To honor the legendary Alain Delon, we offer a look back at three solar films from his expansive career: Plein Soleil by René Clément, which cemented him as the new star of French cinema; L’eclisse by Michelangelo Antonioni, confirming his status as an auteur's favorite with his understated, minimalist performance; and Soleil rouge by Terence Young, showcasing his widespread appeal and ventures into genre cinema.
In 1871, a Japanese ambassador, accompanied by two bodyguards, crosses the American West to meet the President. They are to present him with a samurai sword, but their convoy is also carrying gold, and they are attacked by bandits.
Terence Young
Terence Young is a British screenwriter and film director. At the age of 21, he entered the film industry as a script assistant at Elstree Studios. He wrote his first screenplay, On the Night of the Fire, in 1940 and gained his first experience as an art director during World War II. His directorial career began in 1950 with the film The Red Beret (1953), starring Alan Ladd, which highlighted the heroism of both the United States and Britain. Critics hailed it as Young's best action film. He is best known for directing three of the first four James Bond films: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), and Thunderball (1965).
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Delon solaire
La Cinémathèque québécoise rend hommage à Alain Delon qui nous a quittés cette année. De sa riche filmographie, nous avons extrait trois films « solaires » qui témoignent de son charme incandescent et de sa stature internationale : un film français (Plein Soleil de René Clément, 1960), un film italien (L’eclisse de Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) et une coproduction franco-italo-espagnole tournée en anglais (Soleil rouge de Terence Young, 1971).
