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Romy is gone, but she never left my heart. She is there wherever I am. There are people whose departure we never accept.

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Alain Delon on Romy Schneider

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Jane Birkin, Alain Delon and Romy Schneider at the premiere of the film "La Piscine" in Paris in 1968

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Alain Delon and Romy Schneider in La Piscine (1969)

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“I wanted Romy and nobody else, or I would not do the movie,” Delon said. “She was sublime, seductive, dedicated and provocative.”

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“He never spoke to me about her, but sometimes I saw a shadow of sadness in his eyes and I knew it was for Romy.” - Nathalie Barthélémy

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Alain Delon and Romy Schneider in La Piscine

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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon on the set of La Piscine

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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon

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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon (1969)

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Alain Delon and Romy Schneider in La Piscine (1969)

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The Criterion Collection poster for La Piscine (1969)

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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon in La Piscine (1969)

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Alain Delon and Romy Schneider in La Piscine (1969)

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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon in The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)

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“I wanted Romy and nobody else, or I would not do the movie,” Delon said. “She was sublime, seductive, dedicated and provocative.”

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“He never spoke to me about her, but sometimes I saw a shadow of sadness in his eyes and I knew it was for Romy.” - Nathalie Barthélémy

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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon, 1960s