Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani (born May 2, 1922 in Sanna , Emilia-Romagna , Italy , † July 23, 2004 in Paris ) was a French actor and chansonnier .
Life
At the age of eight, Serge Reggiani came to France, where his family sought refuge from the Mussolini regime. As a young adult, he attended the Paris Conservatory from 1940 to 1943 and graduated as an actor. During his training he made his theater debut in 1941 with a minor role in Le Loup garou ( The Werewolf ) by Vitrac. Engagements for pieces by Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau followed, as well as The Included by Altona Jean-Paul Sartres .
The film became aware of his acting qualities very early on. He received his first film role in 1942. Others followed quickly despite the warlike times. His François Villon in 1945 made him known. The leading roles in Marcel Carné's Pforten der Nacht (1946) and Jacques Becker's Goldhelm (1952) with partners such as Édith Piaf and Simone Signoret made him famous .
In 1950 he briefly returned to the theater for a "dream role" in Albert Camus ' Die Gerechten . In the same year he excelled as a seducer in Max Ophüls ' film art work Der Reigen . He celebrated success in some French film noirs , such as Jean-Pierre Melville's The Devil in the White Vest (1962) and Costa-Gavras ' Murder Included in the Fare (1965).
In the meantime, Reggiani met Jacques Canetti , who persuaded him to make his debut as a chansonnier with chansons by Boris Vian . The chansonnière Barbara , who caused a sensation in Germany and France with her Göttingen song, helped him get stuck in this new career from 1965 onwards. Actually a comedian by type, Reggiani was able to give his interpretations of the songs of Georges Moustakis and Jacques Prévert an unmistakably individual tone. This vocal "honesty" and expressiveness brought him full concert halls, especially in the 1970s. Awarded the Grand Prix in 1968, he ended this career in 1980 after having to cope with his son's suicide.
In the last years of his life, Serge Reggiani turned increasingly to the visual arts. He worked as an amateur painter and as a promoter of young talent. Most recently, the Paris gallery Vekav brought out an exhibition with pictures by the artist. Reggiani died of a heart attack in Paris on Thursday, July 22, 2004, at the age of 82. He was buried on the Cimetière Montparnasse . His films and chanson interpretations of Les Loups sont entrés dans Paris , Moustaki's Ma solitude to Vian's Le Déserteur will remain.
Filmography
- 1942: Le voyageur de la Toussaint - Director: Louis Daquin
- 1943: Le carrefour des enfants perdus - Director: Léo Joannon
- 1945: Chanson of love (Étoile sans lumière) - Director: Marcel Blistène
- 1945: François Villon - Director: André Zwoboda
- 1947: Gates of the Night (Les portes de la nuit) - Director: Marcel Carné
- 1948: Manon - Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1949: Return to Life (Retour à la vie) - Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Georges Lampin , André Cayatte , Jean Dréville
- 1949: A saint among sinners (Au royaume des cieux) - Director: Julien Duvivier
- 1949: The Lovers of Verona (Les amants de Vérone) - Director: André Cayatte
- 1950: Der Reigen (La ronde) - Director: Max Ophüls
- 1951: Goldhelm (Casque d'or) - Director: Jacques Becker
- 1952: Those who live from “love” (Il mondo le condanna) - directed by Gianni Franciolini
- 1952: The Blind People (Secret People) - Director: Thorold Dickinson
- 1953: The meat is weak (Bufere) - Director: Guido Brignone
- 1955: The rags go to hell (Les salauds vont en enfer) - Director: Robert Hossein
- 1956: Elisa, a Fallen (Elisa) - Director: Roger Richebés
- 1957: Police Action Dynamite (Échec au porteur) - directed by Gilles Grangier
- 1957: The Misery (Les misérables)
- 1957: Nights in Tahiti (Passager clandestin) - Director: Ralph Habib
- 1958: Marie-Octobre - Director: Julien Duvivier
- 1960: The Way Back (Tutti a casa) - Director: Luigi Comencini
- 1961: Paris Blues - Director: Martin Ritt
- 1962: The Devil in the White Waistcoat (Le doulos) - Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- 1964: The leopard (Il gattopardo) Luchino Visconti
- 1965: Lord Jim - Directed by Richard Brooks
- 1965: Murder included in the fare (Compartiment tueurs) - Director: Costa-Gavras
- 1965: MC versus Dr. KHA (Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha) - Director: Claude Chabrol
- 1966: The Adventurers (Les aventuriers) - Director: Robert Enrico
- 1967: The 25th Hour (La 25 ième heure) - Director: Henri Verneuil
- 1968: The Day of the Owl (Il giorno della civetta) Director: Damiano Damiani
- 1969: Army in the Shadow (L'armée des ombres) - Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- 1970: Der Boß (Comptes à rebors) - Director: Roger Pigaut
- 1972: César and Rosalie (César et Rosalie) - Director: Claude Sautet
- 1972: The Little Bosses (Les caïds) - Director: Robert Enrico
- 1972: Three billion without an elevator (Trois milliards sans ascenseur) - Director: Roger Pigaut
- 1973: Don't touch the white woman (Touche pas à la femme blanche) - Director: Marco Ferreri
- 1974: Vincent, François, Paul and the others (Vincent, François, Paul et les autres) - Directed by Claude Sautet
- 1975: A cat chases the mouse (Le chat et la souris) - Director: Claude Lelouch
- 1976: The good and the bad (Le bon et les méchants) - Director: Claude Lelouch
- 1977: Violette and François (Violette et François) - Director: Jacques Rouffio
- 1977: Seagulls with white wings (Une fille cousue de fil blanc) - Director: Michel Lang
- 1979: Giants of the Country Road (L'empreinte des géants) - Director: Robert Enrico
- 1980: The Terrace (La terrazza) - Director: Ettore Scola
- 1983: The Beekeeper (Ο Μελισσοκόμος) - Director: Theo Angelopoulos
- 1986: The Night is Young (Mauvais sang) - Director: Leos Carax
- 1988: Panther II - Ice Cold as Fire (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui there) - Director: José Pinheiro
- 1990: Blanker Stahl (Plein fer) - Director: Josée Dayan
- 1990: So are the days and the moon (Il ya des jours… et des lunes) - Director: Claude Lelouch
- 1990: I Hired a Contract Killer (I Hired a Contract Killer) - Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- 1992: Forced together (De force avec d'autres) - Director: Simon Reggiani
- 1993: Rosen-Emil - Director: Radu Gabrea
- 1997: The Pianist (Le pianiste) - Director: Mario Gas
- 1997: Héroïnes
Web links
- Serge Reggiani in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- obituary
- List of his films and movie posters
- Chanson texts that he sang
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Reggiani, Serge |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor and chansonnier |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanna , Emilia-Romagna , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2004 |
Place of death | Paris |