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Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of the foremost European actors of the late 1950s to the 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. He is regarded as one of the most well-known figures of the French cultural landscape. His style, looks, and roles, which made him an international icon, earned him enduring popularity. Delon achieved critical acclaim for his roles in films such as Women Are Weak (1959), Purple Noon (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), Any Number Can Win (1963), The Black Tulip (1964), The Last Adventure (1967), Le Samouraï (1967), The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968), La Piscine (1969), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), Un flic (1972), and Monsieur Klein (1976). Over the course of his career, Delon worked with many directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni, Louis Malle, and Agnès Varda. Delon received many film and entertainment awards throughout his career. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in Notre histoire (1984). In 1991, he became a member of France's Legion of Honour. At the 45th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Honorary Golden Bear. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, he received the Honorary Palme d'Or. In addition to his acting career, Delon also recorded the spoken part in the popular 1973 song "Paroles, paroles", a duet with Dalida as the main singing voice. He acquired Swiss citizenship in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Delon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
EN: A private detective fed up of his job gets a call one morning from his boss who tells him he has a new case. But when he arrives to the place he was sent to, he finds the house a bit old school. There's no bell, he knocks on the door, but there's no answer. He sees there's a light on inside and decides to force the door open. So, he moves back a bit and runs. The door swings open and he finds himself in 19th century Paris... FR : Un détective privé lassé de son travail reçoit un matin un appel de son patron lui annonçant qu'il a une nouvelle affaire. Mais lorsqu'il arrive à l'endroit où il a été envoyé, il trouve la maison un peu vieillotte. Il n'y a pas de sonnette, il frappe à la porte, mais il n'y a pas de réponse. Il voit qu'il y a de la lumière à l'intérieur et décide de forcer la porte. Il recule un peu et court. La porte s'ouvre et il se retrouve dans le Paris du 19ème siècle...
