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  • BIRTH 28/09/1942
  • DEATH 27/12/1999
  • Country France
  • MOVIES 36
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 1

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.

Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working with many of Europe's best known directors, including Luchino Visconti (The Leopard), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist and Partner). Other directors he has worked with are Liliana Cavani, Glauber Rocha, Miklós Jancsó and Philippe Garrel.

In 1972, his career was derailed after he was sentenced to prison for allegedly possessing or using drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, Clémenti was released after 17 months; later he penned a book about his time in prison. After his release he played the role of ever-optimistic sailor of the Potemkin in Dusan Makavejev's scandalous movie Sweet movie, and the role of the seductive saxophone player Pablo in Fred Haines's film adaptation of Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf. Throughout his career, he continued to be active on-stage.

He was also involved with the French underground film movement, directing several of his own films, which often featured fellow underground filmmakers and actors. Visa de censure no X was an experimental work made up of two of films. New Old was a feature length work released in 1978 in which Viva appeared. La Revolution ce ne'est qu'un debut, continuons le combat, followed by In the shadow of the blue rascal and Sun. He died of liver cancer in 1999

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Pierre Clémenti

Movies (36)

Il gattopardo
Il gattopardo
Francesco Paolo
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
Marcel
Porcile
Porcile
Cannibale
Hideous Kinky
Hideous Kinky
Santoni
Un homme de trop
Un homme de trop
Militiaman
L'uomo che ride
L'uomo che ride
Orsini's Partisan
Adorable menteuse
Adorable menteuse
Pierrot (uncredited)
La pacifista
La pacifista
Michele
Benjamin ou les mémoires d'un puceau
Benjamin ou les mémoires d'un puceau
Benjamin
Chien de pique
Chien de pique
Paco
Zoo zéro
Zoo zéro
Ivo, le bégue
Les apprentis sorciers
Les apprentis sorciers
Saint-Just
Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein
Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein
King
Cent briques et des tuiles
Cent briques et des tuiles
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
Angel of Death
La Chanson de Roland
La Chanson de Roland
Olivier / Le clerc
Sweet Movie
Sweet Movie
Potemkin Sailor
La pacifista
La pacifista
Michele
Cent briques et des tuiles
Cent briques et des tuiles
Chassé-croisé
Chassé-croisé
Docteur Moreau
La famille
La famille
Clash
Clash
Le jeune homme
La chute de la maison Usher
La chute de la maison Usher
Allan
Canicule
Canicule
Snake
Partner
Partner
Giacobbe I and II
L'amour des femmes
L'amour des femmes
Philippe
La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
Gérard Lechômeur
Le Pont du Nord
Le Pont du Nord
Julien
À l'ombre de la canaille bleue
À l'ombre de la canaille bleue
Il conformista
Il conformista
Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
Paris s'en va
Paris s'en va
La cicatrice intérieure
La cicatrice intérieure
Horseman / Archer
Piccole labbra
Piccole labbra
Paul
Quartet
Quartet
Theo
Le Bassin de J. W.
Le Bassin de J. W.
Paul, Henrique
I cannibali
I cannibali
Tiresia

Director

À l'ombre de la canaille bleue
À l'ombre de la canaille bleue

Production

À l'ombre de la canaille bleue
À l'ombre de la canaille bleue