Michel Piccoli is a French theater and film actor. He has received many awards and nominations and is involved in directing and screenwriting. Michelle is famous for his roles in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Phantom of Freedom, Dillinger is Dead and The Snitch.
Biography
Michel was born on December 27, 1925 in Paris to Marcella Piccoli and Henri Piccoli. He grew up in a musical family. Piccoli's ancestors are from Italy. He was educated at the School of Dramatic Arts. Michel's first role took place in 1945. In total, the actor has more than 100 paintings.
For his acting career, he received several nominations for national and European film awards. At the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, Michel was voted Best Actor for Leap Into the Void, directed by Marco Bellocchio. Piccoli played lawyer Mauro Ponticelli, who is investigating the causes of a woman's suicide.
He was recognized as the best actor in 1982, already at the Berlin Silver Bear Film Festival. Helped him in this film drama Pierre Granier-Defer "Strange Business", in which Michel played the role of Bertrand Mahler.
Piccoli was nominated for the Cesar in 1982, 1985, 1991 and 1992. In 1997, the film in which he starred, Lovers, a co-production of Germany and France, was presented at the Venice Film Festival. In 2001, he was nominated for a European Film Award-2001 for his performance in the film I Rented a House.
Personal life
Michelle Piccoli is a big fan of women. He was married three times. His first wife was the Swiss actress Eleanor Eire. Their wedding took place in 1954. The next wife in 1966 was the French actress Juliette Greco. The marriage broke up in 1977. After 3 years, Michel formalized his relationship with Ludivina Claire, a screenwriter and actress. Michel has three children: Indord Piccoli, Mission Piccoli and Anna Cordelia Piccoli.
Filmography
In the 1950s, Michel played in comedies, historical dramas, and war films. He has starred with directors such as Jean-Paul le Chanois, René Claire, Jean Renoir, Louis Bunuel and Jean Delannois. Over the years, his co-stars have included Michelle Morgan, Richard Todd, Jacques Morel, Simone Signoret, Charles Vanelle, Georges Marchal and Jean Gabin. Piccoli has worked with such actors as Gerard Philippe, Jean Desailly, Brigitte Bardot, Louis de Funes, Bernard Blier and Simone Signoret. The list of films in which Michel starred includes the films "Destiny", "Great Maneuvers", "French Cancan", "Bad Encounters", "Death in this Garden", "Marie Antoinette - Queen of France", "Sunday Friends", "The beast is in ambush."
In the 1960s, he starred in many films: "Date", "Day and Hour", "Snitch", "Steps of Marriage", "Contempt" by Jean-Luc Godard, "The Maid's Diary", "Chance and Love", "The Murderer in the Sleeping Car." Piccoli can be seen in films such as The Thief, Is Paris Burning ?, The Creatures, The Girls of Rochefort. He played with Catherine Deneuve in the famous film by Luis Bunuel "Beauty of the Day", starred in the films "Surrender", "Benjamin, or the Diary of a Virgin", "Dillinger is Dead", "The Milky Way" and "Topaz".
In the 1970s, the demand for Michel Piccoli as an actor did not diminish, but even increased. It was at this time that he starred in the most popular films, the first place of which is "The Modest Charm of the Bourgeoisie." Among the films with his participation and film adaptations, for example, the drama "Little Things in Life", "Max and the Tinsmiths", "Vincent, Francois, Paul and Others", "This Vague Object of Desire", "Confusion of Feelings".
Piccoli's 1970s filmography includes films that have received prestigious awards and nominations, for example, "The Audience", "The Last Woman", "Todo Modo". Michel also starred in the psychological thriller "Monstrous Decade", the film "Kidnapping in Paris", the thriller "Bloody Wedding", the scandalous satirical film "Big Grub", the films "Temrok", "Don't Touch the White Woman", "The Phantom of Freedom" and " Infernal trio ". He can be seen in the action-packed film "Seven Deaths by Prescription", the Italian film "Mado", the picture "F … like Fairbanks." Michelle has also starred in The Accuser and Spoiled Children.
Since 1980, Piccoli has starred in several film adaptations: "Varena's Night", "Passer-by from Sanssouci", "The Price of Risk", "Little Lily". He works with Godard again in The Passion. His later filmography included several films that were nominated for a Cesar, such as Love Sickness and Dinner, and an Oscar for Atlantic City. He starred in the films "Doctor Teiran", "A Room in the City", "Spy, Stand Up", "Sailor 512", "Leave, Return", "Mila in May", "Ball of the Fool", "Psychos in the wild", " One Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema”and“Reckless Beaumarchais”. Some films with the participation of Piccoli were presented at European film festivals, for example, "Strange Business", "Charming Naughty Girl".
Michel was invited to the film "Actors", which starred a record number of stars. He starred in many more films: "The Fellow Traveler", "The Story of a Crime", "The Happiest Place on Earth", "Nothing About Robert" and "Everyone Has Their Own Cinema". He can be seen in the films "We Have a Daddy!", "That Day", "Gardens in the Fall", "At War" and "Sacred Motors Corporation.
Piccoli not only acted in films, but also participated in theatrical performances. The most famous plays with his participation are "A Month in the Country" at the Atelier Theater and "The Cherry Orchard", based on the play by A. P. Chekhov.
