In the 1960s, Belmondo explored Italian cinema and the nouvelle vague. He played alongside Sophia Loren in Vittoria De Sica’s 1961 “La Ciociara” (“Two Women”) and alongside Anna Karina in Godard’s 1965 “Pierrot Le Fou”.
Later he made the move to commercial cinema such as the 1964 adventure film “L’Homme de Rio” by Philippe De Broca. He was known for having liked to perform his stunts himself.
In 2001, Belmondo suffered a stroke and retired from acting. He returned to the silver screen in 2008 with “Un homme et son chien”. In 2017 he received another César d’honneur.
From 2008 to 2012, the Ostend Barbara Gandolfi had a relationship with Belmondo. In 2017, Gandolfi and Belmondo were convicted of fraud, but in 2018 both were acquitted on appeal.
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