Famous in Italy for having filmed there with Luchino Visconti or Michelangelo Antonioni, Alain Delon enjoyed international fame in many other countries where the actor and his films were revered. As soon as his death was announced on Sunday, August 18, tributes multiplied in the media, starting with Japan. A lot, like every day Yomiuriremember it had the tag “nimaime”a kabuki theater term for “the handsome, attractive man, with gentle gestures and words”. Daily life Mainichi publishes a portfolio titled “The Journey of the Most Handsome Man,” which features the actor during his frequent trips to Japan.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Alain Delon’s popularity was enormous in Japan. He surpassed that of Hollywood stars and appeared in several commercials, such as the one for clothing manufacturer D’Urban. Its slogan, said in French by Delon: “D’Urban is the elegance of the modern man. »
In the United States, where the actor had not managed to make a career, the press has words of praise to remember his memory, a man “intense and intensely beautiful”a “international star” courted by the greatest filmmakers of his time, writes New York Timeswhile the magazine The New Yorker raises the French actor to the rank of “the most handsome man in the history of cinema”.
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In Switzerland, where Alain Delon had been a citizen since 1999 and where he made regular stays, Time greet him “last great myth of French cinema” as I recall another part of a wasted career. Dagbladet also deals with the issue of inheritance: “And it is not a small affair that comes, this legacy of several tens of millions of euros, in real estate, works of art, royalties on his films, clothing brands, glasses and other perfumes. »
The Romanian press evokes with superlatives the career of an actor considered a pinnacle of world cinema, emblem of Romanians, of a generation of actors who enchanted their lives. “Farewell Alain Delon and hats off! »writes the newspaper Dailyadds “You can count on our gratitude ».
“Alain Delon remains a modelsaid former Liberal Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca. He was never one of those cheap actors who ask you to give them a like and a follow on social media. His film allowed me to escape from communism. » French cinema was truly a breath of fresh air during the years of dictatorship.
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