Pierre Clémenti
Pierre Clémenti | |
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Occupied France | |
| Died | 27 December 1999 (aged 57) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children | Balthazar Clémenti and Valentin Clémenti |
Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.[1][2]
Life and career
Born in Paris to an unknown father and Rose Clémenti, a Corsican concierge whose surname he took, Clémenti had a difficult childhood and took refuge in literature and the theatre. He studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in
In 1972, Clémenti's career was derailed after he was sentenced to prison for allegedly possessing or using drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, he was released after 17 months; later he wrote a book about his time in prison. After his release he played the ever-optimistic sailor of the Potemkin in
Clémenti was also involved with the French underground film movement, directing several of his own films which often featured fellow underground filmmakers and actors. Visa de censure no X was an experimental work composed of two films. New Old was a feature-length work starring Viva released in 1978. He went on to direct La Révolution ce n'est qu'un début, continuons le combat, In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal and Sun.
He married actress Margareth Clémenti (née Le-Van, 1948), mother of his son Balthazar, born in July 1965. Later he was married to Nadine, mother of his second child, Valentin Clémenti-Arnoult.
He died of liver cancer in 1999.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Director(s) | Note(s) |
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| 1960 | Jack of Spades | Paco | Yves Allégret | |
| 1963 | The Leopard | Francesco Paolo | Luchino Visconti | |
| 1967 | Belle de Jour | Marcel | Luis Buñuel | |
| 1968 | Benjamin | Benjamin | Michel Deville | |
| 1969 | Pigsty | Young cannibal | Pier Paolo Pasolini | |
| 1970 | The Conformist | Lino | Bernardo Bertolucci | |
| 1971 | The Designated Victim | Count Matteo Tiepolo | Maurizio Lucidi | |
| 1972 | The Inner Scar | Horseman/Archer | Philippe Garrel | |
| 1981 | Le Pont du Nord | Julien | Jacques Rivette | |
| 1987 | Un bambino di nome Gesù | Sefir | Franco Rossi | |
| 1989 | Hard to Be a God | King | Peter Fleischmann |
Bibliography
- 1973 Carcere italiano. Milan: Il Formichiere.
- 2005 Quelques messages personnels. ISBN 978-2-07-030748-7
- 2007 Pensieri dal carcere. ISBN 978-88-87847-12-3
References
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- Première(in French).
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