Fabrice Luchini
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Fabrice Luchini is a French
stage and film actor
.
, Paris
, into an Italian immigrant family, who were fruit and vegetable vendors. He grew up around the neighbourhood of Goutte d'Or
in Paris's 18th arrondissement. When he was 13, his mother apprenticed him to a hairdresser in a trendy parlor on Avenue Matignon, where he would take the name of the hairdresser's son, Fabrice, in place of his real name, Robert. At the same time he developed a great interest for literature (Balzac
, Flaubert
, Proust
). His passion for soul music (James Brown) made him a regular of discothèques. This is where he met Philippe Labro
, who gave him his first role in Tout peut arriver in 1969. He then studied acting under Jean-Laurent Cochet. However, it was his collaboration with Éric Rohmer
that would make him popular for Le Genou de Claire in 1970, in which he played a small role as an adolescent. He appeared in Rohmer's Perceval le Gallois
, and Les Nuits de la pleine lune
, and in films directed by Nagisa Oshima
, Pierre Zucca, Claude Lelouch, Cedric Klapisch
, Édouard Molinaro
.
Thanks to Jean-Laurent Cochet, he later discovered theater, his true passion, which he described as "the only place where life is expressed... something that no school will ever teach". However, it was his role in La Discrète
, directed by Christian Vincent
in 1990, that made him well-known to the general public. He divides his work between cinema and theater, where since 1980 he has had considerable success with readings from the texts of La Fontaine
, Nietzsche, Céline
's Voyage au bout de la nuit, Paul Valéry
and Roland Barthes
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
stage and film actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Biography
Fabrice Luchini was born in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, into an Italian immigrant family, who were fruit and vegetable vendors. He grew up around the neighbourhood of Goutte d'Or
Goutte d'Or
The Goutte d'Or is a neighbourhood in Paris, located in the 18th arrondissement. It is also known as "Little Africa".The neighborhood has large numbers of African and Arab residents. It is known for its open-air market, le marché Dejean. Additionally, some neighborhood associations organise...
in Paris's 18th arrondissement. When he was 13, his mother apprenticed him to a hairdresser in a trendy parlor on Avenue Matignon, where he would take the name of the hairdresser's son, Fabrice, in place of his real name, Robert. At the same time he developed a great interest for literature (Balzac
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon....
, Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary , and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.-Early life and education:Flaubert was born on December 12, 1821, in Rouen,...
, Proust
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
). His passion for soul music (James Brown) made him a regular of discothèques. This is where he met Philippe Labro
Philippe Labro
Philippe Labro, is a French author, journalist and film director, born in Montauban on 27 August 1936. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2...
, who gave him his first role in Tout peut arriver in 1969. He then studied acting under Jean-Laurent Cochet. However, it was his collaboration with Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
that would make him popular for Le Genou de Claire in 1970, in which he played a small role as an adolescent. He appeared in Rohmer's Perceval le Gallois
Perceval le Gallois
Perceval le Gallois is a 1978 French film directed by Éric Rohmer. It was inspired by Chrétien de Troyes's 12th century Arthurian romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail.-Synopsis:...
, and Les Nuits de la pleine lune
Les Nuits de la pleine lune
Full Moon in Paris is a 1984 French film directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo and Fabrice Luchini. The soundtrack is by Elli et Jacno.-Synopsis:...
, and in films directed by Nagisa Oshima
Nagisa Oshima
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from Kyoto University he was hired by Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature A Town of Love and Hope in 1959....
, Pierre Zucca, Claude Lelouch, Cedric Klapisch
Cédric Klapisch
Cédric Klapisch , is a French film director.Klapisch was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII...
, Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...
.
Thanks to Jean-Laurent Cochet, he later discovered theater, his true passion, which he described as "the only place where life is expressed... something that no school will ever teach". However, it was his role in La Discrète
La Discrète
La Discrète is a 1990 French film directed by Christian Vincent.-Cast and roles:* Fabrice Luchini - Antoine* Judith Henry - Catherine* Maurice Garrel - Jean* Marie Bunel - Solange* François Toumarkine - Manu* Brice Beaugier - Solange's friend...
, directed by Christian Vincent
Christian Vincent
Christian Vincent is a Canadian-American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and model. His most visible role has been as Ricky Davis on the LOGO sitcom Noah's Arc, which chronicles the lives of four gay African-American friends in Los Angeles.Vincent has also appeared in the films She's All...
in 1990, that made him well-known to the general public. He divides his work between cinema and theater, where since 1980 he has had considerable success with readings from the texts of La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional...
, Nietzsche, Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of French writer and physician Louis-Ferdinand Destouches . Céline was chosen after his grandmother's first name. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, developing a new style of writing that modernized both French and...
's Voyage au bout de la nuit, Paul Valéry
Paul Valéry
Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. His interests were sufficiently broad that he can be classified as a polymath...
and Roland Barthes
Roland Barthes
Roland Gérard Barthes was a French literary theorist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. Barthes' ideas explored a diverse range of fields and he influenced the development of schools of theory including structuralism, semiotics, existentialism, social theory, Marxism, anthropology and...
.
Filmography
- Les femmes du 6ème étageService EntranceLes Femmes du 6e étage is a 2011 French film directed by Philippe le Guay...
(2011) - PotichePotichePotiche is a 2010 French-Belgian comedy film directed by François Ozon, based on the play of the same name by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Judith Godrèche and Jérémie Renier...
(2010) - La fille de MonacoLa fille de MonacoLa fille de Monaco is a 2008 French film directed by Anne Fontaine. The film stars Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin, and Stéphane Audran.- Plot :...
(2009) - ParisParis (2008 film)Paris is a 2008 French film by Cédric Klapisch concerning a diverse group of people living in Paris. The film began shooting in November 2006 and was released in February 2008. Its UK release was in July 2008...
(2008) - Molière (2007)
- Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe (film)Jean-Philippe is a French film, directed by Laurent Tuel and starring Fabrice Luchini and Johnny Hallyday. The film was released on the 5th of April 2006.- Synopsis :...
(2006) as Fabrice - La Cloche a sonné (2005)
- Confidences trop intimes (aka Intimate StrangersIntimate StrangersIntimate Strangers is a 2004 French film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was shown in Competition at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival.Paramount Classics acquired the United States distribution rights of this film and gave it a limited U.S...
) (2004) - Le Coût de la vie (2003)
- Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001)
- Pas de scandale (1999)
- Rien sur Robert (1999)
- Le BossuLe Bossu (1997 film)Le Bossu is a French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca, released in 1997...
(1997) - Un air si pur... (1997)
- Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploiHommes, femmes, mode d'emploiHommes, femmes, mode d'emploi is a 1996 French film directed by Claude Lelouch.-Cast:* Fabrice Luchini - Fabio Lini* Bernard Tapie - Benoit Blanc* Alessandra Martines - Docteur Nitez* Pierre Arditi - Lerner* Ticky Holgado - Toc Toc, Loulou's father...
(1996) - Beaumarchais, l'insolent (1996)
- L'Année Juliette (1995)
- Le Colonel ChabertLe Colonel Chabert (1994 film)Le Colonel Chabert is a 1994 film directed by Yves Angelo and starring Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, and Fabrice Luchini...
(1994) - Toxic Affair (1993)
- L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèqueL'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèqueL'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque ou les sept hasards is a French film directed by Éric Rohmer. It was shown at the 1993 Montreal World Film Festival where it received the FIPRESCI prize...
(1993) - Tout ça... pour ça! (1993)
- Riens du toutRiens du toutRiens du tout is a 1992 French film directed by Cédric Klapisch. The screenplay was written by himself with Jackie Berroyer...
(1992) - Le Retour de CasanovaThe Return of CasanovaThe Return of Casanova is a 1992 French comedy film directed by Édouard Niermans. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Alain Delon - Casanova* Fabrice Luchini - Camille* Elsa Lunghini - Marcolina...
(1992) - UranusUranus (1990 film)Uranus is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists....
(1990) - La DiscrèteLa DiscrèteLa Discrète is a 1990 French film directed by Christian Vincent.-Cast and roles:* Fabrice Luchini - Antoine* Judith Henry - Catherine* Maurice Garrel - Jean* Marie Bunel - Solange* François Toumarkine - Manu* Brice Beaugier - Solange's friend...
(1990) - La Couleur du vent (1988)
- Alouette, je te plumerai (1988)
- 4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle4 aventures de Reinette et MirabelleFour Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle is a 1987 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, lasting 102 minutes and starring Joëlle Miquel, Jessica Forde, Philippe Laudenbach.-Synopsis:...
(1987) - Les Oreilles entre les dents (1987)
- Max mon amour (1986)
- Conseil de familleConseil de FamilleConseil de Famille is a French institution for the protection of the interests of minors. By the Code Civil it is composed of seven members. The local justice of the peace is the presiding officer. The other six members must be relations of the minor, chosen from the mothers and fathers side of...
(1986) - Hôtel du paradisHôtel du ParadisHôtel du Paradis is a 1986 French drama film directed by Jana Boková. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Carola Regnier – Sarah* Fernando Rey – Joseph* Marika Rivera – Marika* Artus de Penguern – Patric...
(1986) - Triple secTriple secTriple sec, originally Curaçao triple sec, is a variety of Curaçao liqueur, an orange-flavoured liqueur made from the dried peels of bitter and sweet orange....
(1986) - P.R.O.F.S. (1985)
- Rouge-gorge (1985)
- Les Nuits de la pleine luneLes Nuits de la pleine luneFull Moon in Paris is a 1984 French film directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo and Fabrice Luchini. The soundtrack is by Elli et Jacno.-Synopsis:...
(1984) - Emmanuelle 4Emmanuelle 4Emmanuelle 4 is the fourth official theatrical feature film in the Emmanuelle franchise. Sylvia Kristel returns in this strange blend of sci-fi and erotic romance, playing herself, and handing over the role of Emmanuelle to Mia Nygren.- Plot :...
(1984) - Zig Zag Story (1983)
- Il ne faut jurer de rien (1983)
- Lettre de la Sierra Morena (1983)
- T'es folle ou quoi? (1982)
- Jimmy JazzJimmy JazzJimmy Jazz may refer to:*"Jimmy Jazz", a song by The Clash from their 1979 album London Calling.*Jimmy Jazz Records, a Polish record label featuring bands such as The Analogs, WC, and Karcer.*Jimmy Jazz, a 1982 movie starring Fabrice Luchini....
(1982) - La Femme de l'aviateurLa Femme de l'aviateurThe Aviator's Wife is a 1981 French film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Phillippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière and Anne-Laure Meury. Like many of his films, it deals with the ever-evolving love lives of a group of young Parisians....
(1981) - La Forêt désenchantée (1981)
- Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme (1980)
- Perceval le GalloisPerceval le GalloisPerceval le Gallois is a 1978 French film directed by Éric Rohmer. It was inspired by Chrétien de Troyes's 12th century Arthurian romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail.-Synopsis:...
(1978) - Violette NozièreViolette NozièreViolette Nozière is a 1978 French crime film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert and Stéphane Audran. The film, based on a true French murder case in 1933, is about an eighteen-year-old girl named Violette and her encounters with a number of older men. The film had a total of...
(1978) - Les Écrans déchirés (1976)
- Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre) (1975)
- NéNE-Places:England* NE postcode area, a postcode for the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearItaly* Ne, Liguria, a comune in the Province of GenoaNiger* Niger, ISO 3166-1 country code** .ne, the country code top level domain for Niger...
(1975) - Contes immorauxImmoral Tales (film)Immoral Tales is a 1974 French anthology film directed by Walerian Borowczyk. The film was Borowczyk's most sexually explicit at the time. The film is split into four erotic themed stories that involve the loss of virginity, masturbation, bloodlust and incest.After the release of Immoral Tales,...
(1974) - Valparaiso, Valparaiso (1971)
- Le Genou de Claire (1970)
- Tout peut arriver (1969)