![]() Yesterday, Léon Bertrand, the Minister of Tourism, came to see him. He affirms that he is the man who inspired Henri Charrière, author of the celebrated Papillon, who, he says, stole his identity. Solitary, the old man of 104 has no more family and never receives any visitors. This ex-con has been in peaceful retirement here for the past 12 years. His hands gripping his wheelchair, Charles Brunier does not really understand why he is dressed up to come out of his room, yesterday morning, at the nursing home Orpa-Val-de-France in Domont (Val-d'Oise). The former convict who says he was Papillon ![]() I was a fan of the book, genre Escape From Devil's Island, so here goes! A real-life story that is like one from the movies. Today there was an article in Le Parisien (my favorite newspaper!) about an old man who claims to be the real Papillon, inspiring the movie with Steve McQueen.
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