He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since. Gerard depardieu reveals past as male prostitute, grave robber. Gerard depardieus own extraordinary candor underlies the unique resonance. Before his passing, guillaume wrote a book about his life. Biography of gerard depardieu a great french actor. The filmmaker on gerard depardieus snoring, burt reynoldss sexual skills and why boxset tv is disappointing published. He is a chevalier of the legion dhonneur, chevalier of the ordre national du merite and has twice won the cesar award for best actor. Green card fuses the template of a light romantic comedy with a classic fishoutofwater scenario. Gerard depardieus entourage has said he tried to urinate into a bottle as discreetly as possible while on a flight, and said he was sorry to have spilt some on the planes carpet. The crazy life of gerard depardieu the independent. Gerard depardieu sorry to have urinated on plane carpet.
Depardieu was promoted to the rank of chevalier in the french legion of honor in 1995. The actor recently claimed that he can easily drink 14. Access to the complete content on oxford reference requires a subscription or purchase. A major star of french cinema since the early seventies, gerard depardieu. He turned down a ministerial post in one remote region, caused.
Gerard depardieu stars in this madefortv adaptation of the classic adventure story by alexandre dumas. From gerard depardieu was unwell, interview by sally weale in the guardian, december 22, 2000. French film star gerard depardieu, wearing a local costume, shows his passport during a ceremony in. Gerard depardieus daughter says she has had five nose jobs to rid herself of his hoodlum looks and claims he will be dead in five years. Controversial actors autobiography describes troubled childhood of. Unsurprisingly, depardieu devoted space in the book to his legendary appetite for alcohol. This biography is well written and about a very interesting man. Gerard depardieu biography life, family, children, story. In the 16th century, martin guerre gerard depardieu returns home to his village after seven years away at war, demonstrating far more wisdom, strength of character, and tenderness than both the locals and wife nathalie baye remember him as having. He was a student of history, his generations greatest interpreter of cyrano and danton. Gerard depardieu says his mother tried to kill him in womb with knitting needle in new book revelations. He left home at 12, so the story goes, to live with a pair of ageing but apparently. But in celebration of man ick monday our snark week variation on man candy monday, and because trystan is a big meanie and is making me, i shall attempt to explain why i cant stand geoffrey rush and gerard depardieu. Published in 1988, the book was an intensely personal work displaying another facet of the actors psyche, and it became a bestseller in france.
After a difficult adolescence, he was convicted of petty theft at a correctional institution and studied dramatic art as a therapy at jean laurent cochets school. He died in 1918, but his most popular creation continues to live on in hundreds of productions. Gerard depardieu biography life, family, children, story, wife. Gerard depardieu born 27 december 1948 is a french actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner. Gerard depardieu has revealed he was once a rent boy, a grave robber and a petty thief who was jailed for stealing a car before being saved from destitution by a gay theatre talent spotter. It was clear from the getgo that depardieus brain was working at full blast, like a rollercoaster in an almost psychedelic explosion.
Depardieu is a living embodiment of a raw physical france of farm and industry, of its crashing and crushed history of dealing force and bearing the blows. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. Black and white man portrait gerard depardieu by yousuf karsh gerard depardieu french actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner. Depardieu underwent coronary bypass surgery in paris on july 12, 2000. During this noninterview, the actor kept returning to his passion, history, everything from the romanov family and ivan the terrible to charles v and the holy roman empire. Julie depardieu said her father gerard had little hope. Overview for gerard depardieu turner classic movies. In order to retain her beautiful rentcontrolled manhattan apartment, a beautiful, sociallyconscious american woman andie macdowell has to be married, so she decides to marry a burly french composer gerard depardieu, who is eager to earn a green card so he can stay and work in america. In my cookbook, depardieu, along with his personal chef, laurent au.
This film wrestles unsuccessfully with the problems of bringing the comic book humour established by. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Hes had around 250 acting credits since his debut in. The awardwinning actor has enjoyed a film career spanning more than four decades, and has appeared in over 170 films. Many of those films have garnered him critical and commercial successes, both in his native europe and around the world. But his memoiressay innocent contra mundum press, 2017 is his first nonfiction book to be released in the u. Raw amazing talent and though i dont know gerard personally he seems very true to himself which is powerful especially in the world we live in. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed.
I only wish the biography was more recent as gerard depardieu continues a to be an excellent actor and has accomplished much more since this book was written. After vladimir putin personally granted gerard depardieu russian citizenship, the french actors life took a few interesting turns. After the death of his mother, depardieu sought to tell people of all kinds what he had never said in life through his book, lettres volees stolen letters. Gerard depardieu was born in chateauroux, indre, france, to anne jeanne josephe marillier and rene maxime lionel depardieu, who was a metal worker and fireman. French actor gerard depardieu born 1948 rose from humble beginnings to. Gerard depardieu, male actor, hand, portrait, photo bw. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed more than 170 films since 1967. If it is not instinctive, then he becomes a very commonplace, even a bad actor. Gerard depardieu reveals shocking past in new book. What happens when a famous french actor goes russian. Edmond depardieu has been held in a french prison for nearly 20 years for daring to love mercedes naike rivelli, a woman who has also been wooed by. Gerard depardieu is fabulous in the role of count and sergio rubini makes the servant bertuccio alive. Cohen film collection is proud to release this directors cut 4k restoration of a classic of french cinema.
Guillaume had a history of alcoholism and drug addiction he was in a motorcycle accident and needed a leg amputated. Chateauroux, france a hulking, charismatic leading man, he has become an enormously popular and prolific international star. I plan on watching more of gerards films in the future and it will be interesting to see if they have the same impact on me as green card has. Gerard depardieus daughter says her hoodlum father will. French film star gerard depardieu, wearing a local costume, shows his passport during a ceremony in the town of saransk in. Its a good thing that not only the count of montecristo is. Gerard depardieu reveals his past in autobiography ca c. Gerard xavier marcel depardieu is a french actor and filmmaker.
He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed over 170 movies since 1967. In the tvversion other characters have got bigger roles. This post will probably suck, because its just a visceral reaction that is incredibly hard to explain, so bear with and move along if you just dont get me. It is therefore not entirely easy, psychologically, for most of us who live in slightly more modest conditions to see him as a man on the brink of ruin. Gerard depardieu reveals shocking past as prostitute at age 10.
My conversation with gerard depardieu addiction campuses. The celebrated french actor, now 65, just released his autobiography, it happened like that ca cest fait. Most recently, the play spawned a pair of popular films. Gerard depardieu, french film actor noted for his versatility and for his unusual combination of gentleness and physicality. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gerard depardieu books online.
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