Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer.
Life and career
Weber joined the
Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
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at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''V ...
in
Rheims
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Founded by ...
, and began a rich theatrical career and a sporadic cinema career.
Marcel Cravenne hired him in 1970 for ''
Tartuffe
''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...
''. In 1972, he was Haroun in ''
Faustine et le Bel Été
''Faustine et le Bel Été'' is a 1972 French romantic drama film directed by Nina Companéez. It was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Faustine, a romantic teenager, decides to spend her summer in the country ...
'' and played the role of Hugo in ''
État de siège'' by
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...
. He was seduced by
Claude Jade
Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade (; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006), was a French actress. She starred as Christine in François Truffaut's three films '' Stolen Kisses'' (1968), '' Bed and Board'' (1970) and '' Love on th ...
in ''
Le Malin Plaisir'' (1975), and by
Anicée Alvina in ''
Une femme fatale'' (1976). The young actor with much ''sex-appeal'' (he appeared in ''Le Malin Plaisir'' completely naked) was in ''
Bel Ami'' (1983) after the
1885 novel by
Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...
in the adaptation by
Pierre Cardinal
Pierre Cardinal (8 June 1924 – 16 May 1998) was a French screenwriter and director. His sister was author Marie Cardinal. He directed the 1983 mini series ''Bel Ami''.
Filmography
Film
* 1952 : '' Heart of the Casbah''
* 1955 : ''Fan ...
. On television, he was, among others, ''
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'' by
Denys de La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.
of 92.
Filmography as director
* 1955 : '' Les Aristocrates'', with Pierre Fresnay
* ...
and Judge ''
Antoine Rives'' in the show by
Gilles Béhat
Gilles Marc Béhat (3 September 1949) is a French filmmaker and actor.
Biography
Gilles Béhat (Béat by birth) was born in Lille. The confusion around the "h" in his last name stems from an error in the credits of the first film he participated ...
. Noticeable on film as Comte de Guiche in ''
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
'' (1990) and ''
Don Juan
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'' (1998), where he seduces
Emmanuelle Béart
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. In 2008, he joined
Isabelle Adjani in a televised adaptation of ''Figaro'' which he directed for
France 3
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It is made up of a network of regional television services provi ...
.
From 1979 to 1985, he appeared at the
Centre dramatique national
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in Lyon (Théâtre du ), and from 1986 to 2001, the
Théâtre de Nice,
Centre dramatique national Nice-Côte d'Azur
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** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
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. He has starred and directed in many of the great roles of classical theatre, including Cyrano, where he excelled for many seasons.
Jacques Weber published ''Des petits coins de paradis'' in October 2009, his first work, which relates to his work as an artist and his friends.
He is married to Christine Weber and has three children: two sons, Tommy and
Stanley, and one daughter, Kim.
Filmography
Theatre
* 1969 : ''Tchao'' by
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author.
After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He foun ...
, directed by
Jacques-Henri Duval,
Théâtre Saint-Georges
1970–1979
* 1971 : ''La Convention de Belzébir'' by
Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children.
Biography
Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of si ...
, directed by
René Dupuy
René Dupuy (17 May 1920 – 1 August 2009) was a French actor, theater director and theater manager.
A student at the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique in Paris, René Dupuy was later theater manager of:
* the Théâtre Gramont from 1954 ...
* 1971 : ''
Crime et Châtiment'' by
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''V ...
, Reims
* 1972 : ''
Les Bas-fonds'' by
Maxime Gorki, directed by
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''V ...
, Reims,
Théâtre de l'Odéon
* 1973 : ''Jean-Baptiste Poquelin'' directed by Jacques Weber
* 1973 : ''
Les Fourberies de Scapin'' by
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, directed by Jacques Weber
* 1975 : ''Crime et Châtiment'' by
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''V ...
,
Théâtre de Paris
The Théâtre de Paris is a theatre located at 15, rue Blanche in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It includes a second smaller venue, the Petit Théâtre de Paris.
History
The first theatre on the site was built by the Duke of Richelieu in 1730 ...
* 1976 : ''
Le Neveu de Rameau'' by
Denis Diderot
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, directed by Jacques Weber
* 1977 : ''
La Putain respectueuse
''La Putain respectueuse'' (''The Respectful Prostitute'') is a French drama film from 1952, directed by Marcello Pagliero and Charles Brabant, written by Alexandre Astruc, starring Barbara Laage and Louis de Funès. It is an adaptation of Jean- ...
'' by
Jean-Paul Sartre
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, directed by Jacques Weber,
Théâtre Gérard Philipe
* 1977 : ''Le Nouveau Monde'' by
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (7 November 1838 – 19 August 1889) was a French symbolist writer. His family called him Mathias while his friends called him Villiers; he would also use the name Auguste wh ...
, directed by
Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage.
Biography
Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgund ...
* 1977 : ''Arrête ton cinéma'' by
Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury (born Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer.
Life and career
Max-Gérard Houry-Tannenbaum was the only son of Serge Tannenbaum, a violinist of Russian-Jewish orig ...
, directed by the author,
Théâtre du Gymnase
* 1978 : ''
Maître Puntila et son valet Matti'' by
Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...
, directed by
Guy Rétoré,
Théâtre de l'Est Parisien
* 1979 : ''
The Taming of the Shrew
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'' by
William Shakespeare
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, directed by Jacques Weber
1980–1989
* 1980 : ''
Le Mariage de Figaro
''The Marriage of Figaro'' (french: link=no, La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro ("The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro")) is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre Beaumarchais. This play is the second in the Figaro trilogy, ...
'' by
Beaumarchais
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, ...
, directed by
Françoise Petit and
Maurice Vaudaux,
Théâtre de Paris
The Théâtre de Paris is a theatre located at 15, rue Blanche in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It includes a second smaller venue, the Petit Théâtre de Paris.
History
The first theatre on the site was built by the Duke of Richelieu in 1730 ...
* 1980 : ''Les Amours de Jacques le Fataliste'' by
Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the '' Encyclopédie'' along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a promi ...
, directed by
Francis Huster
* 1980 : ''Deux heures sans savoir'', directed by Jacques Weber
* 1980 : ''Spartacus'' by
Bernard-Joseph Saurin
Bernard-Joseph Saurin (1706 in Paris – 17 November 1781 in Paris) was a lawyer, poet, and playwright.
Biography
Saurin was the son of Joseph Saurin, a converted Protestant minister and mathematician who had been accused in 1712 by Jean-Bap ...
, directed by Jacques Weber
* 1982 : ''
Une journée particulière'' after the film by
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film '' A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...
, directed by
Françoise Petit, Théâtre du 8
e Lyon
* 1983 : ''
Le Rêve de d'Alembert'' by
Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the '' Encyclopédie'' along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a promi ...
, directed by Jacques Kraemer
* 1983 : ''
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
'' by
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play '' Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with ...
, directed by
Jérôme Savary
Jérôme Savary (27 June 1942 – 4 March 2013) was an Argentinian-French theater director and actor. His work has democratized and widened the appeal of musical theater in France, drawing together and blending such genres as opera, operetta, and ...
,
Théâtre Mogador
* 1985 : ''Deux sur la balançoire'' by
William Gibson
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, directed by
Bernard Murat
* 1985 : ''À vif'' directed by Jacques Weber
* 1987 : ''Monte Cristo'' after
Alexandre Dumas, directed by Jacques Weber,
Grande Halle de la Villette
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* 1987 : ''
Dom Juan
''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvir ...
'' by
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, directed by
Francis Huster,
Théâtre Renaud-Barrault
* 1988 : ''Nocturnes'' after
Stefan Zweig, directed by Jacques Weber, Serge Marzolff
* 1988 : ''
Le Misanthrope
''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris b ...
'' by Molière, directed by Jacques Weber
* 1988 : ''Le Chant du départ'' by Ivane Daoudi, directed by
Jean-Pierre Vincent
Jean-Pierre Vincent (26 August 1942 – 5 November 2020) was a French theatrical actor and director.
He served as Administrators of the Comédie-Française, Administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1983 to 1986.
Theatre
*''The Broken Jug'' ...
1990–1999
* 1991 : ''Seul en scène'', directed by Jacques Weber
* 1991 : ''
Maman Sabouleux'' and ''
29 degrés à l'ombre'' by
Eugène Labiche
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Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter.
Career
She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...
* 1991 : ''
L'École des femmes
''The School for Wives'' (french: L'école des femmes; ) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements. It was first staged at the Palai ...
'' by
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, directed by
Jean-Luc Boutté
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* Jean-Luc ...
,
Théâtre Hébertot
Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France.
History
The theatre, completed in 1838 and opening as the Théâtre des Batignolles, was later renamed Théâtre des Arts in 190 ...
,
Théâtre des Célestins
The Théâtre des Célestins is a theatre building on Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the théâtre de l'Odéon, it is one of fe ...
* 1992 : ''Mystification'' mix of texts by
Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the '' Encyclopédie'' along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a promi ...
, directed by Jacques Weber
* 1993 : ''
La Mégère apprivoisée'' by
William Shakespeare
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, directed by
Jérôme Savary
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* 1995 : ''
Le Tartuffe
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Cast
* Gérard Depardieu as ...
'' by
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, directed by Jacques Weber,
Théâtre de Nice
* 1996 : ''
La Tour de Nesle'' by
Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.
Biography
Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspir ...
after
Alexandre Dumas, directed by
Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.
Biography
Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspir ...
,
Théâtre de Nice,
TNP Villeurbanne
* 1996 : ''Gustave et Eugène'' after
Gustave Flaubert
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, directed by Jacques Weber,
Arnaud Bédouet
* 1997 : ''
La Tour de Nesle'' by
Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.
Biography
Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspir ...
after
Alexandre Dumas, directed by
Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.
Biography
Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspir ...
,
Théâtre Mogador
* 1998 : ''
Une journée particulière'' after the film by
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film '' A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...
, directed by Jacques Weber,
Théâtre de Nice,
Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin
* 1999 : ''
La Controverse de Valladolid'' by
Jean-Claude Carrière, directed by
Jacques Lassalle,
Théâtre de l'Atelier
The Théâtre de l'Atelier is a theatre at 1, place Charles Dullin in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France.
History
The theatre opened on 23 November 1822 under the name Théâtre MontmartreEdward Foreman, ''Historical dictionary of French t ...
2000–2009
* 2000 : ''
La Vie de Galilée'' by
Bertolt Brecht
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, directed by
Jacques Lassalle,
Théâtre national de la Colline
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* 2002 : ''
Phèdre
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Composition and premiere
Wit ...
'' by
Jean Racine
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, directed by Jacques Weber,
Théâtre Déjazet
The Théâtre Déjazet is a theatre on the boulevard du Temple (popularly known as the ' boulevard du crime’) in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. It was founded in 1770 by Comte d'Artois who later was crowned Charles X. It was then clos ...
* 2002 : ''Le Limier'', by
Anthony Shaffer, directed by
Didier Long,
Théâtre de la Madeleine
* 2003 : ''Jacques Weber raconte... Monsieur Molière !'' after
Mikhaïl Boulgakov
* 2004 : ''
L'Évangile selon Pilate'' by
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
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Life
Early years
Eric-Emmanuel S ...
, directed by
Christophe Lidon,
Théâtre Montparnasse
* 2004 : ''Seul en scène'',
Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
The Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse is a venue situated at 26, rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement. It opened in 1868 and seats 399 people.
In addition to functioni ...
* 2004 : ''
Ondine'' by
Jean Giraudoux
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His wo ...
, directed by
Théâtre Antoine (with
and
Vytas Kraujelis)
* 2006 : ''
Cyrano'', adapted by Christine Weber, directed by
André Serre,
Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
The Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse is a venue situated at 26, rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement. It opened in 1868 and seats 399 people.
In addition to functioni ...
* 2006 : ''Love letters'' by
Albert Ramsdell Gurney, directed by
Sandrine Dumas
* 2007–2008 : ''Débats 1974–1981'', after the
televised debates between
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ...
and
François Mitterrand for the
Presidential elections
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pr ...
of
1974 and
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, directed by
Jean-Marie Duprez,
Théâtre de la Madeleine
* 2008 : ''Sacré nom de dieu'' by
Arnaud Bédouet after the correspondence of
Gustave Flaubert
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, directed by
Loïc Corbery,
Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
The Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse is a venue situated at 26, rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement. It opened in 1868 and seats 399 people.
In addition to functioni ...
* 2009 : ''
César, Fanny, Marius'' after
Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionabl ...
, adapted and directed by
Francis Huster,
Théâtre Antoine
* 2009 : ''Seul en scène'',
Théâtre Marigny
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It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnier for the display of a panora ...
Audiobooks
* 2004 : ''
Le Joueur d'échecs'', by
Stefan Zweig, Éditions Thélème, Paris, 2005
Honours
* Chevalier of the
ordre national du Mérite
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* 1992 : Officer of the
ordre des Arts et des Lettres
* 1996 : Chevalier of the
Légion d'honneur
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, promoted to officer on 2008
Decree of 11 July 2008 with promotion and nomination
JORF No. 163 of 13 July 2008, p. 11280, text No. 4, NOR PREX0813584D, on Légifrance Légifrance is the official website of the French government for the publication of legislation, regulations, and legal information. Access to the site is free.
Virtually complete, it presents or refers to all concerned institutions or administrat ...
.
Awards and nominations
* 1991 : César Award for Best Supporting Actor
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor (french: César du meilleur second rôle masculin).
History Superlatives
List of winners and nominees
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple awards an ...
at the Awards, for ''Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
''
References
External links
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* Jacques Weber at '' Radioscopie'', on the site of the INA
18 February 1975
an
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1949 births
Living people
Male actors from Paris
French film directors
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
French theatre directors
French male film actors
French male television actors
French male stage actors
French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
Cours Florent alumni
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
Best Supporting Actor César Award winners