He was one of the finest men to ever grace the silver screen. The most charming face of French cinema. The love desire of countless women across the globe. Behind Alain Delon's deep blue, sea-like gaze, however, there was always a cynicism that was often expressed through his choices and his various statements that have, from time to time, provoked numerous reactions. Today, at the age of 86, he remains firm in his extreme socio-political views and is preparing to make an appointment with death, as his decision to die by euthanasia in Switzerland is final.
This is not the first time that the famous French actor has spoken out in favour of euthanasia. The health problems he has faced in recent years - he has suffered a stroke and suffers from cardiac arrhythmia - seem to have exhausted him, especially psychologically, depriving him of any appetite for life. He, who has lived a life of fiction, with great successes and great loves, no longer finds any meaning to go on. He has publicly confessed that he is not doing well in his old age. "I've learned everything, I've seen everything but, above all, I hate this age, I'm vomiting," he declared in 2018 in an interview with Paris Match magazine in which he appeared as a miserable, resigned and angry man who had only negative things to say about modern times. "There are these beings that I hate, everything is lies, everything is twisted, there is no respect, there are no words, there are no words, only money counts. I know that I will leave this world without regret."
Of course, the physical losses he has experienced in recent years, the deaths of people with whom he has shared important moments in his life and work, have also played an important role in this depressive psychology. Among them was that of his partner of 15 years, Mireille Dark, who "passed away" in the summer of 2017. But he also appeared devastated at the news of the death of actor and close friend Jean-Paul Belmondo: "I'm completely devastated... Look, it wouldn't be bad if we both left together. He's part of my life, we started together 60 years ago," he said meaningfully.
However, his fragile and human side is too often overshadowed by his other, cruel face that turns him into an old man who is far from sympathetic and who has occasionally been labelled "racist", "homophobic" and "misogynist". It is no coincidence, moreover, that the strong reactions expressed, from various social groups, when the Cannes Film Festival decided to honour him, in April 2019, for his entire contribution to cinema. "If there is one thing I am proud of, it is my career," he had declared meaningfully at the time.
Perhaps the above statement was also a form of unconscious self-criticism to his dark self, the one who has admitted, publicly and without shame, that he has hit women: "If a slap is a bunch, then I'm a bunch" he had eloquently declared while one of his two sons had revealed that he had assaulted his mother to the point of breaking her nose and ribs! What a disappointing picture for a man who was adored by women!
But his socio-political views also often flirted with extremes and racism. He has repeatedly made aggressive statements against homosexuals and the rights they claim: "I have nothing against gays getting it on, but we men are made to love women," he has said, vehemently opposing same-sex marriage and the right of same-sex couples to adopt.
As for his political convictions, they are in line with the rhetoric of the extreme right, with which he has been aligned for years, first passionately supporting the National Front of his friend Jean-Marie Le Pen and later his daughter Marine Le Pen. The political position which, obviously, makes him an opponent of immigrants since, as he has meaningfully stated in the past, ""France cannot become "Muslim"."
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