "You pose like Alain Delon" or "You pose like Mr. Delon".
Even his friend Jean Cau has doubt for behavior of Alain. - information from "
Les mysteres Delon " -
It seems that Delon can be really quiet incognito in the mother
country of Rosalie Netherlands. He can spend the weekend, for
example cycling, with nobody disturb. And in the middle of 1990s,
Delon purchased a house in about 3 km from the north sea. "Her
roots is necessary for Rosalie. In addition, I want to be that my
children who are half Dutch become to like their mother country
too."
Splendid gesture for a daughter as her father. "Anuchka is lovely
child. Her character is strong, so if she says no, it is nothing doing.
It is the same for me too. When I order what she does not want to
do, she watches me and imitates me. With drawing her eyebrows. In
this, I become to be really crazy." - information from " Cine Tele
Revue " No 9-2 Mars in 1995 -
On a certain Sunday of June, Alain Delon spent with his family in
Douchy. It is the private land which has 56 hectares. Anyone of the
family are full of happiness. On a L character type table of a big
kitchen, preparation for meal are ready. At the back of a pink
bouquet of the hydrangea brought up in a garden, traditional
cooking forms a line. Dry sausage ( Delon continues having pride
without forgetting his first occupation forever. ), roast chicken, salad
of Firenze appearance, Brie cheese and strawberry attached
homemade fresh cream. The only one exception is Chateau Labour
1982 made. After meal, while Rosalie took children to a festival of
Douchy, we settled in the den. It is a big room and a large window
faces forest. There are documents, telephone, newspaper and
collection of paintings on the table. And there is a copy of a cover of
a certain magazine before him. On the cover, there were "Alain Delon
and Rosalie. She runs away from home with a child. A crisis of the
couple. Serious blow for Delon. Cancel world tour." He who is a
father of family described with warlike position as follows "I kick in
all of them who say that our couple becomes to be spoiled ! While
this happens in France or Africa, why do they write only evil
something to me ? " The truth is really simple. Now I am filming
Une chance sur deux with Jean-Paul Belmond and Vanessa
Paradis in Cote d'Azur. Rosalie went to Voorden only to meet her dad
in Netherlands and in reverse, she will be schedule to join me at a
house which I borrowed in Mougins Cote d'Azur with children two
weeks later. Nevertheless I think they will scream as follows.
Serious blow. Delon cancels world tour. However, it is irrelevant. I
canceled world tour by my private reason. If it is necessary, I may
make documents." We went out. "I think every couple have being like
storm. But my family affair is a thing only for me. And I will say Go
to hell ! to a person who gossips such a scandal. Rosalie and I have
been together for 10 years, so I think we would be finished our life
together.Now Anouchka is 7 years old, so she became to be able to
understand considerable thing. A friend seems to ask her that Do
your dad and mom quarrel with ? at school. Such a ridiculous
thing is left in heart of children all the time. I can not expose my
body to such a mean behavior." A car stopped, and Rosalie returned
from a festival with children. Children run towards the dog house to
see their good friend's dogs Maya, Charly and Snoopy. In front of the
kitchen door, an electric car for golf stops. "Let's go to go around
daddy !" Delon sits down on the driver's seat. Alain Fabien is on his
knee and Anouchka stands beside him. While the car which picked
them up is going to disappear to the inside of forest, Rosalie came to
the poolside overflowed with grass and flower. "Probably the reason
may be because I am Dutch, I love to do gardening with surrounded
by breed of each country. One day I have brought a rare plant
stealthily. Alain pleased and at the same time he resented a little.
Because the castle what was here was destroyed, I want to
reproduce only a garden. While seeing old documents, watching
photos. Please watch this rose named cuisse de nymphe . Please
try to smell. I do not know so fragrant flower. If I die, I want to be
put this flower to my grave." Alain came back. Children play with
dogs again. I quite agree with Alain about the article breakup of
couple this time. There was the almost same thing three months
ago. I have been depressed in feeling embarrassed. Therefore it is
overdoing slightly this time. It is due to Alain, the part of me became
to be public but I want to cherish a thing of only us. Douchy is our
confidential paradise. Heaven. This place must not be injured in
anything." - information from Paris Match M 2533 in 1997 -
( Delon with his pet dog at artificial pond of his base in Douchy )
The first vacance in the 13th year with Rosalie and his family in Biarritz. Alain
granted her request. He who got down from a cockpit of a helicopter for private use
on Basque Coast first tasted splendor of what did not anything with swimsuit figure.
While he chases with his eyes 10 years old Anouchka and 6 years old Alain= Fabien
like a daddy of the world. He who liked the land of Chene-Bougeries in the suburbs
of Geneva acquired Swiss nationality in 1999. Delon who is chased by time is
constantly going back and forth between Geneva and Douchy in Loiret prefecture
by a helicopter where a chapel is going to be constructed. However he who spent
unhurried time at l'hotel du Palais in Biarritz now already decided to retire from the
movie world as far as an appearance request did not come from Besson, Leconte,
Spielberg and he comfortably waits for filming "Fabio Montale" which is a series of
TF1 channel will begin. In addition, he is carefully going to finish a collection of
photographs which will release next year with Henri-Jean Servat. He is relaxed and
looks at the sea. Though he will be 65 years old soon, he has a body the same level
as " l'Appo( De ) lon " of beach. In the last June, he made a flutter by he said to the
weekly magazine " Eva Tremila " in Italy " If I became to be impotence, I would
kill myself. " It suggested a theme of the movie which he filmed in 1972. -
information from Voici N 665/HEBDOMADAIRE DU 7 AU 13 AOUT 2000 -
( Rosali is Alain's partner ) For a request of Cine-Tele Revue, she answered the first
and also the last interview to touch private. Her small dialect is charming. She is
proud of being a Dutch person. She told about her partner affectionately. ( She calls
Alain as "husband". ) - information from "Cine-Tele Revue N 46-16 NOVEMBRE
1995 -
In the beginning 1953, Alain was welcomed as "a H.R. ( special)"
officer to the Pont-Rean training school in the suburbs of Rennes.
When he heard as "special", he thought I was assigned to an elite
group. However, actually the people what scholastic ability level was
too low for taking professional training were treated as "special". The
discouragement of Alain was big. At first, "H.R." officer had to choose
either to wash a deck all day or completely did general education.
What Alain chose was the latter. He who arrived at the Pont-Rean
training school is commanded to send all the private properties to
his house back. He received a naval military uniform instead. They
are a beret, the undershirt of the striped pattern, a black tie, a pea
jacket, a working clothes of the canvas and so on. The serial number
written badge was given to him too. This badge was tied to a chain
and he had to put on the left arm like a bracelet. It seems that it was
his favorite thing, so he put on it when he appeared in "Parole de
flic". Alain enters a room for 5 people soon. There was Raymond
Blasco who was 2 years older. He chose the way to severe rules
because he was not in good with the second marriage partner of his
mother too. The life at the training school had two main things
which were study and the body training. As a day passed, Raymond
Blasco grasped Alain's character. " In those days, he did not seem to
be now. He was modest, very quietly and smart. His heart was gentle
above all." He remembers that he went to the town with Alain. "We
went to the town for dancing on that day. At around 6 pm evening,
we were going to come back to the training school by exclusive bus,
but it had been already over in time of the meal and understood that
we can not get supper, but both he and I were penniless. Then, I
knew that the asylum of the Red Cross sold French fries for 10
centime. Alain proposed to buy it to me, but I did not have money at
all literally. 20 centime was in his pocket. I said to him Go. I wait
for a bus. then, he is surprised and said to me that It is out of
question that you wait for me outside. Please come together and we
order French fries one dish to each of us. At that time when I was
hungry, he gave a dish for me. It is unforgettable throughout my life
so that there is it in a song of Brassens. " In addition, Raymond is
with Alain who has really become another person brought him back
to the barracks. Because Alain has fallen in love with Brittany
beautiful woman. "The love at that time was totally different from the
thing of the boyhood of his Bourg-la-Reine times." He tasted a
genuine kiss for the first time on the day. I had to bear him who had
finished being excited until next morning." These pleasant events
became to be the time what we can forget severe training by the
armed forces. After the training end, Raymond was assigned to
Cherbourg, Alain was assigned to Toulon and two people parted.
Raymond who left the armed forces five years later needed to never
meet Alain. "I always watched the carrier of his movie world through
a newspaper, a magazine, and I read a lot of his interviews too. But I
strongly feel that he has changed too much. He has become another
person, present him is not that young man whom I knew." Alain felt
like having made a new family in the armed forces. However he did
not become estranged from the true his family either. His mother
Edith Boulogne has never gotten over the departure to the front of
his son. She stated an objection which the extension for the soldier
period of the son to the senior officer of the training school while the
son did not know it. When it was the weekend in Toulon, he went to
"Chicago". "Chicago" is a name by the local people named in the
doubtful neighborhood. And he became a regular customer of the
bar "Marsouin" in this area, and he was in favor with the owner
Charles Marcantoni and his wife Rita from Corsica, he was treated
generously by them when it was before his departure to Indochina
and also after his return from there. Charles Marcantoni recollects."
Our customer was almost navy man. I got to know with him in this
way. It is common that a customer becomes a good friend. His
friends went bar-hopping at my bar or another, they called at them.
But he came to here often. He was a regular customer. I remember
that he was an amiable quietly young man. He was 17 years old. I do
not understand whether he was glad that he was in the navy.
Because many navy men wanted to get an allowance provided with
at the time of a contract. Otherwise the reason was because it
escaped from the restraint of the family. They were concerned with
war at the same time. They went to the battlefield. The resistance of
Alain came to attract attention of officers and noncommissioned
officers immediately in Toulon. He said that "My close friend wanted
to assemble a radio so I stole machine parts and assembled a radio
together." Without his being ashamed of a punishment. Presently he
postponed a contract more 2 years. Then he started to Indochina.
While voyages of one month toward Saigon, they had to call at a port
three times. They were Egypt, Djibouti and Singapore. For him,
Indochina gave him the image, a rice field, a women who has thin
eyes and fellow. Did the colony war that France performed in Asia
bring political consciousness ? Once he who was afraid of in Bourg-
la-Reine never understood it why myself was in such Far East. He
talked "We did not know why war was performed either." He gripped
the capital of Indochina as the flat town where a crowd milled, was
constructed in mud. He did not complain the heat he has no
patience and "the sky is always clouded by steam, is not blue at all"
either. Late fashion more for years than Paris' one the movie of
Gabin staged for weeks. He never dreamed it came to the time he
played with Gabin in the future. "It was the first memory and most
splendid movie for me. It was France and it was Gabin. In the life,
everyone wants to escape from one's place and wants to go
somewhere. However, just after a person came to the somewhere at
last, a person misses the subway ticket of Paris, French movie. My
fellow and I everybody kept back that subway ticket in a wallet even
if it crumbled." He stuck a photograph of actress Madeleine Lebeau
in a small box. She lived in Bourg-la-Reine, she was the customer of
the shop of his mother and was a friend. He met her who was a wife
of producer Clement Duhour, and "who was a lover of Marcel
Achard" a few times at a street before departure. He became the
captive of the good looks of her and her younger sister, and he
associated with her younger sister for a while. He was brought to the
filming spot of the movie by her. Mother sent a long letter to him
who was in Indochina every day and continued sending butter and
chicken, ham and a cake to him once a week. However the bosses of
Alain made an ironical remark to his mother "we have never seen the
volunteer who received such a lot of loads and letters." Mother
wanted to discharge somehow her son who was in the prison by the
affair of jeep carrying out afterwards. "It seemed not to be continued
anymore. He spent everyday at a prison, and I cried every night."
And he will be returned to his own country at last. The
demobilization allowance was deducted, and he had to be jailed by
weapon possession more again for 45 days in Toulon. After q while
he was repatriated to his mother country, it came the time to leave
the Mediterranean Sea district at last. Before it, he wanted to meet
regular customers of " Marsouin ". Charles Marcantoni and Rita
invited him like "a real child". He gets to know with Charles' older
brother Francois there. His name was known in the underworld.
When he got to know with Delon, he did not stay in the memory in
particular the encounter with the jobless Delon whom the younger
brother introduced to him. However, the encounter gave big
influence to the life of Delon in the future. - information from "
Les mysteres Delon " -
Alain Delon decided to put up for sale a big part of his collection of modern
paintings, including major works in the 50s signed by masters of the Cobra
movement and the School of Paris. The auction sale will take place on 15th October
at Hotel-Drouot Montaigne at 20:30. This exhibitions will be held between on
12th and 15th October. Last May , some 40 of his paintings were exhibited at
Applicat Prazan Gallery. His collection gathers in other things, works by Hans
Hartung, Soulages, Riopelle, Maurice Estve, Manessier, Dubuffet, N. De Stal but
also Gricault Delacroix and Millet." - information from Ms. Marie Claire -
Beatrice Barton, Alain Delon and Domenica Warluzel have just joined to form a
new trio. The journalist and producing, woman of head to the TSR, the actor, future
Cesar in the next cinematographic episode of "Asterix", and lawyer, amateur of
cinema, presenter and producer of emissions the tele one, created the company of
production BBD Polymedia. - information from Ms. Marie Claire -
It was a kind of fight to let producers accept appointment of Alain
nevertheless being with enthusiasm of Allegret. Becau, whose the
producers unanimously wanted to use popular Gil Vidal in those
days. Allegret decided to ask for help of Edwige Feuillere to send to
the world my new face Delon whom oneself excavated out. He
showed her several films of the camera test. Feuilere felt Alain had
few something what other actors did not have. Allegret did precise
advice to Delon too. "I want to be you like you as usual. Move to be
always and walk. You must not think that you will make a
something special. You must not perform and be going to play, those
are out of the question. Be it like you. Then you will become the hero
of my movie naturally if you do so it." The first filming was the scene
that he came out of the parcel of the cake at Avenue Victor-Hugo
then got on a car. Alain does not have memory what having any
tension even if he was in front of the first camera. On the contrary,
he was relax like being in his element. He states "It was very easy
and only natural. In addition, the director followed up me very well."
Allegret worked intensely for not to show inexperience of Alain with
screen. Woman co-star Sophie Daumier became the partner of the
first kiss scene in his movie world. After that, Alain starts filming "
Sois belle et tais-toi " as his second work with a director Marc
Allegret who is the older brother of Yves Allegret. Delon co-stared
with Jean-Paul Belmond whom Delon first met there for a few
scenes. Delon says "Jean-Paul had a very odd figure. He was not yet
in the rank it could call a popular new face." This was the opening of
the rival battle with Belmond, but at this point in time, Alain's name
appeared in credit bigger than Belmond's one. In this way, he was
going to be recognized by movie director and filming costars. But he
had bad reputation by producers. Because "He has good looks, but
he is nameless" By the reason of it, he missed a chance many times.
He exerts to level up his publicity by getting power of Georges
Beaume who is his friend, journalist, who became the existence of
"the personal manager" for overcoming such situation. In this way,
he is introduced as one of the promising male new face in a famous
movie magazine in spring 1958. Alain believed in the future as my
star firmly. And he was convinced when himself reached the top
than anyone of new faces introduced to this magazine together with
the work on the next time. Romy Schneider chose Alain Delon as a
costarring partner for following movie Christine . Brialy told
She decided Alain. Because of she saw a his photograph then, she
felt that he was attractive, handsome besides he was an actor whom
she did not know. Alain Delon was only surprised. Delon told
When I heard it, to be honest, I was struck dumb with astonishment
like an idiot. The director Pierre Gaspard-Huit liked this choice of
Romy. And he enjoyed that he brought up Alain Delon into an actor
of the peak of popularity. Alain who was ordered picking up Romy to
the Orly Airport by the producer, accompanied with his friend Brialy,
because Alain lost his nerve. Many mass communication
participants came to the airport. Alain holds the bouquet of the big
rose and waits for her. Presently Romy appeared with her mother,
then the shutter of the camera was touched in many places. Both
Alain and Romy were awkward in the same way. Alain talks this
time as follows, I was uncomfortable as nauseated. I who was
kept the bouquet of the rose under my arm by the producer, must
have seen me foolishly. When test filming finished, Alain invited
Romy and her mother Magda to dinner to "Lido". They agreed to it by
courtesy. Both of them can not speak French. Delon can only speak
broken English. Therefore, Brialy who was proficient German went
with dinner as an interpreter. In the middle of dinner, Brialy
whispered to Delon anxiously. Do you understand, how much bill
of here becomes ? However, Alain did not listen it, when they had
to settle, the two people understood that money came short, then
they confided it to Romy and her mother. And in the occasion, Romy
paid bill and she was relieved them. Brialy says that She was a
star, but we were not so. Actually the performance fee of Alain and
Brialy was not able to compare with the performance fee of Romy.
Romy and Alain did not fall in love immediately. However, Alain sent
a letter to Romy who stayed in Baleares and read a scenario. For
her, the letter of Alain was too perfect, and it was the thing which
was boredom to death She wrote an answer in courtesy but the
contents were too short. Her mother did not like the badness of the
breeding of Alain. Therefore she advised it to her daughter. When
filming begins, Romy comes to be shocked many times by Alain who
wears a blue jeans and a T-shirt with the hair are unkempt, is fast
speaker, is rough, is always late for the studio. Nevertheless she
accepted his invitation and they sometimes went to drive by green
color MG. The driving of Alain was really rough. During filming, they
become to awake each other and at the same time, come to quarrel
consistently. The participants who were puzzled by them, turned a
blind eye to look it. However, the situation changes since they joined
the movie festival in Bruxelles. During this movie festival, they never
quarreled, and also they begun to hit as a lover in this opportunity.
Magda Schneider did not feel like being good. When she met her
daughter at Midi Station in Bruxelles. She said to her with sarcasm
"You are in love" In contrast, Romy answered back to her mother
"You are not satisfied unless you complain anytime !" The evening of
this day, at the restaurant which Romy's father owned, the strained
state between Romy and her family continued yet. Romy talks about
that evening in Bruxelles as follows. "Alain was French people's table
at dance party. I was German people's one with my parents. In the
middle of a dance, he invited me whether come to my table. But, I
was so-called good child yet, returned to the table of my family. And
I noticed suddenly after I took champagne and having considered. I
do not take the interference of my family from now on anymore. It
was the moment something had begun to resist them." It was several
weeks after that Romy acted to sweep an image which Romy was
rich and good child by being indulged. When location in Vienna
began, the actors stayed at Sacher Hotel the highest grade in
Austria. In this luxurious atmosphere, the romance of Alain and
Romy gradually adds to the scale, and Alain burns passion to Romy.
At the same time, the love of Romy and Alain became the mark of
the backbiting. When Magda witnessed the spot of their first kiss,
the rumor spread through the national level. When filming was over,
Romy saw Alain off to the airport. She entered in the airport by
using a special privilege, and she saw him off to the gangway of the
airplane. She wept bitterly at the chest of mother after he had left as
soon as she came back to the hotel. And she decided going to Paris
48 hours later. In this way she called Alain when she arrived at the
Orly Airport in Paris. She enjoyed deeply about happiness and
freedom as soon as she heard his voice. It was the moment that she
escaped from protection of mother for her and it stood on its own
feet. When she knew that Alain who had left Austria suffered from
parting with Romy, she soaked herself in more feeling of happiness.
Alain confided the hard feeling for a long time to Georges Beaume
who was his personal manager and Alain shed tears. It was the
apartment of Georges Beaume to have become the acceptance of
Romy. In this way, the long friendship of three them began.
Although the movie "Christine" did not make a hit, Alain went to the
direction that he realized his long-time dream surely. His name
appeared large in the advertisement of du Colisee pediment of
Champs-Elysees. - information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
It seems that Alain Delon will get the award of Russian movie
academy called "Golden Eagle" on 25th 2008. The ceremony
will be showed by central channel of TV Russia. -
information from Miss. Karina on 18th 2008 -
( Alain Delon with Romy Schneider in 1968 )
A certain morning in March 1970, Alain Delon entered the filming " Le Cercle
Rouge " with gray turtleneck and pants of Shetland. He dyed his chestnut hair to
black for performing the role of this movie and wore a false mustache. This seems
to be to avoid confusion with the chief character of " Borsalino ". The filming of
this day was carried out in the snowstorm. In the evening, the filming crews spent at
comfortable auberge ( a small hotel ). In the lunch, Alain who was drank only water,
but he tasted some wine and whiskey in the dinner. The atmosphere of the inn was
relaxed and he who was the super star enjoyed played a game with his staffs. " Le
Cercle rouge " was the second movie for the director Melville gained a great
success with an release. In the next movie " Doucement les basses ", the company
of Delon himself acted the produce, and large-scale public relations was developed.
It was a successful advertising method in the case of " Borsalino ". It lets attach the
poster of the movie to the privately-owned car of several hundred as "sandwich car"
is not "sandwich man". It was a thing to make drive them to around roads of capital
Paris for two weeks. The owners of the privately-owned car took gas ticket for 90
francs as reward they drive their cars attached an advertisement. Approval by four
ministers was necessary for this exceptional plan. The culture Minister gave
qualified permission which was without harming the scene of the town. The traffic
Minister considered there was not the inconvenience at all to give permission.
However, as a problem to be left, there was the government ordinance "advertising
car must not run at the Champs-Elysees, in the forest of Boulogne, Vincennes."
After all, a government ordinance did not have the item which forbade the distance
that a privately-owned car ranbut, this movie did not succeed like Borsalino
nevertheless with such a public relations. Filming of " Un flic " becoming the last
movie of director Melville begins in 1971. He talks about he changes completely
from the villain who became basic of his role to play the part of detective as
follows. "I am a role of detective in this time, so I think I will not be blamed he
always plays only rogue or vagabond. I went to the enemy camp." This movie failed
and the director was disappointed too much. However, Delon did not regret effort.
He increased the weight by 5 kilos and challenged filming to get closer to the chief
character image that the director imaged. A fat image was an aim to prevent
confusion with the chief character of " Le Samourai ". After this failure, in the side
of the director, it announced to a reporter that I will not work with Alain Delon
anymore. It was a reason that Delon had some practice and it appeared
unconsciously too much. About this matter, Delon argues that "The truth is totally
reverse. I decided not to work with Melville. He has a lot of habit. But I did not
announce about that in courtesy. I would not tell it to you now if there was not this
article." In the next movie " Le Professeur ", the music of his friend Dalida of the
time that she was nameless and poverty, was used and Delon changed the title that
estranged with the director but the movie succeeded. In the "Scorpio", he will come
back to a Hollywood movie. It passes through time of ten years from " Le Guepard
". Alain Delon meets Burt Lancaster again. Alain became more famous than the
past. When he met Lancaster again, "Do you remember ? You were my boss." He
said. When Lancaster hears it, he laughed hard as usual and he said that "I have
already got too much old to become your boss ! You are my boss this time." The
later " Traitement de choc " was thrashed. This movie was flayed by the critic and
the spectators expressed dissatisfaction. In particular, journalism made a sarcastic
remark about Alain became the nude. The image of this movie is a state used now
in a porn site with the internet. It seems that Alain does not allow this but there is
not the sign that his lawyer moves at all. If they know this, perhaps they will be
considered that they do not have the value as they file a suit. After that, Delon
begins filming of " Brulles Granges Blulees " . For this movie, there were veteran
actress Simone Signoret and Miou-Miou who was a new face in those days as a
costar. The director was Jean Chapot he was a young director but he was not a
beginner. His early work " La Voleuse " which he filmed with Romy Schneider was
estimated very much. Delon did not know Chapot too much, but Delon decided to
behave to him preciously. Chapot's opinion did not fit Delon at all in the filming
spot and Delon resisted his idea for all his suggestion and took it down. The
atmosphere of the filming spot was serious, so new face Miou-Miou who became
the dilemma of Delon and Chapot suffered too much. She said that " If their discord
continues more than this, I give up." Nevertheless the fight of the director and
Delon continued escalating. At last, one day she disappeared to tell a destination
nobody. The participants looked for many places, but she did not come back to her
house either, and it was impossible to find out. However a few days later she came
back without any sign. She heard that did their discord solve ? Actually it became
the form that Delon won the fight by asserting himself, and he came to command
filming. Therefore the spot regained calmness, and filming was continued nothing
prevents during three weeks. But many people knew the talent of Chapot who
suffered in the situation. He was an excellent director, but Chapot was not able to
command the spot because affinity did not fit Alain. During Alain's absence due to
he goes to Paris, Simone Signoret ordered spot conduct from by the produce side
answered immediately " It is ourselves to have chosen a director. Chapot is an
excellent director. We will have him finish this movie." Alain was asked comment
from about this affair in a subsequent press conference, answered as follows. "The
all of you seem to be misunderstood about me. It is only an ordinary director that I
attack. There is never that I criticized flatly Melville and Visconti. They are big
shots. Actually it needed that someone replaced with him whom there is not ability
to act as the director of Brulles Granges Blulees " - information from " Les
mysteres Delon " -
It seems that Rosalie and Alain Affelou are divorcing. - information from Ms.
Marie Claire -
I think that if I compare Alain Delon whom I respect to an animal, he resembles the
fox of " The prince of the star. " Because we can not become his friend, and know
about him, unless he receives what is tamed by us. The fox of " Saint-Exupery "
says as follows. " When you tame me, we are not left each other anymore, you
become only one person for me in the world, and I become irreplaceable person for
you. " I do not intend to insist that I am a friend of Alain Delon. But, I know that all
the people who were able to tame him, become an irreplaceable person for him.
Even if it is a police officer, a gangster, famous, nameless, a power man, a poor
person, the friendship that he gives endlessly without compensation does not
change. He showed this friendship anytime and his faithfulness lets us cause a
feeling of respect irresistibly. When I needed his help by a private or work at the
small level such as my case, he came anytime. Regardless of running around as a
recommender of the programs at time of the work of RTI. It is what there is totally
no his profit and did for me entirely. My favorite Delon is right a monarch. But,
everybody does not send respect and the loyalty to him in the same way. He is often
betrayed and is disappointed and is hurt, and it will be that he was knocked down.
Therefore, it is often that he often " Shuts himself up " because he does not let the
nervous system give up. As for me, there was an opportunity to meet many famous
people since I am assigned to this work, but is seized with the sense that there is not
elsewhere anytime when I watch Delon appearing in the public place. Many eyes
move, and it looks like the noise fills the space I have not felt so such an
atmosphere when often who appeared either. Of course, he shows him whom people
want to watch because he is in the public place, and Alain is seen in general people.
He plays the character that people want to recognize to him. However, Delon who is
often insolent, arrogant, comic, fills confidence, is twisted is a thing far apart from
the man that is passionate, delicate, interestingly, warmly and the generosity is good
whom I know. In a trial, and he experienced really many trials, but he seems to be
immortal. Even if there is it in today's evil current, he continues giving energy.
Power to turn to the top anytime. When he likes to be with dogs than the existence
of a person and decides he is alone and spends Reveillon, I sometimes think that he
is poor. In addition, I am frozen for a shock when he confides to me that I virtually
died after death of Brando. And I become scary when he tells me that he continues
being alive for only he does not make his child sad. He often says that a person can
get success and neither happiness at the same time. His future gives the reverse to
him, and I want to pray to be able to think that he succeeded in the life at the end of
the life. The fox said to the prince of the star as follows at parting. " You have to see
things by heart. If you do not do so, you can not see things well. The important
thing is invisible. " I can think of whether Delon seems to have written this
sentence. the article of Marc-Olivier Fogiel -
Anthony Delon will publish his autobiography on paper in Autumn 2008. -
information from Ms. Marie Claire -
Alain Delon could anchor Evening News on a French cable channel in Spring
2008. - information Ms. Marie Claire -
In 1973, Delon planned the sponsorship of the world middle weight title match of
the boxing and decided to let Carlos Monzon and French champion Jean-Claude
Bouttier meet at a ring. He let Jean-Claude Bouttier stay in the private land in
Douchy he owns from several years ago for 46 days before the match to provide the
match. According to the local historian, the private land in Douchy of Delon was the
place that was the territory of the Earl Neverley once, and it seems Jean d'Arc rested
with Earl Dunois and Earl Xaintrailles of the supporter in the interval of the fight
there. Alain Delon sometimes came and went by jeep Mini Moke with Anthony ( 9
years old ) at the site of this 50 hectares. During training, a red ring was placed in
the neighborhood of the swimming pool, and a jogging course for 6 kilometers was
prepared in the depths of the site for Jean-Claude Bouttier and his friends. One of a
few friends was allowed to enter this private land spoke that " Delon who was
punctual and Mireille who was kind were the couple well-balanced. Mireille was
always relaxed with smile, and was artless, so the atmosphere of the spot was very
comfortable." In addition, Bouttier himself said that environment at that time was
ideal training ground. "In such an atmosphere, it can not be making perfect
condition. There was really ground paradise. Calm and comfortable living, birdsong
in the forest. This quietness was a very precious thing. It is not allowed to suffer
terrible defeat a match after having done such a living in Douchy." In spare time,
the boxers spent at the game room which had the billiards stand and the jukebox.
Besides, they ate at the two big tables in the kitchen for exclusive use of Alain
Delon at noon, at evening. However, in spite of training performed in the best
environment, Bouttier lost in a match after all. - information from " Les mysteres
Delon " -
Anthony's two daughters' name are Lou ( born in 1996 ) and Liv ( born in 2001).
They are Alain Delon's granddaughters. Their mother is Sophie.
In the film " Le Guepard ", Delon will work with Visconti again. At first, Visconti
objected to appoint American actor Burt Lancaster. However, he compromised after
all, and on the contrary he understood his physical peculiarity accommodated the
character he imaged. Alain tells. "A few days before of the start the filming,
Visconti asked me and the costar Claudia Cardinale to pick up Lancaster to the
airport together." When Alain met the great actor Lancaster whom he was 23 years
old older than him, he was surprised and overwhelmed the size of his body, nice his
build very much. "I was overwhelmed a little. However, actually Lancaster was
shocked too. Because he was an enthusiastic fan of Visconti." While he shared the
work with him, Alain came to be moved with his candidness. In this way, the
strange atmosphere that each person talked in own native language was grown in
the filming. " I said that Burt, I must talk to you. I am not easily if I don't say
you. I am overwhelmed by you. Then, he said to me while bursting out laughing,
Don't worry. That's OK ." The filming was performed in this way. I called him
My Boss during the filming. Alain Delon observed Lancaster during this long
term filming." In the filming period, it is at the castle where they stayed in. One day,
Romy came over for few days to visit to Sicilia. According to Alain. Burt was not
indifferent to charm of Romy. "Burt felt charm to he. As an actress, as an woman.
Of course it seems that Romy was interested in his existence." Claudia from Sicilia
recites various episodes in this filming. She was fascinated by Delon's good looks.
Alain Delon episode that she named is the next episodes. "His charm was his
clear malicious eyes and his muscular body. And it was his severe sarcasm above
all. Alain had confidence in his charm. Therefore he made a bet with Visconti. He
thought that I would be tempted immediately by him. Visconti loved such a slightly
unkind play. Alain said to me as follows during the filming of the love scene.
Claudia, I do not want to do counterfeit kiss or false caress. But I could
understand this tactics immediately. I worked out a stratagem and did not show my
real intention. I did not want to play into the hands of them. I did not want to behave
like the stupid girl not able to bear Alain Delon's charm. Visconti came to respect
me in this way. It seems that he liked me, because I was not caught in this trap. He
understood that I was not a small girl, I was a strong woman." Presently this make-
believe of Alain became Visconti's furious target. According to Claudia, on that day
Visconti felt outrage at the result of the scene of the attic which she played with
Alain. "Visconti hit all having usually thought on Alain at the opportunity. He
insulted him in front of all. I remember Alain at that time. Because we sat down on
the same sofa together. He grasped my hand to show courage and not to talk back to
Visconti. Visconti's anger did not shatter respect Alain had to him but he strongly
grasped my hand to suppress himself as to be destroyed." It seems that there was an
other reason for the tiff of Visconti and Delon. Alain was in the unstable situation in
interval with the next filming that was finished contract, because of the filming "
Melodie en sous-sol " with Verneuil had already begun, but Visconti was not going
to free the actor of his movie. Long friendship with Claudia continued afterwards
nevertheless there was the affair in "Episode". - information from " Les mysteres
Delon " -
Delon mets Spaniard Francine Canovas ( Nathalie Delon ) from Morocco while he
still formally got engaged with Romy Schneider. The testimony of Alain is different
from Nathalie about this encounter. Alain side says that it was introduced her by the
friend Prince Poniatowski. ( She came to France for divorce mediation. However,
she never left France afterwards. ) But, the other Nathalie side says that I met him
accidentally at a nightclub. Her real name is Francine Canovas but she liked to be
called Nathalie in France. She was born in the Moroccan northern part in August
1941, father from Algeria with mother from Spain territory. Her father ran the
transportation company in Morocco, but she met father first when she was 8 years
old. Afterwards she could not meet him until her birthday of 14 years old. In this
way, she lived at the simple apartment in Casablanca with her mother. But in 1959,
when she was 18 years old, she got marry with Guy Barthelemy who was 4 years
old older, who was a called up soldier from French northern part. The wedding
ceremony was held at French consular office in Casablanca. They choose to live in
Morocco afterwards. Several months later, a girl was born, and she was named
Nathalie, but the relationship of the couple cracked immediately, they divorced in
1963. Father of the daughter took parental authority. She decided emigration to
Paris before the last divorce procedure is over, but she sometimes returns to
Morocco to meet her daughter. In May 1963, she was invited going to Spain
together from Alain for the filming "La Tulipe noire" then she followed Alain
positively. At that time, Chiffre who did not appear since smoking Jacket affair has
driven a car. He was dumbfounded by a sudden appearance of Nathalie because he
commonly took a dinner with Romy, Alain and Beaume just before departure. Alain
Delon liked Spain. During the filming period, he borrowed a luxurious villa in the
suburbs Madrid, but it was insufficient to escape from the reporters who heard a
rumor of the collapse of Romy and Alain and snooped. Delon paid scrupulous
attention, but one day, one paparazzo invaded the villa and took a photo of Nathalie
so Alain decided to manage it with George Beaume and Chiffre. Chiffre says that
"At first, most sociable among us George asked the paparazzo to give the film. But
the paparazzo showed a hesitant attitude. Therefore, Alain who are irritated took the
camera from him and took away the film." Afterwards, Delon was accused due to
house invasion and occupation machine parts destruction and Delon was taken to
the police station with putting handcuffs at late-night 1, but after all, he was released
at dawn. The filming made slow progress for Delon and for the stunt man Chiffre, it
was due to the director who had high request. The only comfort for them was
Nathalie's eyes with full respect. On the other hand, Romy did not want to believe
that engagement was canceled. In 1963, it became the worst year for Romy. At first,
it was a photo of the filming scene of "La Turipe noire" that she saw. She says that
"The same photo appeared in all magazine. Alain who sits down on a chair. And the
woman who sits down on his knee." She wanted to believe that it was a temporary
whim. Romy understood that many women was fascinated by Alain and also he
liked what was liked by an woman but this affair has exceeded a limit. It was in
Rome that Delon met Romy last. Romy recollects as follows. "In Rome, everything
was always same. Anything not seems to change among us. Alain saw me who left
to Hollywood to the airport. In the first few days after leaving, we talked on the
phone as usual, everything was the same. But only one thing that was unusual was a
rumor came to appear in a magazine steadily. It was the article about the
engagement with the woman called Nathalie." Afterwards George Beaume brought
a letter from Delon to Romy. He said that "Now, Romy, you must rouse up your all
power." then he handed the long letter which extended to ten pieces to her. It was a
farewell letter. Then, during a few months, she was suffered. Pains and despair
strike her, and according to the people who were her close friends, this separation
was just tragedy for her. The journalist France Roche who was her friend announced
this separation with the magazine France-Soir formally. She tells that "Romy did all
for marriage. She accepted all to live with Alain. But Alain said to her Please
listen carefully, it is an easy thing. Let's marry if we do not quarrel for three months.
He should have understood what kind of thing he said by himself. Because, they
always quarreled. After this separation, Romy took a tranquilizer for a while. At
night, her hand incredibly shakes...nevertheless she still continued to love him for
months. She left a message to his car. At the same time, she went out with other
men who tempted her. It would be to be able to persuade herself when surely herself
still had charm." In addition, this separation might come from the inferiority
complex of Delon. One day, Delon says as follows. "She was birth of the
hierarchies I hated most. It is not due to her. But, she had been educated the way of
life of the rank. I was not able to delete the thing which she lived for 20 years, in
five years. There was two Romy so that there were two Delon or three Delon or four
Delon. Even she understands about that. I loved one Romy above all and I hated
alike another one." The opinion of Romy was not same as this opinion.... -
information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
( Delon and Dalida perform the music video shoot for their duet "Paroles Paroles"
at the residence of Dalida in Montmartre in Jan 1973 )
Anouchka who is Delon's daughter and his grandchildren went to the theater "
Madeleine " to wish Delon " A Happy Birthday " on November 8 2008. And at this
night, Delon organized a great his birthday party at " Hotel Crillon " in Paris. Delon
will play with Anouchka in a theater play beginning in September 2009. So it seems
that Anouchka is currently following theater lessons at the well known theater
center " Cours Simon ". It seems that Anouchaka has one green eye and one brown.
- information from Ms. Marie-Claire -
One day in 1966 when Delon decided to leave Hollywood, tragedy happened. When
his pet dog "Blend" crossed the way of the Beverly Hills, the dog was run over by a
car and has died. On that day, Mr. and Mrs. Delon held a party, but the party was
left off for this accident early. The agent of Jane Fonda presented Alain a wonderful
shepherd named " Shirley " to soften pains of him. This dog will live in Tancrou
with Delon's other dogs soon.
It seems that Alain Delon has a part to be attracted by a criminal. Delon has
supported a Japnese yakuza ( gangster ) put in Poissy jail by an illicit sale of heroin.
This yakuza was released in 1982 after all, but he returned to Japan, he was
considered to be the material witness of the picture robbery of Corot. And also it
seems that he acted as a bodyguard when Alain Delon went to Japan. According to a
rumor, Alain Delon and the man were taken a photograph twice at the entrance of a
certain shop. In Tokyo, this man behaved as a representative of Alain Delon
Diffusion. But when Delon took a question about this matter by the correspondent
of the Japanese commercial broadcasting in Beijing in 1987, Alain who came for
promotion of " Paroles de flic " denied the companionship with this yakuza at all. -
information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
In 1995, Delon who became chairman judgment of the cesar movie festival did end
the work off with a drinking party in famous restaurant " Fouquets " of the Champs-
Elysees that himself became a regular customer. The title of his movie was attached
to the menu of the day entirely. " Samourai ( truffle and the salad of spring
vegetables ), " La Picine " ( a dish simmered in white wine of the scallop ),
"Monsieur Klein" ( tongue of the calf with Morchella esculenta ), " Notre Histoire "
( cake ). However, in this evening, Delon was informed of that a documentary
named " Nico Icon " was filmed in Germany, and the charm of the dinner was
reduced to half. Because, this news was bad for him. It was a movie about German
singer Nico who died in 1988. In her life, she was a lover of Delon for several
months. They met at the filming " Plein Soleil". When the filming was over, Alain
and Nico stayed in New York. They participated in a cocktail party together. In
1962, such two people's son was born. Movie director Nico Papatakis ( Her stage
name comes from his name ) became the eyewitness of this childbirth. He tells that
" One day she called me. I fall in love with somebody and become pregnant. I
intend to bear. She said that she wanted to acquire the recognition of father. It meant
the recognition of Alain Delon. I asked her that he intended to really recognize, then
she answered me that Of course, he intends to marry with me " But, Delon
who finished the filming " Le Guepard " did not show interest in her childbirth at
all. He was going to let understand her it was how ridiculous request through a
friend. Several months later, she with Aaron who was 2 years old visited the studio
where Alain filmed " L'Insoumis ". The reason was persuading him. However, two
days after, she was told that "If you try to meet Alain, it will be a scandal so such a
wish is to throw it away ! " from George Beaum who was a personal manager of
Alain in those days. Therefore she decided to bring a fight into a trial. However,
Alain does not still recognize. She lost the trial. Nico who held a post concurrently
of child care and a singer, has been tired to go with Ari to an airport and hotel. In
this way, she decided to leave her son to Edith Boulogne who is Alain Delon's own
mother. Edith loved and brought up Ari like her own child, and thought to give
Delon family name to him, but she gave Boulogne family name which was the
current husband name, after all. If it gives Delon family name to him in the present
situation, Ari becomes Alain Delon's legal younger brother, that is to say, Ari
becomes to be not Delon's son. From such a consideration, he was named Boulogne.
Edith gives severe opinion to a documentary film of Nico about own son Alain. " I
live very plainly. Society thinks that Delon lets me live in the castle, and I employ a
servant. " And about she adopted Ari," He was 2 years old when he came to my
house. He jumped in the arm of my husband who sat down, and his shriveled figure
strongly touched our heart. When I met my son ( Alain ) again, I believed that he
recognized Ari as a son and I did not doubt it. ( Ari was already in my house for two
years before. ) But, when Alain knew that I adopted this infant, he called me
through his office and he said that chose child or him either. My husband promoted
to say to Alain You can live alone, but this child can not get up yet. " In
addition, she talks about Ari as follows, " Before we adopted him, he did nomadism
to move here and there where Belgium and so on, with mother. Ari has eaten only
potato chips at a station and an airport. One day, mother of Ari brought an orange
from U.S.A. It is an orange ! I exchanged looks with my husband with being struck
clump. I received the orange, but thought that she was not a common human being.
Though, she met her child after an interval 3 years. I sent a package to her. It has
been sent back entirely, too. She wandered many places from place to place without
telling us about her place to stay. She gave a long letter to me before dying. I entrust
Ari to you. She asked me to want you to bring up Ari in the letter sincerely. She was
a strange person, but I love her very much. I have never met a beautiful, bright
woman like her ever. I feel sad that she had to spend life full of disturbance. But it is
the life. The person has pain and must live..." - information from " Les mysteres
Delon " -
In 1990, Alain found happiness in the new family. Daughter Anouchka was born
between Rosalie who got to meet in 1987. There was an age difference of her 30
years old, but he assumed it the secret that himself became younger. He answers an
interview as follows " I will advise it. It is to live with person who is younger than
yourself. It is only secret for keeping youth forever." In addition, he revealed about
he was chosen the sex goddess of French woman as follows " I always said to the
woman who associated with me that I live for all women." Patricia Kaas who
became a famous singer now, was a lowbrow fan of Delon in the girl days. Her
album " Je te vous " is given to Alain Delon. In contract, Delon answers in a certain
TV program that " She is beautiful. I love her very much." Two days later, they are
taken by a paparazzo when they celebrate a day of St. Alain in the restaurant "
Trente of Fauchon ". - information from " Les mysteres Delon " -
( Alain with Nathalie at Orly Airport on 29th April 1965 )
In June, 1991, " Cine-Tele-Revue " informed that Delon with Elsa will film " Le
retour de Casanova ". How is the meeting of the actor of such different 2 persons
will be done ? This movie seems to become the topic. It was not thought other than
Delon as the part of Casanova for director Edouard Niermans. The age, clean-cut
figure, pride and strong will. Alain Delon says that " This Casanova must not be
always full of vigor. Because he gets old, and he almost has been in a bankruptcy
state. He is 50 years old. In the days of his, there were few people living until this
age, so the reason what this position charmed me is his investigation of desperate
love." And the part of Marcolina was decoded on Elsa who devoted herself to only a
song for a while. The heroine says that " I feel happiness in what was chosen and I
am proud. Myself did not think that becoming to be a co-star of Delon in a dream
sometime either." She looked for an important role for movie world return several
months ago. And she knew that the girl position urged by Casanova were recruited.
And she took an audition without knowing that the leading role was Alain Delon,
and she was selected in September. Then, what kind of thing will the filming with
Alain Delon ? " It is splendid. When I must take the slightly sensual seductive scene
and hard scene that I am afraid of, he advises me. He encourages me really patiently
when I do not go well." The field of filming atmosphere is soft like the sun of
Province flowing into the Mogere Castle where is several kilos from Montpellier
which filming is performed. Today is only the day which the field of filming is
moved. Approximately 50 extras who soaked apparel of 18th century appear, and in
the circumference, an engineer and an assistant move. Alain and Elsa have a
pleasant chat at the place left there. He seems to be satisfied with a costar very
much. Until before this movie, I did not know Elsa. The director did really splendid
choice. This her, she is already 18 years old. So I will call her a woman. She has the
humility of the big shot and the sense of the actor. She is a genuine artist. I was
really surprised by her." This movie which the budget for 55,000,000 francs is
poured will be certainly the largest-scale work in a French movie in 1992. The
filming began on 16th September. At first, the location will be performed in
Montpellie, Aix-en-Province, around Paris before Venice. Alain Delon says that "
This movie will become to be splendid which deep attachment, trick, agony and
bloodshed mingled. It seems to be totally a romance movie ! " We believed that we
already watched all about Alain Delon. But, he showed it is the actor spirit in the
Mogere Castle. We have already known the splendid atmosphere of the filming spot
of this movie. However, we watched him who burst out laughing with half-
naked there. By the way, why does Alain Delon wear nothing under a coat ? This
answer is to have been prevalent among Don Juan a certain stratagem in the
18th century. It is that Don Juan who eliminated stole into the house of the favorite
woman and was going to replace a lover. Alain Delon pretends to be Lorenzi and
spends single night with Marcolina. To him who must escape in the morning, only
time to put on the coat of the rival was had left. This is the reason why Alain Delon
stands with half-naked in front of a door. The director gave instructions to a person
in charge for costume. " It is thought that there is Casanova in nude here. You must
forget to have been it only in time to put on the cape of the rival to him. It must not
see other clothes below. " A certain Japanese woman Hiromi who is an assistant of
the director is just the comfortable eyewitness who happened to pass by there.
Before a filming start, the woman in charge of the costume revises some costume.
Because she draws out a coat to back, Delon must cover his front with a hat. It is
outburst laughter. " I am surely a sex goddess, but I do not need to show my all to
everybody ! " - Cine-Tele-Revue No 43 October 1991 -
Romy Schneider 20 years old, Alain Delon 23 years old. Two persons' smiles gave
glory to the top of every journalism. She is a favorite child of Germany. He already
won fame as a seducer of the French movie world, and the young women gave heat
to him. They co-star in " Christine " of the director Pierre Gaspard-Huit, and they
became the couple who decorated the gravure with 60s most. Alain Delon told the
encounter with her, love of five years and how was parting, this sentence was
written ten years ago, and it is just a very impressive record. At first, I must confess,
I thought that I had already known everything about all about love before meeting
Romy. And, at 22 years old, it became impossible that I had attachment to
somebody. I was very busy for my carrier which just began and it seemed difficult
to make such me a captive even if it was a matchless beautiful woman. However, I
denied thought of such me as if fate let me totally get a slap. I had already taken
three or four movies and succeeded all at that time, then a certain producer decided
to let Romy Schneider and me co-star in " Christine ". When I met her for the first
time, I cursed the photographers who were going to put a moment of this " history "
in the camera while I thought that it was courtesy, and I held a big bouquet, and
waiting for her in an airport. When I considered eyes of Romy of the reputation to
let a producer earn large sum of money for the first time, I understood that she was a
pure, splendid girl full of curiosity and passion. I was afraid of the self-importance
like " La princess Sissi " but I realized that Romy in the real life was a soft human
being. Loving at first sight ? It may have been surely so. But I said nothing. I was
irritated by staff pampered a star her and her fancifulness for several days of the
beginning location " Christine " in Vienna. However, her mask did not go on for a
long time, too. True Romy whom I took in on the first day was not able to be
covered in the would be dignity anymore. And I came to be convinced that Romy
loved me. Only in this point, I can be said that " Christine " is a romance movie for
me. Romy visited me in Paris when it became to be crank up. And we decided not
to be separated forever. The family of Romy did not feel our this determination too
good. She who commutes by airplane to meet me became to be the target of slander
of a friend and French, German magazine. I became the abductor of the dearest
daughter and I was screamed like a scandal, the rumor did not have the brakes. The
parents of Romy who minded appearances like bourgeoise have begun to be upset.
He thought he let a reporter and world calm down anyway for an important
daughter, and to check this rumor to let announce the engagement with me contrary
to the real intention. The thing went in this way. The father of Romy called a king
of Hotel world called whole European reporter to the mansion which the mother
Magda Schneider of Romy shared with him in Lugano. I can not still forget the rush
of the reporter on this luxurious day. However, Romy and I whom it was all only to
love each other, thought this luxurious engagement to be direction to satisfy
curiosity of the world at that time. Contrary to this play, our love was totally free,
and it was splendid. We got engage while all participants were satisfied and we
were happy...hen, it may seem why did I refuge the marriage. Because Romy was a
race same as me, in other words, she did not leave herself who was an actress while
loving me. Besides, she challenged a harder position, and she was the actress who
prayed that she wanted to always grow up. We loved, but their greatest aim was
carrier as the actor. Romy was a scholar of principle of perfection. And she wished
that she worked intensely. When I talked with friends about that, I was convinced
that her fate was becoming to be a great actress, it is not become to be Mrs. Alain
Delon. Would she suffer from conviction of me ? It may be so. A woman has
mysterious one side. If I proposed marriage to her formally, she may have thrown
her carriers. I wanted to propose marriage to her many times. I still remember the
evening of that June. Romy and I who did not meet each other for several weeks
due to work, was able to meet only them " hideout " in Tancrou at last. It let me
suffer to be separated from Romy, but there was the Romy besides me on that day. I
thought suddenly, " Why do I work so madly ? without her between most time,
without building the family. I thought it is wise to say Romy that Let's marry.
And you and I will go with other thing takes the course of natural. Let's spend our
love to our child. " The day was going to begin. I felt necessity of the decision. I
intended to say that if I throw a pebble at the window of the room of Romy, and if
she appears, " Come on immediately ! Let's announce our marriage everybody !
" Yes, I intended to say so in the morning of June on that day. Because, nature was
beautiful, she was my fianc. However, I merely threw a pebble to a window of
Romy. At that time, I was the nearest marriage with her. It had to be decided
naturally fast without all thinking on that day. But, time passed, and we came back
in days pressed again by work. Nevertheless, one day, I came to select the date of
the marriage with her. Romy decided a wedding dress, and I was going to choose
the wedding ring, too. But I was not able to do yet. Why ? It was because I met one
woman a certain evening. It was Nathalie. I resembled her closely. We felt the thing
preferable. We often pretended to be brother in public and enjoyed it. We said that "
Did you know my younger sister ? " and we burst out laughing when we had look
that people were surprised. We enjoyed it very much and laughed in this way while
we played the brother of the rumor, and letting people fall. By the way, there is the
thing that the laughter occasionally leads us to the love. It was it to have visited
Nathalie and me. Of course, it was the thing which was hot not to mention parting
with Romy. However, I felt it than I built the family for both her and me while
compromising without damaging our beautiful memories when the which lived was
wise. Romy understood it too.
( Alain with Nathalie )
Two dogs which are black in a room. They are noble and wariness is
high, but they are sometimes to be often moved to tears. Left one of
them is MANU, 7 years old. Right one is Alain Delon, 48 years old.
All two of them is extreme loneliness state. A thing such as love from
the love from father to a son, a son to divorced father is born. MANU
which was a dog of Mireille Darc and lively dog continued giving
willpower to het during illness, but the symbolic couple of the
French movie called Darc-Delon has been over now. It is a
suitable victim of a newspaper, a magazine and the public who likes
a rumor. "How does the image called the beautiful couple whom you
gave ?" " I do not give the image. People only made a fuss with being
opposite to my will arbitrarily. Therefore it is that you who watched
such me are careful to keep the private life. I do not change my life
anymore. I do not have my life anymore. It was not the life of two
people anymore, and the thing to be able to call the life has
disappeared." The pains of a hurt man. A look same as a pet dog.
And the frankness that we are puzzled over. " My work, especially
my business seems not to be better anymore now, so possibly the
different part may not be worse. Because, on the other hand, the life
gives luck and comes to take over luck in the other." " Do you feel
the life took over Mireille Darc from you ? " " I was not able to stop
that the life took her out of me but there is the different bond that
should be left all the time among us from now on." It is assumed I
respect the bond, the society wants to merely say as follows for Alain
Delon. Possibly he is toxic and may bully all touching him. This
scorpion knows it well and will affirm. And he adds it as follows. " I
injured People , but I think that I worked as a lot of good things.
I am said so too. " Of course, People , it is an women. And
probably, at first than other whom it will be one woman called Romy
Schneider. During this 3 hours interview, he totally talked about her
like an incantation many times in spite of my having never given her
name. He yearns bitterly for the world of this actor which took her
whom him and cognate her who understand each other. " She
became not able to bear the thing that she obtained it in exchange
for glory, talent, natural gifts, in other words, the eyes of people. She
becomes full of a scar, slits, not only she was torn off a body parcel
and was bared but also she was in condition that she was torn off to
skin. I can not measure her agony what she always felt being
violated. Marilyn, Bardot, Martine Carol, Jane Russell tasted the
same suffering, too. The actor may not be an occupation of the
woman. There are really few people who can understand this. Romy
and Isabelle Adjani are a human being the same as me but the thing
which they got in exchange for natural gifts is such sacrifice, pains. "
By the blue gray eyes, I see some drops of water probably because
he recollects Romy Schneider. To circumference, the photograph of
this late actress is displayed in many places. The photograph of his
favorite is the thing when she came back to France for filming
of La Piscine . He waited her at Nice Airport. She smiled
greatly. European young fiancs meets again, Romy Schneider
who was avoided by a movie fan draws the second bright carrier
afterwards. Alain Delon talks about her again. While antagonizing
the age that is strict with an actress. " When I watch actresses make
up and they do a sorrowful fight, I think that there is always terrible
unfairness to age. Now I am 48 years old and I can say my age
magnificently. I feel my age to be the eyes of the people at first, but
there is not the different state at all for the moment. " The life of
Alain Delon does not have a sideways movement state. There is only
a change and probably there is always only being lonelier and
lonelier and Wild new turning points. Total analysis,
examination, a re-start, the reflection do not suit him. Only he
pushes forward, it is him to never regret even the failure. " There is
not one movie which I appear and regretted. I have never appeared
unwillingly and never appeared under coercion. I have sometimes
taken the wrong choice of a theme and the production team but I
always decided all it by oneself. There is the person who really says
that 68~70 movies which I appeared are not only the detective movie
like a surprising fact but I took all kinds of movies for the class of
every visitors. Memory of the people is always confined to the last
movie. Therefore, please remember that there were a director
Melville's work or Le Guepard , Le Professeur , Mr.Klein
, Rocco et ses Freres Visconti, Melville are the great master that
he never forgets. There is a photograph of Visconti which he took it
by himself and the megaphone which this director used by early
movies such as Ossessione or Rocco et ses Freres . In
addition, the dedicatory letter written by Jean-Pierre Melville
as By the first movie which I produce not direct, I want to see
your expression like this. on a photograph which Delon glued to
the eyes lens of the camera is put. When I read this dedicatory letter,
I can understand well the dedicatory letter which Alain Delon sent to
the first picture of his own first direction work Pour la peau d'un
flic . There are two photographs as others in as the home and as
the apartment and as his office in the studio of Boulohne. One of
them is the postcard of a wonderful photo of Jean Gabin which he
wore a soft-felt hat with linked the thin lip, and other one is the
photo of Dalida di Lazzaro. As Joseph Losey and Luchino Visconti
longed for Proust, Alain Delon appeared in Un amour de Swann
( This movie is really shown with a title called Notre histoire .) of
the director Volker Schloendorff as a memory of Visconti recently. It
was decided on part of Swann = Delon, elder baron Charlus =
Brando as casting, later for a while and with the theater poster,
Delon became thirdly following Jeremy Irons and Ornella Muti . He
says that there is not the great thing ? Before this movie exhibition,
he will finish taking Chambre a part of Bertrand Blier by
costarring with actress Nathalie Baye whom he is conscious very
much like Romy Schneider and Shirly Mac Laine. And after the
little, he will finish taking Lune de Miel ( What thing is it to
change original work Lune de fiel of Pascal Brukner in such a
title. The people of the movie world likes believing in omens. ) of the
director Andre Techine too. Perhaps Chatherine Deneuve will be
appointed as a co-star. In addition, Alain Delon which does not want
to become the public employee of the movie world in the
meantime either, will lay emphasis on business. Because so that,
the face of the third of this man, he calls himself it, is the
businessman . He passes through a horse, a boxing, a helicopter,
until he takes his heart again by a new something, the perfume, a
clock, a scarf, a tie, a belt, a shirt of the Alain Delon brand spread
out in 94 countries. He went back to his own country the other day
from Japan and Hong Kong, he attended at the cocktail party with
saleswomen in those places and he became the first overseas star
who charmed them. He went to U.S.A. for the early autumn too. (
His brand is sold in a department store in U.S.A. ) In addition, we
can purchase a product for New East, United Arab Emirates, South
America and in Switzerland which is placed his main office and is
the first market for him. It was not taken so seriously in France so
he waited for demand. France is the country where wariness is
particularly strong in which business is poor and succeeds too
much. Alain Delon always hates a French such mentality of the
livelihood protection receipt posture. " Needless to say, it is
responsibility of the left. This problem has already begun since the
age of Giscard. Please look at this state. Narrowness of the thought,
evil-mindedness, jealousy and it is what contradiction. The
government is going to continue reconstituting a family base and
legalizes abortion and adulthood 18 years old. An advertisement
sticks to the walls in Paris like flypaper. " " Then, like other people,
should not you do a political commitment for politics positively, too ?
" " No, I am an officer, a general, a human being of the scene model
with the character that the Cartesian does not compromise with. I
am not a politician. In addition, which party should I belong to ? A
political party is not missing. It is an excellent talented person to be
lack. I would reach him to an end of the world if there was general
De Gaulle now. Now, including Mitterand who fought against him,
all are modeled general De Gaulle after all. I liked Pompidou, too. In
the society, he was said to be the President of the only connection
but I think that I want a connection like him again. " The thought of
Alain Delon escalates and reaches resonance to the extreme right. "
Please do not say that it is a courageous act to show without hiding
thought of an extreme right. If courage is to say clearly that a people
think secretly, the people who only think secretly will be coward. "
When Alain Delon begins a moral talk, the side hearing is seized
with the feeling that wants to preach the responsibility as his
member of society a sermon. There is just a poster of our overhead
latest movie Le Battant . It seems to praise violence in a hand
with a pistol. Alain Delon answers and says. " Our movie is
harmless. The reality may be often severer than fiction. Spaggiari
case, mail train case, and the thing which it in TV news. " " Then,
the point it is assumed that 100% listened to what you say, to arrive
at your son Anthony is ? " " Of course, I have responsibility as
father. I should use amiability whether I should have exposed it by
power or I should use dignity whether I should exposed it kindly,
what I think while being irritated is hot. It is not an easy thing that
there is in son of Alain Delon , but it is not an easy thing that is
in father of the son of Alain Delon . I am used to patience.
Because I am a strong human being. " Alain Delon continues. " It is
to be related to you, Patrick, a strong human being. The person
doing good work becomes the topic. The man appear in the ranking
and he is called P.P.D.A. ( It is the listener of this talk Patrick Poivre
d'Arvor. ) in the papers and called Bebel ( It means Jean-Paul
Belmondo. ) and encounter jealousy and a grudge and it will be
drunk in a wave of the interest in various meanings of people. He
will withdraw into himself. And he will feel that I am lonely at that
time. The person understanding it is very few. I want to say
that Shut up. Do not make a topic what you do not know ! " And
Alain Delon to talk about Romy Schneider again which does not
leave the head. " When a person who is in loneliness for a long time,
the person is attacked by pains and sometimes results in death. She
died in weakening. It is her disease name. " " Do you have such a
thing ? " " Yes. But perhaps I will not become the situation same as
them. I have male special energy. If I decide to die, I do decisive
action immediately. I had the time of the agony. I wonder if there is
the person without having said that I want to commit suicide in
normal men. " It is lines of Alain Delon whom this puts the rosary
with the cross in an attach case for business, and it carries. (
Patrick suggests that it is the thing which rosary is Christian, and is
feminine and points out the contradiction with the remark about his
suicide. ) He noticed that I noticed the contradiction and he looked
awkward, but he did not say anything. The rosary of the cross does
not match his blouson, blue jeans, key hung by a belt, bracelet
made of the hair of an elephant. It does not match his strict lifestyle
that he drinks neither the cigarette nor the liquor, and he does not
consume lunch, and he does not exercise to end either. In the next
to us, MANU howls. Two dogs, this MANU and Delon look at each
other. The wildcat seems to have gone too far. - information
from the article by Patrick Poivre d'Arvor in Paris Match 16 Dec 1983
-
( Alain with Nathalie at the location spot Congo of the movie " Les Aventuriers " in
1967 )
When I met Alain Delon this summer with Christine Angot, he was
in condition not to be able to cover disappointment and the
loneliness in an unbearable occurrence which the parting with
Rosalie. Afterwards, the situation suddenly unfolded, and she who
was mother of Anouchka and Alain-Fabien married another Alain
who is the businessman of eyeglasses. ( Alain Delon did not
conclude the marital status with her by life with Rosalie of 15 years.
) When he comes in this Delon's favorite restaurant Costes, air
always changes. However, waitresses who contacted him and
customers who peeped into his appearance would not imagine that
he was faced the New Year with 12 dogs and a cat with 3 foots ( He
picked it up when the cat was run over by a car. ) only alone. Of
course he had a lot of invitations, but he thought as follows. " I want
to go if I do what it is to help a friend working of an emergency
health care service. " There are many people who can savor similar
hotness magnificently in public. But, he can not continue it
anymore. Now, he clings to own blood relationship which he built in
spite of the failure with partners. In other words, he clings to close
three children like brothers and two grandchildren. He reached the
true agreement with calm Anthony who reminded of him of younger
days. He is kind of sweet toward still small children. And he leaves a
message to the answering machine of the mobile phone of the 12
years old daughter magnificently in the seat of the supper. Though
everybody is surprised at a table, he implores " My dear child. Where
are you now ? When will you call me ? " The younger children lived
in the distant place Netherlands before. Now, his hand does not
reach though he understands that they are near. Paris Match :
Please talk about the early childhood when you are lonely. Alain
Delon : I spent lonely childhood when I was 4 years old because my
parents were divorced. I was taken out as a foster child, and I was
brought up in the family of couple Nero who resigned from Fresens,
because my mother made living as an assistant of pharmacist. I
always thought them to be a true family. Paris Match : Do you think
that you starved for love ? Alain Delon : I fully got the love. However
it is thing which is different from the love. There is a new child in
each in my two parents having started the later life again. Therefore
I was let in the dormitory when I became 9 years old. I was expelled
from the dormitory of the Saint-Nichola monastery three times. Paris
Match : You were an unmanageable child, did not you ? Alain
Delon : A terrible child is an awfully unhappy child. I dropped
out this medium grade of the monastery when I was 15 years old
and entered the navy at 17 years old. ( My parent was delight. ) I
hated them who expelled me again but I went to Indochina
Peninsula in this way. Paris Match : You always totally talk about
the army like the family, do not you ? Alain Delon : I am a
militarism-like person from a root and I think that the army is the
spinal cord of one country. This army contributed all to what I took
and what there is current me and my success. 5 years army life
taught me respect, rules and strict. I am proud in it very much and I
thank you it. Paris Match : Do not sometimes think yourself is too
too strict ? Alain Delon : As for the public person like me, the
popularity may occasionally go ahead of the person. Delon is beyond
Alain. I continue always carrying loads on my back on a shoulder,
and I appear in many places and must continue playing. I am tired
really too much. Therefore I had to forge an armor. But true I may
not be me whom you necessarily know. I am a complicated person
and the person approximately the half-dozen lives in me. The
relation between them is very bad, and it is always a fight. There are
a calm person, a difficult person, an intense person and a tender
person. From there, my blunt anger and sorrow broke my heart,
rough abandonment, suffering are born. Paris Match : Did you
become mellow and natural by having got a child ? Alain Delon : No,
I got first child Anthony 38 years ago. It was a serious affair of my
life. But the history has been repeated there. The relation with
mother between me and child was short-lived and my son belonged
under the situation same as the situation that I was at the age of 4
years old of his age. It was terrible failure of the life maximum. I
caused what I wanted to never have anymore in what I experienced,
it was very hard cruel time. At that time I thought that " I am not
good. If I do anything, it is possible for me only to repeat what I
tasted. " And also this time, the same thing has been right repeated
so that you know. To my 12 years old and 8 years old children. For
me, home and the thing about the children are continuation of the
failure. Paris Match : However, I feel that you and children are
bound together in a strong bond...... Alain Delon : Children are my
life. There is not the thing which is more important than them in the
world. In particular, two small children are so. Anthony already
became the good excellent man. The small children are still in
innocent time and they have not suffered. I want to protect them
from pains waiting for in their life. Because their life first big pains
are not death of father, I want to live long as much as possible, and I
want to be stouthearted. Paris Match : I have a feeling that your
coercion disappears in front of them. What kind of father are you
? Alain Delon : I am always extreme rather I always pretend to be
coercive. I receive kindly anything for children and recognize and do
anything but I become stern suddenly. However, after all I am
completely crazy for children and I am especially so in front of my
daughter. I am going to be the father whom she hopes. Paris
Match : It is your new one side. Alain Delon : No. At the time of
Anthony, I was so until I divorced his mother. When he was 4~5
years old, I was going to be the father whom he hopes. But after
that, I lost him. Because only the expense of bringing up children
and a handkerchief to wipe tears to father were accepted in the law
30 years ago. Paris Match : You are young father at 60s. Alain
Delon : I am in a strange position what I am a father at the same
time as I am a grandfather. The age of children of Anthony is almost
same the age of their aunt and uncle, that is to say, who are my
younger children. For children, my age is the age of the grandfather.
When I wait for children to come out from a school, I do not feel
sense incongruity because I look outwardly young but my inside is
very different from other parents. Besides, my children go ahead the
second generation than me among Game Boy and DVD. The bringing
up child has changed really in old days. Paris Match : In other
words, it means that you can not apply the rules of the armed forces
which you experienced anymore, does not it ? Alain Delon : Surely.
Military service has disappeared now and for youths, the armed
forces only for professionals have been worked. What this rules and
respect of morality were not hammered into equally is
deplorable. Paris Match : Did Anthony and your argument become
the topic well before ? Alain Delon : Relations of a father and the
son are always difficult and it is not the problem only for Delon
family. Our problem happened the awkward age when he was
quitted a school, and he refused to enter for military service, and he
became to be rebellious and refusing. When I was 17 years old, I was
in the armed forces, but he did stupid thing like a youth of the age.
What he lived with his mother was complicated too. He had to
establish himself and lived while suffering too much because he was
the son of Alain Delon. Actually things may go well due to the strong
connection of a parent. However, there are the false friendship and
goodwill of the kind " it went a nightclub with the son of Alain Delon.
" Paris Match : In a magazine, it was sometimes taken up about a
child Ari Boulogne which you did not want to recognize. Alain
Delon : It is already 40 years after it was turned this hard subject.
The court of law should have decided the decision about this matter
30 years ago. Mireille Dumas and Ardisson do not understand
whether they torment the person. It is terribly criminal. Not only this
young man who already has become a past person is fragile morally
but anyone disappears in his circumference when he was really
discouraged one day. Paris Match : When you are criticized, it is
said that you are fragile, is not it ? Alain Delon : I can not tolerate
what is criticized on my carrier or my work side. I may have you say
selfish about my human aspect. Because I do not mind it at all. But
on my work side, there should be no room for the 99% criticism.
Actually, there are very few people speaking ill as the actor. Paris
Match : I think that it is not helpful in quietism that your
schizophrenia of your human side-actor side. Alain Delon : One day,
my reliable friend described me that " Alain has all talent except
becoming happy. " These words let me shiver and I realized that it
was true at that time. A human being is not made being happiness
while keeping success like I continued tasting it for 40 years. Stael
said that " the glory was bright mourning of the happiness. " My
happiness exists intermittently at enchantment, joy, a moment of
the disappointment. Paris Match : These extreme moments did a
color become darker by the work called the actor ? Alain Delon : Of
course. I appeared for 80 movies and the most were the leading role.
It may be said that it is 80 ways of lives. Therefore it is slow that an
actor grows old in comparison with other people. A politician is so ,
too. Adrenalin does it well. Paris Match : Can you feel the decline of
your body and face to be hard ? Alain Delon : No, at all. I did not
like my figure that did not accord with my inside at all first. I almost
declined make by the movie but when I was young I had to
emphasize an outline with a pencil because I was a baby face. It is
not pain to get old now. Because I must live with age. When I was 50
years old, I got tired to train body and stopped it. And I eat a favorite
food as much as desired but I do not gain weight. Paris Match : How
do you think about the cosmetic surgery ? Alain Delon : I think the
cosmetic surgery to be the thing for women. Myself never have it.
Because the reason is it understands that it usually had orthopedic
treatment. I can not agree about the man. In addition, I become
terrible when I see, unfortunately, the lip of actresses has swelled up
by cosmetic surgery. I see only such a bad side. Paris Match :
Would you talk about an woman ? Alain Delon : All my lives
depends on women. After the armed forces, my first social life
started on the coattails of an woman. I am a romanticist from a core
and I loved women with passion anytime. What I did in my carrier is
for the woman whom all Rosalie, Mireille, Nathalie, Romy I spent
together. I thought I was always the greatest, to be strong beautifully
for them. Because what the important thing for me is the eyes of the
woman whom I love and who loves me, to flow into me. I want to let
them always enchant. Paris Match : Your former partner got
married on December 12, did not her ? Alain Delon : If you do not
mind, let me talk about this after. For a story of so-
called commerce marriage , I do not want to invoke children and
grandchildren. I did a present best in the world which an woman
could do to Rosalie only one year ago. It is freedom. We really parted
at the beginning of summer. She received this freedom and
publicized it. information from the interview with Catherine
Schwaab in Paris Match DU16 AU22 JANVIER 2003 -
( Alain Delon and Mireille Mathieu with Pele in 1970s )
Paris Match : I heard that you canceled the tour for a health reason recently. Where
is bad ? Alain Delon : It is the part which was always the weakest in my body. It is
a heart. I am proud that I can share the obstacle of this blood vessel with the
Frenchs best man ! However, I was in the country and he was in the hospital. Paris
Match : You seem to say to your close people that your condition is not good
recently. Why ? Alain Delon : I dislike that I think of myself miserably. I do not
have such a thing. In brief, it is a general thing. It is a thing such a kind lassitude,
time passes, and my friends disappear in sequence. I get old and my family is
scattered. I can not do it when I hear the story of the family which " it repeated
again ". These families have become " coming apart " before " starting it again " !
Nobody touches it about this. But this is hard for me almost as same as dying. Paris
Match : Does not it sometimes disturb your reality sense that you became an idol
when you were young ? Alain Delon : Quite the reverse. It strengthened my reality
sense more. If I didnt have this reality sense, I would not be so unhappy. Clearness
is cancer of the happiness. Paris Match : I think that if there is a woman beside you
now, you take back happiness surely. Alain Delon : I dream to be so too ! I really
wish it with a whole body ! I wait ! Paris Match : Many women were charmed by
you recently when you appeared on the stage. They were charmed with rapture and
seem to have completely given up ! Alain Delon : It is surely so. I dont have that I
received many invitations so far as time doing a play. I get short letter, text message
of cell phone, I am appealed in a roundabout way, I receive an invitation seriously
and am tempted secretly. There can be any kind of thing. With considerable
impudence ! It is surely so. But thats a way it goes because there are not something
taken my breath away... Paris Match : But you must begin to step on you one step
at time with a thing letting you startle. Or, is the sense an immediate thing ? Alain
Delon: It is so. It was always so. It is immediate conviction like She is ! It is
one-1000th second. It is not the thing which does not need for one month ! Paris
Match : Do you imagine that you are with the young woman of 25~30 years old
? Alain Delon : No. It is kind of a mature person and the person who knows the
meaning of life and parting and who is wise. It is a genuine woman. The young
woman who must teach all is no use. I cant stand making believe Pygmalion
anymore. Paris Match : Well, you are in Switzerland or in the big house enclosed
with the green. You are in such a distant place. Do you feel you will be able to have
an encounter ? Alain Delon : No, it will be impossible when I am here. I wait. If it
wont be so, I will have to finish this my life. Paris Match : Does that mean that
you dir ? Do you commit suicide ? Do you think seriously ? Alain Delon : I always
think so. I imagine a thing at that time. It is more difficult not to commit suicide. It
is difficult to consider more than to do. It is extremely easy to move to an act. Paris
Match : But why must you commit suicide ? Alain Delon : Because I dont want to
be downhearted for a mental condition one by one. As you already known, these
three years were very hard time for me. I love two children passionately. I was too
long and looked forward to their father. This severance of my family hurt me very
much. It is unbearable that I can meet them only on the weekend once in two weeks.
I am in such a state though I become 70 years old soon ! Therefore it is reliable that
I dont let God choose the day when I die. Paris Match : You built the chapel in
your site, didnt you ? Alain Delon : My chapel is a place of the meditation. I will
sleep there. I hope to be buried there beside the graveyard of 35 dogs. The cemetery
is already dug, too. Paris Match : There do not seem to be many things which can
make you happy. Alain Delon : I dont believe a continuous happiness. I
experienced a moment of very strong happiness while I see a child is born and I see
that they are brought up among family but happiness is so as to be intense the later
sorrow increases. I am a human being who has no connection with happiness. Not
happiness, I had ties about success. It doesnt succeed both Paris Match : You
always say that current you is being, you succeeded and you were able to
accomplish by the grace of only women, dont you ? Please tell me about it. Alain
Delon : I repeat it, women made present me. I tried hard with rapt attention because
I dazzle them anytime, I want to read that I am the most beautiful, great and strong
in their eyes. I found the driving force which I am this me and I formed what I
should have done in their look, Nathalie who is my first wife, Romy, Mireille and
the mother of my two children. It has never been still changed, I want to be loved in
the same way as the way of loving when I love somebody. With the best,
passionately and enthusiastically... For 45 years, I wanted to be in the top for them.
If I was a politician, I would be to have aimed at the seat of the prime minister. At
least ! If I was Villepin who was pulchritude like God and if I read " You are
wonderful most, you are great and strong ! " in the eyes of Marie-Laure who is
Villepins wife, I would become best Villepin. Paris Match : Your 10 dogs seem
to make you happy now, don't you ? Alain Delon : Yes. In my life, the dogs gave
me happiness anytime. They are the same as a child. A person who dislikes an
animal may not understand that I regard as a dog and child together. But, this is the
truth. When there are my children here, I will have 13 children. When they are in
the distance, it is 10 children. My cat increases there, too. For me, both a cat and a
dog are things like the children who bore handicap. They have the merit as the
human beings and they dont have the bad point of human beings only a little.
Intelligence and perception...however they can express only by a limited method
and they can live only for approximately 10 years. Paris Match : Pascal Jardin
wrote about you that I watched the tears retroactively to early childhood shined in
his blue eyes. Alain Delon : It is so. All dates back to that time. Paris Match : The
child who was left by parents... Alain Delon : I keep it in mind not to think about it
much. When I go down in grief and I am lonely, I cry my mother who passed away
in my arms while I talk alone. " Why not were you able to love me in that way ?
Why was I a lonely child who was left ? " At the same time, I think that I was not
able to become this me, if I did not have this unhappy early childhood. Paris
Match : And probably you would not be so lonely. Alain Delon : Maybe ... I am in
the feeling that returned from the miserable family trip that me alone totally
survived in the house. I go to vacance ... and ... there is me who came back the
house which doesnt change the same as ever and is empty. The house is clogged
too much up while being empty. Buffon said that The person dies because of the
pains. It is only night that I am happy. When I enter the bed, then my cat Poupouss
who has only three legs climbs up the sheet and calms the body to around my
middle. I put my hand to him and he purrs. The moment, I am really happy. And I
think that I may die ! - information from the interview with Catherine Schwaab
in Paris Match DU 6 AU 15 MARS 2006 -
Rosalie Van Breemen seems to have married Roverto Agotinelli who is a banker at
a church in Germany on August 2010.
....to be continued
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