Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli is the son of Henri Piccoli, violinist and Marcelle Expert-Bezançon (1892-1990), pianist and daughter of the French industrialist and politician Charles Expert-Bezançon. In 1954, Michel Piccoli married actress Éléonore Hirt with whom he had a daughter, Anne-Cordélia Piccoli. In 1966, he married the singer Juliette Gréco, then in 1978 the screenwriter Ludivine Clerc, with whom he adopted two children of Polish origin, Inord and Missia. Placed in an establishment for problem children, the commitments of the young Piccoli, are made in opposition to his maternal grandfather, senator of the Third Republic, financier of the Radical Party, and important industrial painter, accused by the trade union left and by Georges Clemenceau, of having intoxicated his workmen through lead white which causes lead poisoning. Michel Piccoli then trained as an actor first with Andrée Bauer-Théraud and then during Simon. After an appearance as an extra in "Sortilèges" by Christian-Jaque in 1945, Michel Piccoli made his film debut in "Le Point Du Jour" by Louis Daquin. In the theater he distinguished himself with the Renaud-Barrault and Grenier-Hussot companies as well as at the Théâtre de Babylone. Noticed in the film "French Cancan" in 1954, he continued on stage and worked with directors Jacques Audiberti, Jean Vilar, Jean-Marie Serreau, Peter Brook, Luc Bondy, Patrice Chéreau and André Engel, and became also know in popular TV movies. Having become an atheist after a family bereavement, he met Luis Buñuel in 1956, and ironically took on the role of a priest in "La Mort En Ce Jardin". In 1959, he shot "Le Rendez-Vous De Noël", a short film by André Michel based on the short story by Malek Ouary "Le Noël Du Petit Cireur", in Algiers. The 1960s sounded his consecration, noticed in "Le Doulos" by Jean-Pierre Melville, he was revealed internationally with "Le Mépris" by Jean-Luc Godard alongside Brigitte Bardot. From then on, he toured with the greatest French and international filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Youssef Chahine, Manoel de Oliveira... He began the 1980s with the interpretation prize at the Cannes festival in 1980, with "Le Saut Dans Le Vide" by Marco Bellocchio, and that of the Berlin festival in 1982, with "Une Étrange Affaire" by Pierre Granier-Deferre. . He worked with Jacques Doillon, Leos Carax, before trying his hand at directing. In 2001 he received the IX Europe Prize for Theatre. He was part of the jury of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007, chaired by Stephen Frears. In 2011, he played in "Habemus Papam" by Nanni Moretti. The last film in which Michel Piccoli appears is the film "Le Goût Des Myrtilles", by Thomas de Thiers in 2013. Politically committed to the left, member of the Peace Movement (communist), Michel Piccoli distinguished himself by his positions against the National Front, and mobilized for Amnesty International. Michel Piccoli died on May 12, 2020 following a stroke in his mansion in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle in Eure. His funeral takes place in Évreux on May 19, 2020, where he is cremated, his ashes are scattered within the family property.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Birthday
    12/27/1925
Contempt
Contempt
7.1
Spoiled Children
Spoiled Children
6.3
Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour
7.4
May Fools
May Fools
6.8
Topaz
Topaz
6
Max and the Junkmen
Max and the Junkmen
7.1
The Things of Life
The Things of Life
7.1
Mado
Mado
6.5
The Infernal Trio
The Infernal Trio
5.4
La Grande Bouffe
La Grande Bouffe
7.2
The Last Woman
The Last Woman
6.1
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.487
Danger: Diabolik
Danger: Diabolik
6.3
A Room in Town
A Room in Town
6.5
Masquerade
Masquerade
5
The Witches of Salem
The Witches of Salem
6.9
The Sleeping Car Murder
The Sleeping Car Murder
6.9
La Voleuse
La Voleuse
5.5
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
7.2
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
6.4
The Passerby
The Passerby
6.1
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
7.5
Hauteclaire
Hauteclaire
2
Kiarostami in Close up
Kiarostami in Close up
0
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
6.761
Raining Cats and Frogs
Raining Cats and Frogs
6.9
Themroc
Themroc
6.8
Death in a French Garden
Death in a French Garden
6.13
Strange Affair
Strange Affair
6.2
La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse
7.3
Godard's Passion
Godard's Passion
5.795
On War
On War
5
La Lune
La Lune
0
The Milky Way
The Milky Way
7
Death in the Garden
Death in the Garden
6.4
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
7.1
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
7
Wedding in Blood
Wedding in Blood
6.3
Danger in the Middle East
Danger in the Middle East
0
Passion in the Desert
Passion in the Desert
5.8
We Have a Pope
We Have a Pope
6.8
Espion, lève-toi
Espion, lève-toi
7.3
Liza
Liza
6.2
The Prodigal Daughter
The Prodigal Daughter
7.2
Sugar
Sugar
6.8
Gardens in Autumn
Gardens in Autumn
5.7
Walking a Tightrope
Walking a Tightrope
4.8
Mauvais Sang
Mauvais Sang
7.1
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
6.5
The Prude
The Prude
4.9
Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves
5.8
The Veiled Man
The Veiled Man
4.25
Le coup de grâce
Le coup de grâce
5
The Duchess of Langeais
The Duchess of Langeais
5.2
The Supper
The Supper
6.6
Tykho Moon
Tykho Moon
5.6
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
6.6
The Accuser
The Accuser
5.7
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
6.5
Actors
Actors
5.7
Belle Toujours
Belle Toujours
6.1
The Children Thief
The Children Thief
5.1
The Audience
The Audience
6.7
Woman in Chains
Woman in Chains
7
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
6.4
Little Lili
Little Lili
5.5
La Rumba
La Rumba
4.8
Leap Into the Void
Leap Into the Void
6.2
Sunday Buddies
Sunday Buddies
6.1
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
5.7
The Creatures
The Creatures
6.5
Nothing About Robert
Nothing About Robert
6.034
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman!
5.6
F as in Fairbanks
F as in Fairbanks
6.4
Libero Burro
Libero Burro
4.2
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
6.4
Le Roi Lear
0
The Game Is Over
The Game Is Over
5.1
Le Bel Âge
Le Bel Âge
4.4
Ten Days' Wonder
Ten Days' Wonder
6.5
Coming Apart
Coming Apart
0
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
7.1
Le bal des Casse-pieds
Le bal des Casse-pieds
5.8
One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights
6.2
The Day and the Hour
The Day and the Hour
6.7
Seven Deaths by Prescription
Seven Deaths by Prescription
6.1
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
4.9
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
0
Without Leaving an Address
Without Leaving an Address
6.3
Torticola versus Frankensberg
4
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
5.5
Going and Coming Back
Going and Coming Back
6.306
The Woman in Blue
The Woman in Blue
5.2
Malady of Love
Malady of Love
5
Holy Motors
Holy Motors
6.991
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
6.2
Everything's Fine, We're Leaving
Everything's Fine, We're Leaving
3.7
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
6.6
Leonor
Leonor
5.5
Le Plus Heureux des trois
0
Délire à deux
Délire à deux
0
The Black Angel
The Black Angel
5.6
Life Size
Life Size
5.5
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris
6.2
Genealogies of a Crime
Genealogies of a Crime
6.6
Beyond the Door
Beyond the Door
4.4
Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts.
0
Un coupable
Un coupable
7.5
The Assassination
The Assassination
6.6
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
6.1
Il bambino di Betlemme
0
Long Live Life
Long Live Life
5.921
Speaking of Buñuel
Speaking of Buñuel
5.9
How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are
6
Loonies at Large
Loonies at Large
6
Sinners of Paris
Sinners of Paris
4.8
Amazons of Rome
Amazons of Rome
4.5
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy
6.5
The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25
7.1
Nathalie
Nathalie
5.9
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
5
Success Is the Best Revenge
Success Is the Best Revenge
5.5
L'Été en hiver
L'Été en hiver
8
The Eyes, the Mouth
The Eyes, the Mouth
5.5
The Monkey Folk
The Monkey Folk
6.5
Boxes
Boxes
5.3
The Distant Land
The Distant Land
5
Adieu Bonaparte
Adieu Bonaparte
5.8
Archipel
2
All About Loving
All About Loving
4.9
Godard by Godard
Godard by Godard
7.8
Traveling Companion
Traveling Companion
6.3
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
6
One Way or Another
One Way or Another
7.658
La Cerisaie
La Cerisaie
0
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
4.5
The Bellman
The Bellman
6.9
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
5.9
Marx Can Wait
Marx Can Wait
7.5
Rene the Cane
Rene the Cane
4.5
Climates of Love
Climates of Love
10
Martha and I
7
Lines of Wellington
Lines of Wellington
5.8
Hello Cubans
Hello Cubans
7.4
Dom Juan
Dom Juan
6.1
The Bit Between the Teeth
The Bit Between the Teeth
5.6
Le divorcement
Le divorcement
6
Marie Soleil
Marie Soleil
0
Portrait Of My Father
Portrait Of My Father
7.3
Les joueurs
Les joueurs
5
Confused Feelings
Confused Feelings
4.4
The General of the Dead Army
The General of the Dead Army
5.5
Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny
4
La Chevelure
La Chevelure
6
French Cancan
French Cancan
7.1
The Taste of Blueberries
0
Fire's Share
Fire's Share
5.2
Touch and Go
Touch and Go
4.643
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.2
Our Lady of Hormones
Our Lady of Hormones
5.4
Price of Love
Price of Love
4.2
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
0
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
0
Shock Troops
Shock Troops
6.7
I’m Going Home
I’m Going Home
6.9
The Nonentity
The Nonentity
6.1
Tödliches Geld
0
Bête de scène
6
Elsa the Rose
Elsa the Rose
6.1
The Prize of Peril
The Prize of Peril
6.4
Far West
Far West
6.2
Paparazzi
Paparazzi
6.8
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
6.4
It's Not Me
It's Not Me
7.4
The Savage State
The Savage State
6.2
My Love, My Love
My Love, My Love
6.2
Le quadrille des diamants
Le quadrille des diamants
0
Le Doulos
Le Doulos
7.4
That Day
That Day
5.5
The Beaches of Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès
7.7
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
7.2
Beast at Bay
Beast at Bay
4.7
Party
Party
6.5
Le Matelot 512
Le Matelot 512
4.5
The Mark Of The Day
The Mark Of The Day
8
Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur
Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur
5
Rupture(s)
Rupture(s)
5
La Ruelle au clair de lune
7
Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror
6.4
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema
6.4
Everything's Connected
Everything's Connected
6
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
6.2
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
6.466
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
8
Cesar and Rosalie
Cesar and Rosalie
7.1
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby
6
Strauberg ist da
0
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
6.5
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg
3
La dragée haute
La dragée haute
0
Tout chante autour de moi
Tout chante autour de moi
0
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
6.9
Bardot et Godard
Bardot et Godard
6.1
Weak Spot
Weak Spot
6.3
La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento
La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento
6.5
Berau, sur les traces de Joseph Conrad
0
La Nuit de Tom Brown
La Nuit de Tom Brown
0
Bad Liaisons
Bad Liaisons
6
Invasion
Invasion
0
The Night of Varennes
The Night of Varennes
6.8
The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun
The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun
0
Blanc de Chine
Blanc de Chine
0
Un amour de pluie
Un amour de pluie
4.5
The Price of Survival
The Price of Survival
0
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
7.7
The Devil's Tricks
The Devil's Tricks
5.5
Lady L
Lady L
5.9
Without Leaving an Address
Without Leaving an Address
6.3
Scénario du film Passion
Scénario du film Passion
5.6
A Man, a Real One
A Man, a Real One
6.8
Train de nuit
Train de nuit
5
The Emigrant
The Emigrant
5.9
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
7.5
Le Chalet sous la neige
0
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
8.2
The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre
6.2
Chance at Love
Chance at Love
5.8
Tabarin
Tabarin
4
Terreur en Oklahoma
0
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
0
Chicago Digest
Chicago Digest
0
La Leçon d'humour dans un parc
0
Le Rendez-vous de Noël
0
Croissance de  Paris
Croissance de Paris
0
La France romane
0
Café tabac
0
Quarante fontaines
0
Fumée, histoire et fantaisie
0
Parisienne... Parisiennes
Parisienne... Parisiennes
0
Le Temps des assassins
0
The Happiest Place on Earth
The Happiest Place on Earth
1
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