Alain Delon: Accounts of the Man Who Could Never Be Faithful and the Rumors That Linked Him to His Great Friend

Beautiful. With perfect features. It was A prototype of elegant and sexual masculinity:Blue eyes, carefully combed hair, wild body. “Alain Delon“My friend, he is a monster, one of those precious, invincible animals that are on the verge of extinction,” his friend Brigitte Bardot wrote in the introduction to her book. The women of my lifeThe autobiography published by the Frenchman in which he listed His weakness in front of the opposite sex.

In this chronology he did not fail to mention those ladies who, like his mother, also contributed to the formation of his character. Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon did not deny himself love. Nor to be loved. Before becoming a common man, his passion for women led him to make his neighbors or fellow students fall in love with him; With fame, these seductive instruments were perfected and went beyond the confines of the Sceaux Hauts-de-Seine region, where he was born. These pages he wrote were an acknowledgment of those women who formed an integral part of his deepest emotions: “It is sincere gratitude to them,” he expressed at the time of publication of the volume in which those rumors that identified him, more than once, as bisexual had not appeared.

Alain Delon, 1958IMDB.com

Dillon did not deny himself the potential to become a global star with a carefully crafted and considered career beyond his amorous eccentricities. Many of his films are true classics of world cinema. It is impossible not to think Rocco and his brothers also CheetahBoth by Luchino Visconti; Review is inevitable SamuraiBy Jean-Pierre Melville O Eclipseby Michelangelo Antonioni. Many of its directors have been tight-lipped about the heartthrobs on set. Dillon was the hero of the best love story that could be filmed: nothing less than his own life. In which she showed her beauty, sex appealIn which formal love overlaps with others. An inveterate lover. Until his last days, in Switzerland, where he lived with approved citizenship, he flaunted his figure, his thick gray hair, and that unique look that melted women and men alike.

Christine, film compiled by Rummie SchneiderIMDB.com

His recurring lack of emotional stability has some origins in his childhood and youth. When his parents divorced, he was only four years old. Neither of them took care of the little boy, so he spent his life in a family home that provided him with shelter and in various orphanages in the suburbs of Paris. When his mother became married again, Alan’s relationship with his stepfather was terrible. The child’s behavior at home was not the best, he was repeatedly reprimanded and even expelled from institutions. His rebellion was justified in abandoning him. Profound helplessness marked him forever. Although love was revenge for the lack of affection in his development, instability was also a result of those emotional fluctuations.

In 1959 the first known love arrived. He was 23 and she was 20. With actress Romy Schneider, they made a perfect couple. For Alan, the romance added steps because she was already known for her heroism Sissy. They have been together for several years. Romy’s kindness was a powerful weapon when it came to seducing him: “She had the most beautiful smile I’d ever known. She lit up the world,” Alan once said. The meeting was in the plane’s hatch, and there they were introduced. It wasn’t the first impression that mattered: the actress found Dillon boring; As soon as he saw her, he thought she was arrogant. Moreover, they belong to different, perhaps incompatible, worlds. Alain came from working in the Navy and as an unloader in the Central Market in Paris. However, during the filming of the film Christine Love was born.

The French actor with Schneider in the movie The PoolIMDB.com

In 1963, the couple divorced. The actor admitted that it was not verbose. Her impulsive youth backed by exquisite beauty was a deadly bomb of devotion. It was said that he bid him farewell with a message and flowers. This broke poor Schneider’s heart, and she had difficulty overcoming her disappointment. However, after the breakup they continued to work together, showing the good bond that survived love. swimming pool It was one of those shots where it was believed that love could be reborn. It didn’t happen. The actress died in 1982. On one occasion, the actor wrote: “My beautiful angel, wherever you are, I think of you, I always see you.”

During his breakup with his first great love, Alan had a female passenger Affair With Nico, an influential German singer. Perhaps this relationship was the last straw that broke Romi’s patience. Dillon and Nico were the parents of Christian Aaron Boulogne. The mother had to fight for the actor to acknowledge paternity.

In the 1950s, the protagonist Borsalino He met the Italian singer Dalida. They kept their romance as fiery as it was secret.. In 1972 they recorded a version of “Parole” as a duet, with Dillon also fantasizing about singing, although to great effect. In that recording, the knowing looks between him and her spoke of a great relationship and a fire that had not yet been extinguished. The actor admitted: “I remain very loyal to my friendship with Dalida. We started our career together, when we were very young and we were neighbors in a hotel near the Champs-Élysées and I think her artistic greatness, more than her voice and the way she sang, was her great humanity.” Dalida committed suicide in 1987. Alain, distraught, did not hesitate to attend the funeral.

Actor Anthony Dillon has a lot of his father’s charms. At 55 years old, he has the honor of recounting that childhood in which Alan raised him faithfully, despite insecurity and absence. In 1964, just one year after his separation from Romy Schneider, he married Alan Nathalie Canovas Barthelemy. The news covered the covers of gossip magazines. The actor has already had a deserved place in the film industry. She found in him the absence of the father who abandoned her when she was a child. A similar story to her new husband.

The actress, like Alan’s former partner, a beautiful young woman born in Morocco, did not hesitate to baptize her Natalie Dillon. Alan and Natalie’s marriage seemed perfect. That’s why they chose to be parents together. Anthony was the fruit of that relationship that ended in 1969. The more ambiguous claimed that the couple had little sex life. The rumors arose because he once said that he and his son’s mother looked like brothers. However, as in his previous relationship, the actor once again could not deal with his genius and was unfaithful to his wife. This time the famous actress Mireille Dark He is the one who broke the lover’s heart. Although it must be said that the relationship was extensive if the fleeting nature of Dillon’s other husbands is taken into account. Alan and Mireille were together until 1982.

After 15 years together, Dillon and Meryl Darke have ended their relationship on very good termsReuters

Fifteen years as a couple was a record for this man who not only continued to act alone, but also ventured into producing and launching various products bearing his name. The most famous of them is the perfume that traveled around the world. The pairing between Alan and Mireille, whom he nicknamed Mimi, was strong. She, who was said to have the best cleavage in all of France, adored this man. Alan also felt devotion to this woman who surpassed him like never before. He once said: “I’m a very difficult man, and I’m glad that Mimi has been with me so long.” Without joint children, the couple ended up on the best terms. Once they separated, they did not hesitate to ask each other for advice, make recommendations to each other, and realize what was happening to each other.

Alain Delon at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where he received the Palme d’honourAgence France-Presse

He was the man most desired by women in most parts of the world. If beauty is a cultural construct, then the standard by which such a thing can be measured brings Dillon closer to perfection. However, despite the beautiful women who were by his side, throughout his life he saw rumors grow revealing the possibility of his bisexuality. Tricks to overshadow his stardom as a winning babyface? The truth is that it all started when he linked up with his close friend Luchino Visconti.

The relationship between the actor and the director was close, although they were not in a position to claim that their relationship went beyond friendship. They also blamed her for her romantic relationship with Argentine boxer Carlos Monzón. In the 1980s, they established an international friendship due to the champion athlete’s travels to Europe. But Dillon never admitted his love affair with any gentleman. Maybe because they don’t exist or because he doesn’t want to get to know them? European James Dean played with puzzles and enjoyed everything that was said about him.

Dillon and his wife Rosalie in 1998Reuters

Although these rumors were never confirmed, in 1987, the beginning of their last official romance began. The woman in question was the Dutch model, actress and writer Rosalie van Breemen. He met her while filming his clip “Comme au Cinema”. The attraction was so great that they started dating immediately. He was 31 years older than her, but the age difference was not noticeable. They had two children: actress Anushka, who is her father’s weakness, and Alain Fabien.

Dillon with his daughter Anoushka and Anne GoscinnyAgence France-Presse

In 2002, the relationship between Alan and Rosalie ended. Reasons? It seems that a woman decided, for the first time in her life, to leave her eternal heart. This time, the third party in the competition was said to be a billionaire businessman in the optical industry. The breakup was a shock For the actor, he is not used to being the one who makes the decision to end a couple.

Brigitte Bardot He realizes that the last woman in Dillon’s life will be Death, and predicts that he will lose his hair (although that is not the case), but not his tricks. Gala, Brendo, Lola, are some of the pets owned by movie stars who competed in love with their wives. Perhaps his affection for his dogs is the only one that has not known missteps, betrayals, and absences.

In his autobiography, he never tired of praising the women with whom he shared his life. The gentleman finally knows that these people he loves were also responsible for his brilliant career and for increasing the scope of masculinity in his profile. It cost him fidelity: Alain Delon suffered from the emotional impossibility of surrendering himself to a single woman and not thinking of any other woman.