Philippe Pozzo di Borgo
Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (14 February 1951 – 1 June 2023) was a French Corsican entrepreneur who served as managing director of Pommery and owned the historic inherited mansion in Paris.
Biography
Philippe was the second son of the French Duke Pozzo di Borgo and the Marquise de Vogue. His noble family lineage dates back to the 16th century.[1] After completing his education, he entered the champagne industry. Before leading Pommery, Philippe was manager at Moët & Chandon.
In 1993 he became a tetraplegic after a paragliding accident. Struggling with his disability, he attempted suicide by looping an oxygen tube around his neck.[2]
In July 2012 he was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor.[3]
He died on 1 June 2023 at the age of 72.[4]
In popular culture
His story and friendship with his Algerian aide Abdel Sellou were first depicted in the 2003 documentary A la vie, à la mort.[5] Their relationship inspired the French film The Intouchables (2011) and its Indian, Argentine, and American remakes: Oopiri (2016), Inseparables (2016), and The Upside (2017).[6][7] These films were based on his 2001 memoir A Second Wind.[8]
References
- ↑ https://www.mirror.co.uk/film/upside-true-story-quadriplegic-ex-13829192
- ↑ https://screenrant.com/upside-movie-vs-true-story/
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/upside-movie-true-story-bryan-cranston-kevin-hart-1287456
- ↑ https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000026178733
- ↑ https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2023/06/02/philippe-pozzo-di-borgo-l-homme-qui-a-inspire-le-film-intouchables-est-mort_6175953_3382.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120708035456/http://www.fipa.tm.fr/en/programs/2003/a-la-vie-a-la-mort-7201.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120906060413/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9509665/Untouchable-the-true-story-that-inspired-a-box-office-hit.html
- ↑ https://fr.news.yahoo.com/remake-am%C3%A9ricain-intouchables-eric-toledano-olivier-nakache-vu-160104566.html