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Philippe Pozzo di Borgo

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo spent his childhood in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Trinidad, Morocco, Algeria and Corsica. He now lives in Essaouira, Morocco. A descendent of both the Ducs Pozzo di Borgo and the Marquises de Vogue, he is the former director of Pommery Champagnes (LVMH). His bestselling memoir Le Second Souffle (Second Wind) served as the basis for the hit French film, Intouchables (Untouchables).

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A Second Wind will be released on September 13, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Sep 13, 2012
A Second Wind is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Sep 13, 2012
Excerpt:
Prologue from A Second Wind
Jul 07, 2012

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West Australian, October 25, 2012
...why The Intouchables has become a phenomenon is that the story is based on the true-life tale of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, a French aristocrat and director of one of the world's most prominent champagne houses who lost the use of his arms and legs in a...
West Australian, October 24, 2012
...why The Intouchables has become a phenomenon is that the story is based on the true-life tale of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, a French aristocrat and director of one of the world's most prominent champagne houses who lost the use of his arms and legs in a...
Manchester Gossip, September 21, 2012
...documentary wasn’t very good but it did show a few images of a man called Abdel carrying Philippe Pozzo di Borgo out of his car and out of his bed, the images were very strong and we wanted to know how it happened, how did these men meet?...
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2012
...was four, Sellou spent time in jail before he applied for a job as a "life auxiliary" to Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, a French aristocrat who became a tetraplegic after a paragliding accident. In his preface, "Pozzo" writes, "[Sellou] supported me after [my...
Mail.com, December 21, 2012
...The filmmakers were inspired by the documentary A la Vie, a la Mort, about the close relationship of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who became a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident, and his assistant Abdel, who hails from a housing project. In the movie,...
Deadline.com, December 21, 2012
...The filmmakers were inspired by the documentary A la Vie, a la Mort , about the close relationship of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who became a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident, and his assistant Abdel, who hails from a housing project. In the...
Deadline.com, December 20, 2012
...The filmmakers were inspired by the documentary A la Vie, a la Mort, about the close relationship of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who became a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident, and his assistant Abdel, who hails from a housing project. In the movie,...
Deadline.com, December 20, 2012
...The filmmakers were inspired by the documentary A la Vie, a la Mort, about the close relationship of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who became a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident, and his assistant Abdel, who hails from a housing project. In the movie,...
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2012
...was four, Sellou spent time in jail before he applied for a job as a "life auxiliary" to Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, a French aristocrat who became a tetraplegic after a paragliding accident. In his preface, "Pozzo" writes, "[Sellou] supported me after [my...
Guardian.co.uk, September 6, 2012
...TF1 saw the potential. Inspiration came to Toledano and Nakache after they happened to watch a documentary about Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who was left a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident, and his Algeria-born carer Abdel Sellou. The directors...
Bangkok Post, September 6, 2012
...that we show the eyes and a special look that he has. When we showed the movie to Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, the man who inspired the character, he had beautiful words about Francois and said: "Since my accident I avoid looking in the mirror because it's...