Death of Jean-Paul Belmondo: Villerville mourns the disappearance of an icon
In Calvados, the town of Villerville is in mourning after the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo. It was there that the cult film “A monkey in winter” was shot.
Tuesday, September 7, the awakening was difficult in Villerville in Calvados. The day before, Jean-Paul Belmondo died. He had become an emblematic figure of the village because it is here that he filmed alongside Jean Gabin in the legendary film A monkey in winter. In this cult village, everyone remembers a moment that marked them during this feature film. Often, it is the famous drinking scene between the two cinema giants that comes to mind.
At the time, a whole part of the population of the village took part in the filming of Henri Verneuil’s film. “Me, all my family appeared in the film. It was the event”, says a man. In Villerville, despite the sadness to learn such news, residents keep this memory alive by paying homage to Jean-Paul Belmondo: a farewell message was written to him on the sand of the beach.
