Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (October 1, 1930 - November 23, 2006) was a French film acteur.
Noiret debuted on the screen in 1949 in an uncredited role in Gigi. In 1956 he appeared in La Pointe Courte directed by Agnès Varda. He was not cast encore until 1960 in Zazie dans le métro. Après his role in Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until La Vie de château directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Alexandre le Bienheureux in 1967. At this point, he started to devote himself entirely to the screen.
Noiret could not play romantic leads, so he was cast primarily as the Everyman character, although he did not hesitate to accept controversial roles, such as in La Grande Bouffe, un film about suicide by overeating, which caused a scandal at Cannes in 1973.
Noiret won his premier César Award for Vieux Fusil in 1976. His deuxième César came in 1990 for La Vie et rien d'autre.
Noiret is best known internationally for his role as Alfredo in Cinema Paradiso and the role of Pablo Neruda in Il Postino.
acteur (ahk toor) -actor
encore (ahn kore) -again
après (ah preh) -after
un film (uhn feelm) -a film
premier, première (reh mee yay, preh mee yehr) -first
deuxième (doo zee eh) -second
Did you see Le vieux fusil, Roy?
ReplyDeleteA great movie, very very moving...
No, I have not seen it. I tried to rent it but can not find it here. I don't think it's available on DVD here. I was told it is similiar in theme to "La Marié était en Noir" by Truffaut, but that one is also unavailable here. -Roy
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