Alain Delon: His life in pictures

French actor Alain Delon reacts after being awarded the honorary Palme d’Or at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2019.

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Months after appearing at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where he received an honorary Palme d’Or, Delon have a strokeand has largely dropped out of public view. His retreat from fame was something he had been looking forward to for years, he told GQ in a 2018 interview.

“Look, I’ve been incredibly lucky,” he said. “I’ve been happy all my life; I’ve filmed with the best people. I’ve done what I wanted, with the people I wanted, when I wanted. I think more about the past than I think about the future, right, because my past is extraordinary. Today is incomparable. A life like I’ve had doesn’t come around twice. That’s why when it comes to retirement, I have no regrets.”

Actress Claudia Cardinale, actor Alain Delon, Anouchka Delon attend the premiere of “IL Gattopardo” at Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2010 in Cannes, France.

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