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Pierre Étaix is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer French born on 23 november 1928 at Roanne (France)

Pierre Étaix

Pierre Étaix
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Nationality France
Birth 23 november 1928 at Roanne (France)
Death 14 october 2016 (at 87 years)
Awards Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

Pierre Étaix ([etɛks]; born 23 November 1928) is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these films have been unavailable for a long period. They have now been restored and are available again.

As an actor, assistant director and gag writer, Étaix has worked with the likes of Jacques Tati, Robert Bresson, Nagisa Oshima, Otar Iosseliani and Jerry Lewis, who cast the comedian in his unreleased film The Day the Clown Cried.

Biography

Born and raised in Roanne, France, Pierre Étaix moved to Paris in 1954. to work as an illustrator and cabaret performer He met the filmmaker and clown Jacques Tati, and began to help Tati work on the project that later became Mon Oncle, on which Étaix served as assistant director. Two years later, Étaix made his first short films: Rupture and Heureux Anniversaire; the latter won Étaix an Academy Award for Best Short Subject. The films also marked the first produced screenplays of Étaix's co-writer, Jean-Claude Carrière, who would go on to an acclaimed career as the favorite collaborator of Luis Buñuel's late period.

Étaix continued making films throughout the 1960s before resuming his career as a clown in 1971, when he joined the touring company of the Pinder Circus. Since then he has authored several plays and books, including writing on film and clowning.

Étaix was married to the Algerian-born clown and actress Annie Fratellini until her death in 1997.

Best films

Le Havre (2011)
(Actor)
Mon Oncle (1958)
(Director)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Pierre Étaix (26 films)

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Actor

Winter Song, 1h57
Directed by Otar Iosseliani
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Rufus, Mathieu Amalric, Sarah Brannens, Pierre Étaix, Tony Gatlif, Katja Rupé
Roles le marquis-clochard
Rating61% 3.099043.099043.099043.099043.09904
Certaines ressemblances sont troublantes. Ainsi celle de ce vicomte guillotiné, pipe au bec, pendant la terreur, d'un aumônier militaire au torse tatoué comme un truand et baptisant à la chaîne des militaires, pilleurs et violeurs, avec un clochard parisien réduit à l'état de planche par un rouleau compresseur et finalement d'un concierge lettré - mais aussi trafiquant d'armes - d'un gros immeuble. Presque tous les personnages du film se croisent dans cet immeuble, sauf bien sûr les sans-abri que les flics transbahutent d'un lieu à l'autre sans ménagement. Et pourtant au milieu de tout ce chaos, il y a des espaces de rêve, des histoires d'amour, de solides amitiés qui peut-être nous permettent d'espérer que demain sera mieux qu'aujourd'hui.
Chantrapas
Chantrapas (2011)
, 2h2
Directed by Otar Iosseliani
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Pierre Étaix, Bulle Ogier, Bohdan Stupka, Pascal Bonitzer
Roles Le producteur français
Rating61% 3.0909953.0909953.0909953.0909953.090995
Nicolas est un cinéaste géorgien. Lassé d'être en but aux pressions des "idéologues" qui cherchent à l'empêcher de s'exprimer, Nicolas quitte son pays d’origine pour la France qu'il perçoit comme une terre de liberté et de démocratie. Mais il fera connaissance avec une autre forme de censure, moins tonitruante mais tout aussi efficace : celle de la finance et de la rentabilité.
Le Havre
Le Havre (2011)
, 1h33
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Elina Salo, Évelyne Didi
Roles Doctor Becker
Rating71% 3.5978053.5978053.5978053.5978053.597805
Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his not too profitable profession as a shoeshiner. As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa. Marcel and friendly neighbors and other townspeople help to hide him from the police. The police inspector may, or may not, be hot on their heels.
Micmacs
Micmacs (2009)
, 1h45
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Dany Boon, Dominique Pinon, André Dussollier, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yolande Moreau, Julie Ferrier
Roles l'inventeur des histoires drôles
Rating70% 3.54543.54543.54543.54543.5454
The main character is Bazil (Dany Boon), whose father was killed attempting to defuse a land mine when Bazil was a child. The film begins with his father's death and then jumps 30 years later to Bazil working in a video rental shop in Paris. Bazil is watching The Big Sleep on a small television. The ending of The Big Sleep segues into the opening credits of Micmacs, shot in the old style in black and white with extended production credits.
Lucifer et moi, 1h45
Directed by Jean-Jacques Grand-Jouan
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Jean-François Balmer, Orson Welles, Roland Dubillard, Pierre Étaix, Claude Chabrol, László Szabó

Un homme écrit. Quoi ? Son histoire ou le scénario d'un film. Il a du mal, en confie la tâche à son double, Lucifer.
Amélie
Amélie (2001)
, 2h9
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Isabelle Nanty, Rufus, Claire Maurier, Jamel Debbouze
Roles L'inventeur des histoires drôles
Rating82% 4.1472754.1472754.1472754.1472754.147275
Amélie Poulain was raised by eccentric parents who — erroneously believing that she had a heart defect — prevented her from meeting other children. She was home schooled by her mother. She developed an active imagination and fantasy life to cope with her loneliness. After her mother is killed in a freak accident, her father's withdrawal from society worsens. Amélie eventually decides to leave home and becomes a waitress at Café des 2 Moulins in Montmartre, which is staffed and frequented by a collection of eccentrics. Spurning romantic relationships after a few disappointing efforts, she finds contentment in simple pleasures and letting her imagination roam free.
Henry & June, 2h23
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Richard E. Grant, Maria de Medeiros, Kevin Spacey, Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Roles l'ami de Henry n 1
Rating62% 3.1489653.1489653.1489653.1489653.148965
The story takes place in and around Paris, France in 1931. The story told is one of a love triangle between the Millers and Anaïs Nin. She is in a stable relationship with her husband Hugo, but longs for more out of life. When Nin first meets Henry Miller, he is working on his first novel. Nin is drawn to Miller and his wife June, as well as their bohemian lifestyle. Nin becomes involved in the couple's tormented relationship, having an affair with Miller and also pursuing June. Ultimately, Nin helps Miller to publish his novel, Tropic of Cancer, but catalyzes the Millers' separation, while she returns to Hugo.
Docile Night, 1h30
Directed by Guy Gilles
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Claire Nebout, Patrick Jouané, Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Marie Proslier, Jean Dasté, Pierre Étaix
Roles SOS Amor
Rating66% 3.3089953.3089953.3089953.3089953.308995
Au cours de son errance nocturne à Paris, Jean se souvient de sa passion pour Stella à laquelle il vient d'annoncer la fin de leur liaison. Il rencontre Jeannot, un jeune prostitué, devant la gare de Lyon : les deux hommes se racontent leurs tourments, poursuivant ensemble leur déambulation à travers la capitale...
L'âge de Monsieur est avancé, 1h30
Directed by Pierre Étaix
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Nicole Calfan, Jean Carmet, Pierre Étaix
Roles l'auteur
Rating62% 3.141013.141013.141013.141013.14101
Un metteur en scène et deux acteurs travaillent sur une nouvelle pièce.
Max My Love, 1h38
Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril, Fabrice Luchini, Anne-Marie Besse, Milena Vukotic
Roles Le détective / Detective
Rating60% 3.001933.001933.001933.001933.00193
Billed on the DVD cover as "the greatest ape romance since King Kong", Max, My Love is the story of a British diplomat in France, Peter Jones (Anthony Higgins), whose wife Margaret (Charlotte Rampling) takes a chimpanzee, Max, for her lover.
La Métamorphose, 50minutes
Directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Julien Guiomar, Madeleine Robinson, Anne Caudry, Monique Tarbès, Pierre Étaix, Sami Frey
Roles Le gérant

Seule source de revenu de sa famille, le représentant de commerce Grégoire Samsa se réveille un jour inexplicablement transformé en un énorme insecte. Pour ne pas incommoder ses proches, il passera ses journées enfermé dans sa chambre et verra peu à peu l’empathie de son entourage se métamorphoser en une répugnance teintée de mépris...
Serious as Pleasure, 1h40
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Jane Birkin, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Leduc, Raymond Bussières, Serge Gainsbourg, Isabelle Huppert
Roles Le garçon d'étage
Rating56% 2.8044652.8044652.8044652.8044652.804465
Ariane, Bruno et Patrice vivent ensemble d’amour, d’eau fraîche et de plaisir. Pour leurs vacances d’été, ils partent au hasard en voiture sur les routes de France au gré de leur fantaisie. Les rencontres qu'ils font sont aussi insolites et surprenantes que leur relation tripartite : un désespéré couché en travers du chemin voudrait finir ses jours en réinventant la mort du Christ, un amoureux esseulé attend au milieu de la route son amoureuse inconnue, une dame toute de blanc vêtue portant ainsi le deuil de son défunt mari noir.
Lovely Swine, 1h30
Genres Drama
Actors Claude Brasseur, Bulle Ogier, Jean Rochefort, Andreas Voutsinas, Fernand Ledoux, Marpessa Dawn
Roles le clown blanc
Rating48% 2.412372.412372.412372.412372.41237
Pierre vit une double vie. Il est prestidigitateur dans un cabaret et indicateur de police. Un inspecteur se met en tête de briser sa carrière.
The Day the Clown Cried
Directed by Jerry Lewis, Jean-Jacques Beineix
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Jerry Lewis, Harriet Andersson, Anton Diffring, Jonas Bergström, Ulf Palme, Pierre Étaix
Roles Gustav the Great

Lewis plays a washed-up German circus clown named Helmut Doork during the beginning of World War II and the Holocaust. Although he was once a famous performer who toured America and Europe with the Ringling Brothers, Doork is now past his prime and receives little respect. After Doork causes an accident during a show, the head clown convinces the circus owner to demote Doork. Upon returning home, Doork confides his problems in his wife Ada, and she encourages him to stand up for himself. Helmut overhears the circus owner agreeing to fire him after the head clown issues an ultimatum. Helmut is distraught. He is arrested later by the Gestapo for ranting about Germany and drunkenly mocking Adolf Hitler in a bar. Following an interrogation at the Gestapo headquarters, he is imprisoned in a Nazi camp for political prisoners. For the next three to four years, he remains there while hoping for a trial and a chance to plead his case.
Land of Milk and Honey, 1h20
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Maurice Biraud, Pierre Étaix
Roles lui-même
Rating60% 3.0009353.0009353.0009353.0009353.000935
Été 1969 : Pierre Étaix filme les différentes étapes du Grand Podium Europe 1, radio-crochet national et populaire. C'est l'occasion d'interroger les vacanciers sur la société française d'après mai 68…