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Bourvil

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Nascita
27 luglio 1917 · Prétot-Vicquemare, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France
Morte
23 settembre 1970

Biografia

André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines. In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries. Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970). In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bourvil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Locandina di Tre uomini in fuga
Tre uomini in fuga
Film · 1966 · ★ 7,9
Locandina di Il giorno più lungo
Il giorno più lungo
Film · 1962 · ★ 7,6
Locandina di I senza nome
I senza nome
Film · 1970 · ★ 7,6
Locandina di Colpo grosso ma non troppo
Colpo grosso ma non troppo
Film · 1965 · ★ 7,4
Locandina di La traversata di Parigi
La traversata di Parigi
Film · 1956 · ★ 7,3
Locandina di Il cervello
Il cervello
Film · 1969 · ★ 7,3
Locandina di Una vampata di violenza
Una vampata di violenza
Film · 1965 · ★ 7,9
Locandina di I miserabili
I miserabili
Film · 1958 · ★ 7,2
Locandina di Le Mur de l’Atlantique
Le Mur de l’Atlantique
Film · 1970 · ★ 6,2
Locandina di Cucina al burro
Cucina al burro
Film · 1963 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di La spada degli Orléans
La spada degli Orléans
Film · 1959 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di Il cielo chiude un occhio
Il cielo chiude un occhio
Film · 1963 · ★ 6,6

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