The Complicated Stardom of Alain Delon

Behind the Alain Delon's piercing blue eyes, perfectly styled hair, and glistening filmography, is a complicated man with a troubled personal history. In this video essay, I dissect Delon's accidental start in European cinema, his meteoric rise to superstardom, the factors that made him an icon, and all the scandal in-between.
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