Philippe Noiret: filmography and biography

Actor Philippe Noiret in our country became famous in the early 1960s, when the screenshots of the movie "Captain Fracassus." Although the main roles in the film were played by Jean Mare and Jean Rochefort, Tiran's image was also remembered by the Soviet audience. Filmography Noiret contains several dozen paintings, and by the number of prestigious awards he can rival with Alain Delon and Jean Gaben.

A family

Father Philip - Pierre Noiret - was the director of a large construction company. In his spare time he was fond of prose and poetry, so the family was filled with a creative atmosphere. His mother, Lucy Guillen Erman, a Belgian by birth, was a housewife and brought up two children - Philip and his brother Jean, who was born in 1925.

Young years

The future actor was born in 1930 in Lille. When Philip was not even five years old, the family moved to Toulouse, the capital of the French region of the South Pyrenees. There he had a passion for breeding horses, which he carried through all his life.

At the insistence of the parents, Philippe Noiret is going to study in Paris and enters the lycee of Jean-de-Sailles. There he manifests himself as a perfect lazy, so his father sends him to study at the Jesuit College of Juilli, known for his strict disciplinary procedures.

Not showing zeal in study, Philippe Noire at the same time with pleasure acts in amateur performances and sings in the choir. There he reveals a very beautiful voice, thanks to which the young man is invited to perform together with the children's choir during the solemn Easter service at St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican in 1949. At the same time, the young man records his first gramophone record as a singer.

Choosing an acting career

In 1950, Philippe Noire falls through the exams for admission to the Paris Conservatoire. Then he begins to attend lectures by theater director and actor Roger Blen dedicated to the stage art. Soon he was accepted into the troupe of the National Theater of Brittany, where he met Jean-Pierre Darras. Actors are invited to conduct a transfer to television, which brings Noire certain popularity. In this case, Philip does not abandon the desire to prove himself in the musical field. However, the decisive turn in the fate of the young man occurs after a meeting with prose writer and playwright Henri de Monterlan, who convinces him to become a comedic actor.

Service in the theater

In 1953, Philippe Noiret, the films with whose participation in the past enjoyed immense popularity throughout the world, after a successful audition becomes an actor of the National People's Theater. His first significant works were the productions of Sid by P. Corneille in 1953, Shakespeare's Macbeth in 1954, Juan B. Molière's Don Juan in 1955 and The Marriage of Figaro, and others.

At the same time, the actor successfully performs in a duet with his regular partner Jean-Pierre Dara in the famous Parisian cabaret "Gateway", "Three Asses", "Villa Esta" and "The Ladder of Jacob".

There, at the National Folk Theater, Philippe Noire meets his future wife, actress Monique Chaumette. Their wedding took place in 1962, and after a while the couple's daughter Frederik is born.

Philippe Noiret: filmography

The first role of the actor in the movie was working in a student short film (1948). Then he lit up in episodes in several famous paintings. In 1955, the debut film directed by Agnes Ward "Pointe-Kurt", where Noire plays the main role, appears on the screens. However, success in the movie comes to him after the work of "Zazi in the metro", and a year later the viewer has the opportunity to watch his performance in the star picture "Captain Fracassus" in partnership with the magnificent Jean Mare.

Then he appears in front of the public in the image of Bernard in the film "Theresa Descaires" and proves that he can successfully perform in a variety of roles.

In 1968, Philippe Noire became the unconditional star of French cinema, as his work in the film "Blessed Alexander", directed by director Yves Robert, puts it in the eyes of viewers and critics on a par with the most famous film actors of the time.

An important role in the life of the artist played Bertrand Tavernier, who offered him a role in the film "Watchmaker of St. Paul." This picture received several awards and initiated further cooperation with this director. Together, Noiret and Tavernier filmed nine films, among which were real hits, widely recognized.

Annie Girardot and Philippe Noire: filmography

Throughout the movie career of the actor, his partners were the most charming women of European cinema, such as Romy Schneider and Catherine Deneuve. However, his duet with Annie Girardot in Jean-Pierre Blanc's "The Old Maiden" won the greatest love among the audience. The picture told about the usual resort novel, which ends with parting at the Parisian station to the sound of magic music by Michel Legrand.

In addition, along with Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret starred in the "Gentle policeman" and in his sequel under the strange name "Steal Jupiter's Hip". The colleagues on the set of the actor were Catherine Alric and Francis Perrin. In these films, which had a large box office success, Noire served as Professor of the Sorbonne Antoine Lemercier.

Awards

During his career, Philippe Noire received many prestigious awards, including awards:

• National Council of Film Critics for 1970 for the best supporting role in the film "Topaz".
• "Cesar" and "David di Donatello" (in the nomination of the best foreign actor) for his work in the movie "The Old Gun" (1976).
• "European Film Awards" for his role in the film "Paradise" (1989).
• "Cesar" for the painting "Life and nothing more."
• BAFTA for the role in the movie "Paradise", etc.

In addition, in 2005, the actor was awarded the title of Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, which is considered one of the most prestigious awards of the Fransuz Republic.

Philippe Noiret, whose photo adorned the world's cinemas for more than 50 years, was also loved by Russian viewers, since many films with his participation were also very successful in the domestic box office.

Now you know, the work in which pictures brought the glory of the famous actor of European cinema Philip Noiret. All his life he devoted to theater and cinema and died in 2006 at the age of 76 years.