nytimes September 6, 2021 4:00pm Jean-Paul Belmondo, Magnetic Star of the French New Wave, Dies at 88 #movies #actorsandactresses #belmondojeanpaul #godardjeanluc #parisfrance #news Jean-Paul Belmondo, Magnetic Star of the French New Wave, Dies at 88 He was compared to Marlon Brando and James Dean for his acclaimed portrayals of tough, alienated characters, most memorably in Godard’s “Breathless.”