Biography
Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.
Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing.
Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film.
In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997.
Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film.
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Filmography
all 112
Movies 102
Director 24
Producer 15
self 12
TV Shows 10
Writer 7
Narrator 2
Collection Freddy Landry et Milos-Films (2023)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible (2020)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre (2005)
Winged Migration (2001)
Fall Out (1996)
Éclats de famille (1995)
Le nez au vent (1995)
War of the Buttons (1994)
Montparnasse-Pondichéry (1994)
La Crise (1992)
Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992)
My Mother's Castle (1990)
Les Nuls, l'émission (1990)
Stars 90 (1990)
My Father's Glory (1990)
Anthony's Crime (1989)
Frequent Death (1988)
Infernal Symphony (1987)
L'été 36 (1986)
Little Magicians (1986)
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
The Twin (1984)
The Woman in Red (1984)
Waiter! (1983)
Vive la sociale ! (1983)
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
The Prodigal Daughter (1981)
Un étrange voyage (1981)
A Bad Son (1980)
Courage fuyons (1979)
Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979)
The Hussy (1979)
These Kids Are Grown-Ups (1979)
Martin and Lea (1979)
The Crying Woman (1979)
Trocadero Lemon Blue (1978)
We Will All Meet in Paradise (1977)
Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)
Little Marcel (1976)
The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
That Kid (1976)
Special Section (1975)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
La grande Paulette (1974)
Hail the Artist (1973)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Repeated Absences (1972)
Dear Louise (1972)
Money Money Money (1972)
Midi trente (1972)
The Troubles of Alfred (1972)
Le Viager (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Le Cinema de Papa (1971)
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
The Crook (1970)
The Man with Connections (1970)
Le Grand Amour (1969)
Clerambard (1969)
The Most Beautiful Month (1968)
Very Happy Alexander (1968)
Glory to Felix Tournachon (1967)
Idiot in Paris (1967)
King of Hearts (1966)
Funny Money (1966)
Public School (1965)
The Buddies (1965)
Un gosse de la butte (1964)
Bébert et l'omnibus (1963)
War of the Buttons (1962)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Le Pèlerinage (1962)
The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)
The Fenouillard Family (1961)
The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge (1961)
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
Signed, Arsène Lupin (1959)
The Green Mare (1959)
The Little Professor (1959)
Discorama (1959)
Women Are Talkative (1958)
Neither Seen Nor Recognized (1958)
Vast is My Native Land (1958)
La Brune que voilà (1958)
The Terror with Women (1956)
An Evening at the Music Hall (1956)
Les Truands (1956)
Hello Smile! (1956)
Cinépanorama (1956)
The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
Bad Liaisons (1955)
School for Love (1955)
L'honneur est sauf ! (1954)
Fernand cherche du boulot (1954)
Men Think Only of That (1954)
Virgile (1953)
Follow That Man (1953)
Les bonnes manières (1952)
Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951)
Terreur en Oklahoma (1951)
Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
The Red Rose (1951)
Paris Incident (1950)
Le Tampon du capiston (1950)
Les Dieux du dimanche (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1920-06-19
Deathday2002-05-10 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceSaumur, France
RelationshipsDanièle Delorme (1956-01-01 - 2002-05-10)
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsJean-Le-Duc award
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