Compared to Alain Delon since his debut, Jean-Paul Belmondo has not stopped surprising during his career. If Delon was seductive, Belmondo was a seducer AND adventurer. Wearing the leather jacket and the turtleneck like no one, the actor belongs to these mythical men of French cinema, thanks to his stunts. His phrasing is recognizable among thousands, and his physique makes him one of the most "beautiful mouths" of cinema of the 60s and 70s.
Back on the most beautiful films of the "magnificent":
- "Out of breath" Jean-Luc Godard
The film was released in 1960 and marks the beginning of the rise of the actor. He is one of those "New Wave" films and propels him as a promising actor.
- "A monkey in winter" by Henri Verneuil
Two years later, he plays in comedy drama, sharing the poster with Jean Gabin. Initially impressed by the iconic actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo will eventually get along with him to create a complicity that is noticeable on the screen.
- "The Man of Rio" by Philippe Broca
In this film "race pursuit", we discover the Belmondo adventurer, madman and charmer. The actor shares the poster with Françoise Dorléac, Catherine Deneuve's sister ; in a fast-paced movie.
- "The magnificent" by Philippe Broca
In the 1970s, Jean-Paul Belmondo continues to enjoy great success and continues his films at breakneck speed. This time, the story takes place in Mexico, always in an intense rhythm, revealing a little more the daring of the actor.
- "Borsalino" by Jacques Deray
In the film, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo oppose becoming friends. The two thugs will develop a complicity, both playing their games that put them forward.
- Gérard Oury's brain
Since he excels in entertainment films that keep us going, Belmondo continues in this direction, although sometimes alternates with darker films. Alongside Bourvil, he plays a man who is preparing a big coup with his friend: the attack on a train carrying the secret funds of the NATO nations.
- "Hundred thousand dollars in the sun" by Henri Verneuil
Adaptation of the novel "We will not go to Nigeria", the film takes place obviously in the sun, staging the actors between Morocco and Spain. Alongside Lino Ventura and Bernard Blier, Jean-Paul Belmondo is once again in a memorable film.
- Pierrot le fou by Jean-Luc Godard
With Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo confirms his beautiful collaboration with Godard. It was when, with his great success, he envisioned a career in the United States before retracting, uncomfortable in Hollywood. The film, emblematic, is also highlighted at the Cannes Film Festival 2018, which has resumed a scene for the poster of its 71st edition.
- "The professional" George Lautner
His music and the final scene with the helicopter remain in the memories of the greatest fans of the actor who did not hope this end for him. The action movie has an impressive number of admissions to cinema (beyond 5 million), that it will exceed the following year with "Ace of Ace".
- "Ace of As" by Gérard Oury
As good in comedy as in drama, Jean-Paul Belmondo plays in this comic film that takes place during the First World War, in which he plays a pilot plane.
