Death of Rémy Julienne: the heartbreaking tribute of Jean-Paul Belmondo: Current Woman The MAG

The two movie stars had worked on a dozen films together. Upset by the death of Rémy Julienne, Jean-Paul Belmondo paid him a vibrant tribute, through a press release sent to theAFP Friday 22 January 2021. "How can we sum up such a long journey with Rémy?", began the famous 87-year-old actor, to discuss his relationship with the legendary stuntman, who died on the night of Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 January 2021, as a result of the Covid-19. And to continue: "By three words: friendship, trust and loyalty. Friends, we made the four hundred moves together. "

The hero ofBreathless then praised his friend's brilliant career: "In front of his professionalism, his seriousness, his determination, but also his deep humanity, I trusted him completely and followed his instructions to the letter. It is he who has protected me so often and that is obviously priceless. Faithful, he has always been, like myself, I have always wanted to work mainly with him. Rémy was passionate ", he stressed. If the actor worked mainly with trompe-la-mort between 1970 and 1980, the stunt designer was still swarming with projects, from the top of his 90s. "A few months ago, he made multiple calls to tell me about his latest stunt project. His passion has enabled him to leave us moments that the cinema will not be able to forget ", revealed Bébel.

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Rémy Julienne – Launch of the "Wall of fame of Choco-Story", at the gourmet chocolate museum – Paris, France on June 15, 2016. COADIC GUIREC / BESTIMAGE

Mutual admiration

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Rémy Julienne had notably worked, hand in hand, on the sets of Fear over the city, The Casse or The Guignolo. In 2016, the stuntman had delivered in all transparency on his memories with the father of Stella and Paul Belmondo, in a great special edition of Paris Match. "Jean-Paul has an extraordinary body. It is enough to feel his arm to discover the incredible density of his musculature. He could have been a professional stuntman, if his talent had not led him elsewhere ", he declared, revealing the backstage of their stunts. And add: "I had major health problems in recent years. Two myocardial infarctions that left me depressed and weakened. I almost let go of the ramp, but admiring the strength Jean-Paul had put in to stay alive, the energy he deploys every day to continue to be almost as before despite what has happened to him, I took control with the same niac as him. " Confidences that show how much the two men loved and admired each other.

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