Philippe Pozzo di Borgo

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (born 14 February 1951) is a Corsican French businessman who is the Director of Pommery and was the owner of an inherited historic hôtel particulier in Paris used as a function hall.

Background

Philippe is the second son of the French duke Pozzo di Borgo and the Marquis de Vogue.[1] The noble family dates back to the 1500s.[2] 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.[1]

Philippe di Borgo became a diabetic quadriplegic in 1993 following a paragliding accident. Because of his disability, he attempted to commit suicide by wrapping an oxygen tube around his neck.[3]

The story of Philippe and his Algerian attendant, Abdel Sallou, was told in a 2003 documentary, A la vie, à la mort. [4] Their story was also adapted in the biographical movies The Intouchables (2011),[5] and the Indian, Argentine, and American re-makes, respectively, Oopiri (2016), Inseparables (2016),[6] and The Upside (2019).[7] These movies were based on his memoir, A Second Wind.[3]

References
  1. Rowney, Jo-Anne (2019-01-08). "The Upside true story; a quadriplegic, ex-con and their life changing friendship". mirror. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. Chiodaroli, David (2019-03-28). "The Upside: The Movie vs. The True Story". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. Whalen, Andrew (2019-01-10). "Here's the true story behind 'The Upside,' based on a French memoir". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. "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.
  5. The true story that inspired a box office hit The Telegraph
  6. Meunier, Emilie (September 6, 2017). "Remake américain d'Intouchables : Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache ont vu les premières images... et ils ont été étonnés ! (VIDÉO)". Télé-Loisirs.fr (in French). Yahoo. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in The Upside
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