Acting
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Jean-Pierre Bacri is a French actor, screenwriter and playwright, born May 24, 1951 in Bou Ismaïl (formerly Castiglione) in Algeria and died January 18, 2021 in Paris 6th. In 2005, he sponsored the Devoirs de Mémoires collective.
Jean-Pierre Sauveur Bacri was born in Algeria into a Sephardic Jewish family from Algeria. When Algeria gained independence in 1962, the family arrived in Cannes. At 23, he left his position at Société Générale, went to Paris, and trained as an actor at the Simon course and the Jean Périmony course, while writing plays, including Le Doux Visage De L'Amour for which he received the Fondation de la vocation prize in 1979. The same year, he played his first role in the cinema in Le Toubib. His performance as a pimp in Le Grand Pardon by Alexandre Arcady in 1982 made him known to the public. He then multiplied supporting roles, with several directors: Diane Kurys, Claude Lelouch, Claude Pinoteau, Luc Besson, Jean-Michel Ribes, Tony Gatlif, Gérard Krawczyk, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Pierre Tchernia, Jean-Marie Poiré, Yves Boisset and Yves Robert. In 1986, his name began to appear at the top of the bill: for Mort Un Dimanche De Pluie by Joël Santoni, then L'Été En Pente Douce by Gérard Krawczyk in 1987. He played the same year in the play L'Anniversaire, directed by Jean-Michel Ribes, alongside his future colleague and companion Agnès Jaoui.
In 1993, he starred in the comedy Cuisine Et Dépendances, for which he also wrote the script. Then he co-wrote the screenplay with Agnès Jaoui of Smoking / No Smoking by Alain Resnais (César for best original screenplay 1994). In 1996, the duo exploded onto the general public with Un Air De Famille, directed by Cédric Klapisch (César for best original screenplay 1997). The same year, Jean-Pierre Bacri was in the comedy Didier by Alain Chabat. Then, in On Connaît La Chanson by Alain Resnais, for which Bacri co-signed the screenplay. (César for best original screenplay and César for best supporting actor). In 1998, he appeared with Catherine Deneuve in Place Vendôme by Nicole Garcia. In 1999 in Kennedy Et Moi, by Sam Karmann. In 2000, he played in the film Le Goût Des Autres, directed by Agnès Jaoui (César for best screenplay). He participated in the script of Asterix and Obelix, Mission Cleopatra by Alain Chabat and narrated the film.
He continued his films with A Maid, by Claude Berri. In 2003, in Les Sentiments by Noémie Lvovsky. In 2004, in Comme Une Image, by Agnès Jaoui, (Screenplay Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival). This will be followed in 2006 According to Charlie by Nicole Garcia, in 2008 Speak to Me About the Rain by Agnès Jaoui. In 2009, Farewell Gary by Nassim Amaouche. In 2011, Before Dawn by Raphaël Jacoulot. In 2012, he played in Chercher Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer. In 2013, he reunited with Agnès Jaoui for a sixth feature film Au Bout Du Conte. In 2015 he was in The Very Private Life of Monsieur Sim by Michel Leclerc. In 2016, in Tout De Immediate Now by Pascal Bonitzer. The following year, he headlined Grand Froid and Le Sens De La Fête. He also makes an appearance in Santa et Cie by Alain Chabat. In 2018, in Place Publique by Agnès Jaoui, then he played in Photo De Famille.
Jean-Pierre Bacri died of cancer on January 18, 2021 in Paris 6th at the age of 69.
Filmography
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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for...
Burger Quiz
A French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host.
Chillers
A 1990 horror anthology series, with host Anthony Perkins presenting and screening tales based on Patricia High...
Les Nuls, l'émission
Subway
Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady busi...
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projection...
C'est la vie!
Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête,...
Christmas & Co.
Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's toys all beco...
The Taste of Others
Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Bereni...
Didier
Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, d...
The Housekeeper
After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apartment in o...
Place publique
Revolves around Castro, who was once a very famous TV host, but as he grows old, his popularity is dwindling.
C'est La Vie
A story is about young teenage girl, with sister and brothers, a pleasant uncle and aunt, an annoying nanny, a...
Place Vendôme
The story of a woman that remained distracted for a long time from her life, from the passions that made her fe...
Entre Nous
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a we...
He Died with His Eyes Open
Police Inspector Staniland is investigating the death of a pianist. While conducting his investigation and look...
Feelings
Two seemingly happily married French couples are forced to contend with a number of issues.
Looking for Hortense
Damien, a Chinese civilization professor, lives with his wife, Iva, a stage director, and their son Noé. The co...
L'été en pente douce
When he inherits the family house and property after his mother's death, aspiring novelist Fane returns home wi...
My Best Pals
They are the best friends of the world. Five friends who shared everything: may 68, hippies years, the rock and...
The Big Pardon
The Bettoun clan: Raymond (the patriarch), Maurice (the son), Jacky (the nephew), Roland (the nephew), Albert (...
Peut-être
Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would like a baby...
The Seventh Target
Bastien Grimaldy, a man driven to heightened anxiety as the plot against him begins to take effect. Bastien's p...
Kitchen with Apartment
Jacques and Martine, an ordinary bourgeois couple, invite to dinner a friend whom they have not seen the last t...
Same Old Song
Business executive Odile seeks a new, larger apartment. Her younger sister Camille, having completed her doctor...
Family Resemblances
An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal,...
Let It Rain
Agathe Villanova is a self-centered, workaholic feminist politician who, upon reluctantly returning to her home...
Right Here Right Now
Nora is a bright young professional whose new job at a financial firm turns out to be a trial by fire when she...
Look at Me
Talented 20-year-old Lolita dreams of a singing career. But her self-esteem is low due to her weight problem an...
Kennedy et moi
If he buys a gun, visits his wife's lover, and ends up savagely biting his dentist, Samuel Polaris is in bad sh...
Photo de famille
Gabrielle is a "statue" for tourists, much to the chagrin of her teenage son. Elsa is in angry at the world and...
États d'âme
In this political drama, five left-leaning friends gradually lose heart in the Socialist government elected in...
Follow My Gaze
A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight gags in th...
Edith and Marcel
This tragic musical drama chronicles the star-crossed love between beloved French singer Edith Piaf and World M...
The Night Clerk
Frédéric, a young man with a troubled past, has the good fortune to be given a job in a luxurious mountain hote...