8.0
8.0
Éclats de famille
1995
as Léon
Yves Robert
Acting
Born:June 21, 1920
Died:May 10, 2002(aged 81)
Birthplace:Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Nationality:France
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CommunityBiography
Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing. Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film. In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997. Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film. Source: Article "Yves Robert" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Works
War of the ButtonsThe Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoePardon Mon AffaireNous irons tous au paradisMy Father's Glory
Filmography (88 movies)
7.7
7.7
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
as The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film
7.5
7.5
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
2020
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
7.4
A Bad Son
1980
as René Calgagni
7.3
7.3
My Father's Glory
1990
Director
7.2
7.2
War of the Buttons
1962
Director
7.2
7.2
My Mother's Castle
1990
Director
7.1
7.1
Special Section
1975
as Émile Bastard
7.1
7.1
The Crook
1970
as Commissioner
7.0
7.0
Le Pèlerinage
1962
7.0
7.0
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actor, director, producer (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
as Accordionist
7.0
7.0
The Prodigal Daughter
1981
Producer
7.0
7.0
Fernand cherche du boulot
1954
Director
7.0
7.0
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
Director
7.0
7.0
Pardon Mon Affaire
1976
Director
6.9
6.9
The Crisis
1992
as M. Barelle
6.9
6.9
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
1958
Writer
6.8
6.8
The Judge and the Assassin
1976
as Professeur Degueldre
6.8
6.8
Very Happy Alexander
1968
Screenplay
6.8
6.8
Signed, Arsène Lupin
1959
Director
6.8
6.8
The Hussy
1979
Producer
6.7
6.7
We Will All Meet in Paradise
1977
Writer
6.7
6.7
Money Money Money
1972
as Defense counsel
6.7
6.7
Un étrange voyage
1981
Producer
6.6
6.6
The Passion of Slow Fire
1961
as Bartender
6.6
6.6
The Annuity
1972
as Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
6.5
6.5
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974
Screenplay
6.5
6.5
Idiot in Paris
1967
as Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM
6.5
6.5
Fiancés on the Bridge
1961
as Handkerchief Seller
6.5
6.5
Le Grand Amour
1969
Producer
6.4
6.4
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975
Producer
6.3
6.3
Le Cinema de Papa
1971
as Henri Roger Langmann
6.3
6.3
Bebert and the Train
1963
Director
6.1
6.1
Follow That Man
1953
as Inspector Paulhan
6.0
6.0
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
as Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
6.0
6.0
Men Think Only of That
1954
Director
6.0
6.0
Bad Liaisons
1955
as L'inspecteur Forbin
6.0
6.0
Courage fuyons
1979
Screenplay
5.9
5.9
The Twin
1984
Writer
5.9
5.9
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Commissioner
5.8
5.8
The Man with Connections
1970
as The Father
5.8
5.8
The Right of the Maddest
1973
as Le contrôleur des Chemin de Fer
5.8
5.8
The Troubles of Alfred
1972
Writer
5.8
5.8
Trocadero Lemon Blue
1978
Producer
5.8
5.8
Le Bal des casse-pieds
1992
Writer
5.6
5.6
Martin and Lea
1979
Producer
5.6
5.6
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
1979
as Workman
5.6
5.6
Frequent Death
1988
Producer
5.5
5.5
Infernal Symphony
1987
as Narrator (voice)
5.5
5.5
Montparnasse-Pondichéry
1994
Director
5.5
5.5
The Green Mare
1959
as Zèphe Maloret
5.5
5.5
Waiter!
1983
as Simon, dance teacher
5.3
5.3
Hail the Artist
1973
Writer
5.2
5.2
Funny Money
1966
Director
5.2
5.2
The Buddies
1965
Director
5.2
5.2
Clerambard
1969
Writer
5.1
5.1
The Red Rose
1951
as Yves Gérard
5.1
5.1
Dear Louise
1972
as Magnéto, cycle merchant
5.1
5.1
Vive la sociale !
1983
as Jojo, le père
5.1
5.1
The Fenouillard Family
1961
Writer
5.0
5.0
Public School
1965
as L'oncle Henri
5.0
5.0
Bibi Fricotin
1951
as Antoine Gardon, detective and surveillance "Passe Partout"
5.0
5.0
There Is the Brunette
1958
as Le mécanicien
5.0
5.0
That Kid
1976
Producer
4.9
4.9
The Crying Woman
1979
Producer
4.9
4.9
An Evening at the Music Hall
1956
as Jeff
4.8
4.8
School for Love
1955
as Clément
4.8
4.8
Billy Ze Kick
1985
as Alcide
4.5
4.5
Les Truands
1956
as Amédée Benoît / Son père
4.3
4.3
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
1979
as Le père de Louise
4.3
4.3
Repeated Absences
1972
Producer
4.2
4.2
Virgile
1953
as Esposito
4.0
4.0
The Most Beautiful Month
1968
as Le cheminot
3.5
3.5
Women Are Talkative
1958
as Christian
3.5
3.5
Anthony's Crime
1989
as Pilou
3.0
3.0
Two Pennies Worth of Violets
1951
as Charlot, le voyou
2.7
2.7
The Little Professor
1958
as Dr Aubin
1.0
1.0
Le Tampon du capiston
1950
as Pastini
1.0
1.0
L'été 36
1986
Director
Le nez au vent
1995
as Raphaël
The Terror with Women
1956
as Journalist Labarge
Les Bonnes Manières
1952
Director
Little Marcel
1976
Producer
Les Dieux du dimanche
1949
as Guillot
La grande Paulette
1974
as The first gangster
Le rose et le blanc
1982
as Le barman des Caraïbes
Little Magicians
1986
Director
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