Michelle Piccolo

Piccolo Michel was born Dec. 27, 1925, a French actor.

Theater education receives the courses Rene Simon, and debuted in the theater of Paris 'Babylon', the National People's Theater, and the 'Athenaeum'. At the movies - from 1945. He played small roles in films 'Dawn' (Le Point Du Jour, 1948) and 'Address Unknown' (Sans Laisser D'adresse, 1950) F. P. Le Hashanah, 'Salem witch' (Les Sorcieres De Salem, 1956) P. Rouleau.

Movies 'Stukach' J.-P. Melville (1962) and 'police informer' M. P. Melville (Le Doulos, 1963) raise him among the most interesting actors of his generation. Take part in making the film, Luis Buц?uel's 'Death in the Garden' (1966), . then becomes a favorite actor of the great Spaniard and take off in his' Diary of a Chambermaid "(1963), . 'Milky Way' (La Voie Lactee, . 1966), . 'Modest charm of the bourgeoisie' (Le Charme Discret De La Bourgeoisie, . 1971) and 'The Phantom of Liberty' (Le Fantome De La Liberte, . 1974).,

. Beginning with the 60-ies, Piccoli carefully chooses the directors and the role of
. So he removed from Alain Rene 'The war is over' (La Guerre Est Finie, . 1966), . by Jacques Demy in the film 'Girls of Rochefort' (Les Demoiselles De Rochefort, . 1967), . and then in 'Room in the city' (Une Chambre En Ville, . 1982), . Louis Malle in the film 'Atlantic City' (Atlantic City, . 1980) and others,

. His producer Piccoli find in the person of Claude Sauteed
. He he participates in the 'little things in life' (Les Choses De La Vie / L'amante, 1969), 'Max and Tin' (1970), 'Vincent, Franцїois, Paul and others' (Vincent, Francois, Paul et Les Autres , 1971), 'Mado' (Mado, 1976).

. In addition, he decorated his part with such films as 'Excellent argumentative' (La Belle Noiseuse, 1991) F
. Rivett, 'Diseases of Love' (1987) and 'storm over the house' (1995) M. Dere), etc.

Piccoli has always been biased by the artist. This, however, did not prevent him to play in a 'completely reactionary' (he says) Hitchcock 'Topaz' (Topaz, 1969). In order to be completely independent, creates his own company. Neprisposoblencheskie will fund the work of young directors. This picture to. Faraldo 'Temrokov' (Themroc, 1973), F. Ruffo 'Seven deaths on prescription' / 'in the mafia networks' (7 Morts Sur Ordonnance, 1976); shall the in the film about incest 'prodigal daughter' (La Fille Prodigue, 1981) F. Duayona.

Piccoli than once risked his career to help and their participation, and money in creating such films as "Dillinger is dead '(Dillinger E Morto, 1968) and' White Men-good '(Y'a Bon Les Blancs, 1988) Marco Ferreri. He helped, in particular, the young director Richard Dembo film about chessplayers 'Diagonal elephant' (La Diagonale Du Fou, 1983), which played the old Soviet champion in the match with a young immigrant from Eastern Europe.

. Piccoli is married to pop singer Juliette Greco
. He published a memoir titled 'Dialogues egoist'.