Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (14 February 1951 – 1 June 2023) was a French businessman who was the director of Pommery and the owner of the inherited historic hôtel particulier in Paris.
Philippe Pozzo di Borgo | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 June 2023 Marrakesh, Morocco | (aged 72)
Citizenship | French |
Occupation | Owner of Pommery |
Biography
editPhilippe was the second son of the French duke Pozzo di Borgo and the Marquise de Vogue.[2] The noble family dates back to the 1500s.[3] After completing his education, he began working in the champagne industry. Prior to his job as director of Pommery, Philippe was a manager at Moët and Chandon.[2]
Philippe di Borgo became a quadriplegic in 1993 following a paragliding accident. Because of his disability, he attempted to commit suicide by wrapping an oxygen tube around his neck.[4]
In July 2012, he was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour.[5]
Pozzo di Borgo died on 1 June 2023, at the age of 72.[6]
In popular culture
editThe story of Philippe and his Algerian attendant, Abdel Sellou, was told in a 2003 documentary, A la vie, à la mort.[7] Their story was also adapted in the biographical movies The Intouchables (2011),[8] and the Indian, Argentine, and American re-makes, respectively, Oopiri (2016), (Spanish article) Inseparables (2016),[9] and The Upside (2017).[10] These movies were based on his 2001 memoir, A Second Wind.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Biographie Philippe Pozzo di Borgo". 16 November 2012.
- ^ a b Rowney, Jo-Anne (8 January 2019). "The Upside true story; a quadriplegic, ex-con and their life changing friendship". mirror. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Chiodaroli, David (28 March 2019). "The Upside: The Movie vs. The True Story". ScreenRant. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b Whalen, Andrew (10 January 2019). "Here's the true story behind 'The Upside,' based on a French memoir". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Decree of 13 July 2012 on promotion and appointment". Légifrance. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, l'homme qui a inspiré le film « Intouchables », est mort". Le Monde.fr. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "A la vie, à la mort". Aspects of French Production. Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "The true story that inspired a box office hit". Archived from The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
- ^ Meunier, Emilie (6 September 2017). "Remake américain d'Intouchables : Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache ont vu les premières images... et ils ont été étonnés ! (VIDÉO)" [American remake of Intouchables: Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache saw the first images... and they were amazed! (VIDEO)]. Télé-Loisirs.fr (in French). Yahoo. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in The Upside". uk.blastingnews.com. October 2018.