Editing Jean-Paul Belmondo (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:JP Belmondo Cannes 1988.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Belmondo at the 1988 [[Cannes Film Festival]]]]
Throughout his career, he was called the French counterpart of actors such as [[James Dean]], [[Marlon Brando]], and [[Humphrey Bogart]].<ref name=nytobit/> On the day of his death, television channels in France altered their schedules to add screenings of his films, which drew over 6.5 million viewers cumulatively.<ref name=honor>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210907-france-set-for-rare-national-tribute-to-film-star-belmondo|title=France set for rare national tribute to film star Belmondo|date=7 September 2021|publisher=France24|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> For his performances as a police officer in many films, the [[National Police (France)|National Police]] said that "Even if it was just cinema you were in a way one of us, Mr. Belmondo".<ref name=honor/> Throughout his career, he was regarded as an influential French actor and was often seen as the face of the [[French New Wave]].<ref name="Vandoorne Xu Haq 2021"/> Belmondo was described as the "figurehead" of the French New Wave, with his acting techniques often seen as capturing the style and imagination of France in the 1960s.<ref name=farout>{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/actor-jean-paul-belmondo-died-cause/|title=Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, the star of 'Breathless', has died aged 88|date=6 September 2021|publisher=Faroutmagazine|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>

Many of his film roles, especially as Michel Poiccard, were regarded as "legendary" and highly influential.<ref name=inf>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/sep/06/jean-paul-belmondo-appreciation|title=Jean-Paul Belmondo: the beaten-up icon who made crime sexy|work=The Guardian|date=6 September 2021|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> Despite his reluctance to learn English, many often believed had he accepted offers from [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]], his success there would have been comparable to that of French actors [[Charles Boyer]] or [[Maurice Chevalier]].<ref name=inf/> In an obituary for ''[[The Guardian]]'', they hailed Belmondo as an "integral part of the history of French cinema, and France itself".<ref name=inf/> He was described as the "epitome of cool".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034719321/french-film-star-jean-paul-belmondo-the-epitome-of-cool-dies-at-88|title=French Film Star Jean-Paul Belmondo, The Epitome Of Cool, Dies At 88|website=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>

American film director [[Quentin Tarantino]] cited Belmondo as an influence and called Belmondo "a verb that represents vitality, charisma, a force of will, it represents super coolness".<ref name=tribute/> English director [[Edgar Wright]] said that "cinema will never be quite as cool again" following Belmondo's death.<ref name=NPR>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/06/1034636250/jean-paul-belmondo-the-face-of-french-new-wave-film-dies-at-88?ft=nprml&f=1034636250|title=Jean-Paul Belmondo, The Face Of French New Wave Film, Dies At 88|website=NPR|date=6 September 2021|access-date=7 September 2021|last1=Bond|first1=Shannon}}</ref> He was described as an icon of French cinema and being influential in shaping modern European cinema.<ref name=farout/>