Pierre Clémenti
91 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1942
- Died
- Dec 27, 1999 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
Biography
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.
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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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Known for
Pierre Clémenti: movies and TV shows
Acting (87)
- 1999 Hideous Kinky
as Santoni
- 1997 The Hips of J.W.
as Paul
- 1992
- 1991 Massacres
as Verdier
- 1990 The Austrian
as Hébert
- 1990 Hard to Be a God
as King
- 1989 Manon Roland
as Marat
- 1989 The Silent Woman
as Bel-il
- 1988
- 1985
- 1985 In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
as General Korzacouille / Flash
- 1984 A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past
- 1984
- 1984 Clash
as Le jeune homme
- 1984 Dog Day
as Snake
- 1984 Rapt ou la Séparation des races
as Firmin
- 1983 Doctor Lerne, Subgod
as Nicolas
- 1983
- 1983 Exposed
as Vic
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982 La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
as Gérard Lechômeur
- 1982 Le Pont du Nord
as Julien
- 1982 Chassé-croisé
as Doctor Moreau
- 1982 L'amour des femmes
as Philippe
- 1981 Quartet
as Theo / Pornographer
- 1981 The Brunette and Me
as Xavier de Royan
- 1981 The Fall of the House of Usher
as Allan
- 1981
- 1980 Nightmare
as Victor
- 1980
- 1979 Madame Sourdis
as Ferdinand Sourdis
- 1979
- 1979 Zoo zéro
as Ivo, le bégue
- 1978 The Song of Roland
as Olivier / Le clerc
- 1978 Little Lips
as Paul
- 1977 The Sorceror's Apprentice
as Saint-Just
- 1977
- 1976 The Red Poster
as Marcel Rayman
- 1976
- 1975 The Son of Amir Is Dead
as Pierre
- 1974 Steppenwolf
as Pablo
- 1974 Sweet Movie
as Potemkin Sailor
- 1974 The Irony of Chance
as Antoine Desvrières
- 1974
- 1972
- 1972 The Inner Scar
as Horseman / Archer
- 1971 The Designated Victim
as Count Mateo Tiepolo
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 The Conformist
as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
- 1970 The Pacifist
as Michele
- 1970 Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
as Il poeta futuristico
- 1970
- 1970 Necropolis
as Attila
- 1970 Cutting Heads
as Shepherd
- 1970
- 1969 Pigsty
as Cannibale
- 1969 The Year of the Cannibals
as Tiresia
- 1969 The Virgin's Bed
as Jesus
- 1969 The Milky Way
as Angel of Death
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968 Partner
as Giacobbe I and II
- 1968 Listen, Let's Make Love
as Lallo
- 1968 Wheel of Ashes
as Pierre
- 1968 The Idols
as 'Charly le Surineur'
- 1968 Pop' game
as Un acteur du cabaret (uncredited)
- 1968 The Diary of an Innocent Boy
as Benjamin
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967 Lamiel
as Fedor de Miossens
- 1967 Belle de Jour
as Marcel
- 1967 Shock Troops
as Militiaman
- 1966 The Man Who Laughs
as Orsini's Partisan
- 1966 Brigade Anti Gangs
as 'Trois-Pommes'
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965 How Not to Rob a Department Store
as Raf, boyfriend
- 1965 Enchanted Isles
as Pierre
- 1963 The Infernal Machine
as Young Soldier
- 1963 The Leopard
as Francesco Paolo
- 1962 Adorable Liar
as Pierrot (uncredited)
- 1961 Flore et Blancheflore
as Flore à 16 ans
- 1960 Jack of Spades
as Paco
- 1960
Behind the camera (16)
- 2008 La deuxième femme
Editor, Cinematography, Director
- 2008 Souvenirs souvenirs
Director
- 1988 The Sun
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 1985 In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1982
- 1981 Check point Charlie
Director
- 1979 New Old
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1978 Bobine 10
Director
- 1976 Visa de censure n° X
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
- 1969 His Day of Glory
Co-Director
- 1969 Positano
Director
- 1968 The Revolution Is Only a Beginning. Let's Continue Fighting.
Director, Cinematography, Editor
- 1968 Carte de voeux
Director
- 1967 Homeo
Cinematography
- 1967 Visa de Censure [Version 1967]
Director
- 1967 Bobine 35-02
Director
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 2021
- 2013
- 1990
- 1983
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
2 episodes
- 1972 Midi trente
1 episode
- 1968
- 1966
- 1964 Pour le plaisir
1 episode