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Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo get into a fistfight

April 9th 2008 23:45
The two most visible icons of French cool have to be Alain Delon, who gave "Le Samourai" its cold, steel edge, and Jean-Paul Belmondo, who was Godard's faux-Bogart in "Breathless".

You'd expect, if they ever met in person and made contact, the universe would shear itself at that point, causing all of France to be pulled into a long strand of spaghetti.

This clip, from the movie "Borsalino", proves that theory to be wildly incorrect - Belmondo and Delon, playing two gangsters, get into a little tussle in a bar.



The clip is in French without subtitles, but as far as I can make out, both Delon and Belmondo are trying to draw their line of possession around the wide-eyed girl. They fight over her, like two puffed up roosters, ready to fight to the death amidst a screaming mob of gambling onlookers, and the woman is thrown to the side as they meet face-to-face.

I've never seen this movie, but it certainly is a little bit of gangster fun.

Nathalie Delon actress wife of Alain Delon
If you've never seen "Le Samourai", I suggest starting with my review of the film... I was lucky enough to see it, for the first time, at the Chauvel Cinema, during a rainy Sunday matinee. There's almost nothing better than discovering one of your favourite movies on a horribly cold and miserable day, safe in the cinema. Protected from the elements by the plush chairs and the flickering projection.

"Le Samourai" is a magnificent film, but there's also something else special about it. Alain Delon starred in the movie, but his wife, Nathalie Delon, played a small role. She's a very sexy woman, and Alain Delon was a very lucky man (they divorced after having a child).

(found on Sproutblog)


*this image is from this Swiss page on Nathalie Delon

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Comment by JohnDoe

April 10th 2008 00:07
Hey Cib, great clip...have you seen Jules Dassin's Riffifi?

Comment by Cibbuano

April 10th 2008 00:54
JD, Riffifi played at the Chauvel, I was on my way to go see it, and something came up. I missed Le Cercle Rouge, as well...

... good movie? A review, maybe?


Comment by JohnDoe

April 10th 2008 01:54
Riffifi is a great movie and yes expect a review of it in the next few weeks. The Director Jules dasin died last week so I will be doing a salute shortly.

Le Cercle Rouge and Bob Le Flambuer are both essential too.

Comment by RubySoho

April 10th 2008 02:37
You two are the biggest movie nerds I've ever met in my life.

I love it!!!

Comment by Cibbuano

April 10th 2008 04:22
Ruby - I wish I was a little nerdier, actually. There's still loads of great movies that I haven't seen yet.


Comment by Shan Jayaweera

April 10th 2008 07:54

Hey Cibbs,

As cool as these two actors are I don't think anyone is cooler than french actor John Louis Trintingnant who was in Bernado Bertolucci's classic film The COnformist.

But kudos to you for finding the fight between belmondo and delon (who was apparently a real prick in real life) and extra points for the picture of his very very saucy wife - ahh the french could only produce a woman that looks like that.

Spud

www.videotoes.com


Comment by Cibbuano

April 10th 2008 23:16
shan, whoa - I still haven't seen The Conformist. I'll try to track that down.

I thought Nathalie Delon was exquisite in Le Samourai as Alain's mistress.


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