Cinema legend Alain Delon, who died at the age of 88, will be buried today, dariknews.bg reported.
Jean-Michel Di Falco, a former bishop in the southeastern town of Gap, said the actor had asked him to officiate at the funeral service.
He did not specify a place or time for the ceremony, but French news channels CNews and BFMTV reported that it would take place at 5:00 p.m. local time in Duchy-Montcorbon, a village in central France where Delon spent his last years.
The actor has said he does not want a national memorial event, but a modest burial near his dogs at his Duchy property.
Delon was one of the last living legends of the golden age of French cinema in the 1960s. He died on August 18.
In 2017, Delon announced the end of his film career, during which he starred in more than 90 productions.
The actor suffered a stroke in the summer of 2019 and since then his health has been steadily deteriorating. In recent years, the French rarely appeared in public, he looked very thin.
The artist's creativity always passed through the filter of public opinion. Alain Delon was never content to just do his job, unless it was to make the headlines. Art auctions and horse racing were his hobbies, and everywhere he could boast of his blue blood - that of the stars.
Jean-Michel Di Falco, a former bishop in the southeastern town of Gap, said the actor had asked him to officiate at the funeral service.
He did not specify a place or time for the ceremony, but French news channels CNews and BFMTV reported that it would take place at 5:00 p.m. local time in Duchy-Montcorbon, a village in central France where Delon spent his last years.
The actor has said he does not want a national memorial event, but a modest burial near his dogs at his Duchy property.
Delon was one of the last living legends of the golden age of French cinema in the 1960s. He died on August 18.
In 2017, Delon announced the end of his film career, during which he starred in more than 90 productions.
The actor suffered a stroke in the summer of 2019 and since then his health has been steadily deteriorating. In recent years, the French rarely appeared in public, he looked very thin.
The artist's creativity always passed through the filter of public opinion. Alain Delon was never content to just do his job, unless it was to make the headlines. Art auctions and horse racing were his hobbies, and everywhere he could boast of his blue blood - that of the stars.