What would you like God to say to you when you die?” Alain Delon was asked, and TEARS STREAMED DOWN as he answered: The childhood wound HAS PAINED HIM HIS ENTIRE LIFE – until the very end
|Legend of world and French cinema Alain Delon was buried today on his rural estate in “the strictest privacy,” in accordance with his own wishes and those of his three children. A carefully selected group of 40 close friends and family attended the funeral, and photography was strictly prohibited.
Alain Delon, who passed away on August 18 at the age of 88, had explicitly requested before his death that there be no national tribute, insisting that he wished to be buried “like anyone else.”
The famous Frenchman was laid to rest in a chapel he built on La Brulière, his estate in Douchy, about 140 kilometers from Paris, which he purchased in the 1970s and where he lived for his final years and passed away. The chapel is located in a cemetery on the wooded estate, where at least 35 of Delon’s dogs are also buried.
One of the actor’s final wishes was for the funeral to be conducted by Catholic priest Jean-Michel Di Falco, his longtime friend, which was fulfilled.
The family requested that the few attendees leave their mobile phones in plastic bags during the ceremony and refrain from taking any photos. Local authorities prohibited drones and helicopters from flying over the estate.
It is worth noting that Delon’s last wish was rather sad—he wanted veterinarians to euthanize his Belgian Malinois dog, Lupo, and bury him beside him. “Better that than for him to die of grief at my grave,” Delon had said. However, after protests from animal rights activists, the family announced they would not proceed with this plan, and Lupo would remain with the family for the rest of his life.
“What would you like God to say to you after you die?” Alain Delon was asked. In light of Delon’s departure from this world, a segment from an interview has been circulating online, revealing what he hoped to face after death. His response is deeply moving and reflects the profound sadness he carried from his troubled childhood.
“If God exists, what would you like to hear from Him when you die?” the interviewer asked Delon.
“I’ll tell you what… Since this has always been your greatest and deepest regret, I know it, come, I will take you to your mother and father so that, for the first time, you can see them together,” the actor responded with a sad look and a significant expression on his face.
Delon’s parents divorced when he was just four years old, and as they both continued their lives with other partners, the boy was placed in foster care. He began living with his mother again at age 14 after his foster parents passed away, but the experience left him with an enduring trauma. “My parents got rid of me when I was four. They left me in foster care as an orphan. They both came running when I became famous. Suddenly, they remembered they had a son,” Delon recalled with a bitter tone in an interview with “Paris Match” in 2018.
“You can’t restore the love I didn’t receive as a child. These are voids that can never be filled. Even when I love a woman, I feel alone. I was only four when I realized that most of those you love will leave you,” he added.