Goodbye, "Zorro"!
2024-08-18
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On August 18, according to CCTV News citing AFP, French film legend Alain Delon passed away at the age of 88.
Alain Delon was born on November 8, 1935 and starred in his first film "When Women Get Involved" in 1957.
In 1975, the western film "Zorro" starring 40-year-old Alain Delon was released. Zorro in the film is a masked hero who is good at swordsmanship, handsome and unrestrained, punishes evil and promotes good. He wears a black cape, a red horse, a long whip waving in the air, and a charming smile under a black hat, exuding a romantic temperament.
In 1985, he won the French Film César Award for Best Actor for "Our Story" and was awarded the Berlin Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. In 2019, he was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Palme d'Or.
Alain Delon loves Chinese culture and Beijing's historical sites. It is said that during his stay in Beijing, he rode his bicycle to various scenic spots every day, making people feel that this foreigner is very friendly and kind. Today, there are still many old photos of him traveling in China at that time that record the fate of this movie star and China.
Goodbye, "Zorro"!
Text/Guangzhou Daily New Flower City reporter: Mosiqige
Guangzhou Daily New Flower City Editor: Dai Yujing
