Albert Rémy
Encyclopedia
Albert Rémy was a French actor best known for his supporting roles in François Truffaut
's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel
's father in The 400 Blows
and Charlie Koller's (Charles Aznavour
) brother in Shoot the Piano Player
. He also appeared in Marcel Carné
's Les Enfants du Paradis, John Frankenheimer
's The Train and Rene Clement's Is Paris Burning?
.
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel
Antoine Doinel
Antoine Doinel is a fictional character created by French film director François Truffaut. Doinel is to a great extent an alter ego for Truffaut, sharing many of the same childhood experiences, looking somewhat alike and even being mistaken for one another on the street.Although Truffaut did not...
's father in The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows is a 1959 French film directed by François Truffaut. One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. The story revolves around Antoine Doinel, an ordinary adolescent in Paris, who is thought by his parents and teachers...
and Charlie Koller's (Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
) brother in Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player is a 1960 French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Charles Aznavour.The film is loosely based on the novel Down There by David Goodis.- Plot summary :...
. He also appeared in Marcel Carné
Marcel Carné
-Biography:Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same period he worked in...
's Les Enfants du Paradis, John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...
's The Train and Rene Clement's Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning? is a 1966 film dealing with the 1944 liberation of Paris by rival branches of the French Resistance and the Free French Forces.-Plot:...
.
Selected filmography
- Croisière pour l'inconnu (1948)
- Au diable la vertuAu diable la vertuAu diable la vertu , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean Laviron, written by François Chalais, starring Henri Génès and Louis de Funès...
(1953) - Légère et court vêtueLégère et court vêtueLégère et court vêtue , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean Laviron, written by Jean Guitton, starring Madeleine Lebeau and Louis de Funès...
(1953) - Les HussardsLes HussardsLes Hussards , is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier and Louis de Funès...
(1955) - The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film)The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1956 French film version of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name, directed by Jean Delannoy and produced by Raymond Hakim and Robert Hakim. The film is the first version of the novel to be made in color.It stars Mexican actor Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo and Gina...
(1956) - Is Paris Burning?Is Paris Burning?Is Paris Burning? is a 1966 film dealing with the 1944 liberation of Paris by rival branches of the French Resistance and the Free French Forces.-Plot:...
(1966) - Grand Prix (1966)