Frances president Emanuel Macron has led tributes to titan of French cinemaAlain Delonfollowinghis death aged 88.

Lending his unforgettable face to shake up our lives.

Melancholic, popular, secretive, he was more than a star: a French monument.

Alain Delon

Alain Delon photographed in 1960Getty Images

Alain Delon nest plus.

Frances former culture minister Jack Lang called Delon an acting giant, prodigious … a prince of the cinema.

A wonderful collection of films, an incredible and fascinating personality.

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Beauty is not enough to explain the exceptional evolution of his talent.

He was the ultimate star.