
Charismatic and resourceful, seducer and daredevil, Jean-Paul Belmondo has always played his roles as he lived, at a thousand miles an hour. He had only one passion: to entertain the public with his smile, his naturalness, his energy, his stunts. But contrary to appearances, his destiny was full of pitfalls. This film lifts the veil on a founding childhood that allowed him to overcome many obstacles throughout his life thanks to the tutelary figures of his father and mother. Told from the inside with the help of his autobiography, interviews and unpublished archives, this epic story traces the career of this turbulent young actor who launched the New Wave in Breathless before becoming the popular Bebel, an indestructible and provocative vigilante. From film to film, this documentary paints an intimate portrait of a man who built himself up to reach the top: his triumphs but also his trials, his doubts, his secrets, his angers, his clowning, his disappointments or his personal dramas.

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Self

Richard Anconina

Ursula Andress

Laura Antonelli

Arletty
Michel Audiard

Brigitte Bardot

Michel Beaune

Xavier Beauvois

Guy Bedos

Jacqueline Bisset

Bourvil
Janine F.
Janine F.

Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique

Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator

Einstein and the Bomb
Einstein and the Bomb

Adam Sandler: Funny Guy
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

The Deluge: Postscriptum
The Deluge: Postscriptum

When My Sorrow Died: The Story of Armen Ra and The Theremin
When My Sorrow Died: The Story of Armen Ra and The Theremin

Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever
Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Homo Cinematographicus
Homo Cinematographicus

The Comeback
The Comeback