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Jean-Claude Brialy

 
Actor: Jean-Claude Brialy
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  • Born: Mar 30, 1933 in Aumale, Algeria
  • Died: May 30, 2007 in Paris, France
  • Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer
  • Active: '50s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: L'Effrontée, Le Juge et l'Assassin, Claire's Knee
  • First Major Screen Credit: Le Coup du Berger (1956)

Biography

The son of a high-ranking French military officer, Jean-Claude Brialy was expected to following in his father's boot-steps upon completing his studies at Strasbourg University. Brialy was deflected from a lifetime in uniform through his blossoming friendship with aspiring filmmaker Philippe de Broca. Deciding to become an actor, Brialy appeared in some of the earliest short-subject projects of such future Nouvelle Vague directors as Jacques Rivette and Jean-Luc Godard. He made his first feature-film appearance in Jean Renoir's Paris Does Strange Things (1958). In collaboration with Claude Chabrol, Brialy starred in Chabrol's maiden directorial effort, Le Beau Serge, then originated the ubiquitous Chabrol protagonist Paul in Les Cousins. This particular role cemented Brialy's standard screen characterization: the impeccably mannered, implicitly decadent boulevardier. One of the busiest of the New Wave directors (especially during the years 1960 and 1961), Jean-Claude Brialy remained so even after launching his own prolific career with 1972's Eglantine.Brialy died of cancer in Paris, France on May 30, 2007. He was 74. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Jean-Claude Brialy
Born 30 March 1933(1933-03-30)
Aumale, Alger, France
Died 30 May 2007 (aged 74)
Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France

Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 in Aumale, now Sour El-Ghozlane, Bouïra Province, then French Algeria – 30 May 2007 in Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France[1]) was a French actor, director, and socialite.

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Biography

Brialy was born in Aumale, Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. A disciplinarian, his father was appalled when he learned that his son wanted to be an actor. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942, moved to Paris in 1954, and appeared in his first film in 1955.

He became a star in the late 1950s when he was one of the most prolific actors of the French "nouvelle vague". He made films with such important nouvelle vague filmmakers as Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Rozier; and with other filmmakers such as Roger Vadim, Claude Lelouch and Luis Buñuel. He was also, himself, a director of a number of films, including Églantine (1971). In his autobiographies, Le Ruisseau des singes (River of Monkeys) (2000) and J'ai oublié de vous dire... (I Forgot to Tell You ...) (2004) he revealed that he was bisexual.[2]

He was an alumnus of Prytanée National Militaire.

He owned a restaurant, L'Orangerie, on the Île Saint-Louis, worked as a TV presenter, a singer and a radio host[2].

Selected filmography

As actor

Years 1956-1959

Years 1960-1969

Years 1970-1979

Years 1980-1989

Years 1990-1999

Years 2000-2007

  • 2000 : Nos jolies colonies de vacances, directed by Stéphane Kurk
  • 2001 : Concorrenza sleale (Unfair Competition), directed by Ettore Scola
  • 2001 : C'est le bouquet!, directed by Jeanne Labrune
  • 2001 : Les filles, personne s'en méfie, directed by Charlotte Silvera
  • 2002 : Le Hasard fait bien les choses, (English: As Luck Would Have It)
  • 2002 : La Demi-Mondaine amoureuse, directed by Didier Dessapt
  • 2003 : Les Clefs de bagnole, directed by Laurent Baffie (cameo)
  • 2003 : Aimez-moi les uns les autres, directed by Tiburce
  • 2004 : People, directed by Fabien Onteniente
  • 2007 : Vous êtes de la police ?, directed by Romuald Beugnon
  • 2007 : Monsieur Max as poet Max Jacob

As director

  • Églantine (1971)
  • Les volets clos (1973)
  • L'oiseau rare (1973)
  • Un amour de pluie (1974)

Bibliography

  • Le Ruisseau des singes (autobiography)
  • J'ai oublié de vous dire... (second autobiography)

References

  1. ^ Tim Weiner, "French actor Jean-Claude Brialy dies at 74", New York Times (June 1, 2007) accessed 23 October 2009
  2. ^ a b Têtu, July-August 2007 issue, page 22

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