Pierre Étaix
Directing
Biography
Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Born: November 23, 1928
Place of Birth: Roanne, Loire, France
Known For
Carrière, 250 Meters
A portrait documentary tracing the inspiration, philosophy and imagination of the celebrated theatre and screen writer - and Bunuel's long term collaborator - Jean Claude Carrière. Carrière predicts that between the house he was born in and the cemetery in which he will end there is a life journey of just 250 meters. "Carrière: 250 Meters" follows him as he reflects on the wealth of global traditions of storytelling, travelling through past and present, across countries and cultures from Paris to New York, Mexico and India and joined by his family, friends and collaborators. A testament to the life and work of an extraordinary man and a key architect in contemporary cinema.
Un film et son époque
The Clown
A documentary about Jerry Lewis' never-released movie "The Day the Clown Cried".
Le Grand Échiquier
Cinépanorama
Mon Oncle
Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.
Pickpocket
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
Yoyo
The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an equestrienne and becomes a circus clown.
Le Havre
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
A Swelled Head
A man inherits an old house in a very bad condition. With the help of a young mechanic, he begins to renovate this house.
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Marquis-Clochard
as Dr. Becker
as French Producer
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Maître Tardivel
as L'auteur
as SOS Amor
as Detective
as Gustav-Adolf Braut
as Le garçon d'étage
as Self
as Le garçon d'étage
as Self
as Self - The Director
as Clown
as Pierre
as Pickpocket (uncredited)
as Pierre
as Yoyo / The Millionaire
as Le mari
as Pierre
as Le chef de gare
as 2nd Accomplice
as Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)
as Self