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Alain Delon: As I Lay Dying My Children Are Fighting Over My Future Corpse
A case of childhood trauma and favorite child
A strange and sad show has been displayed on French TV these last few days. Alain Delon’s three children have exposed to the world their family feud. As the twilight of an idol is unfolding under our eyes, the mud of unresolved childhood wounds is smearing the smooth surface of the iconic image of the actor and sex symbol.
Some find this display shocking and degrading for the star’s image, but it can be seen as an interesting example of what happens when parents with unhealed childhood traumas openly prefer one of their children.
Let’s dive into the Delon saga to try to understand what went wrong.
Alain Delon, from wounded son to overwhelming father
French actor and megastar Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon, 88, was born in 1935 to Édith (1911–1995) and Fabien Delon (1904–1977).
Fabien Delon who worked in a cinema as a projectionist also had a camera with which he filmed scenes from everyday life, something that could be at the root of Alain Delon’s future involvement in the world of cinema.
