On May 20, 1960, Jeanne Moreau took the stage at the Palais des Festivals to receive the Best Actress Award. The jury chaired by Georges Simenon awarded him for his role in Moderato Cantabile, directed by Peter Brook from a novel by Marguerite Duras. On receiving her trophy, she gives a knowing wink to her partner who remained in the room: Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Discover here François Chalais' "Cinépanorama" with Jacques Tati

Two months earlier, he experienced his first public and critical screen triumph thanks to A bout de souffle, directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Since his 1953, he had multiplied the remarkable appearances at the theater, but on the other hand, until this day, for the world of the seventh art, he was not considered as a headliner.

The starting point of a career rewarded in 2011 with a Palme d'honneur. He probably did not imagine it when, at the beginning of 1960, he answered questions from François Chalais, one of the first to believe in his cinematographic potential and in his future.

Find François Chalais' Cinépanorama programs on Madelen, the Ina platform.