Fanny Ardan is a well-known European actress who has played in more than sixty films. She adorned with her presence the films of the most famous directors of our time. Her life and filmography will be discussed in this article.
Origin
Fanny Margaret Judith Ardant was born in 1949, March 22, in the city of Saumur, in France. Her father, Jean-Marie-Ardant, served as a cavalry officer, and her mother, N. Lecock, accompanied her children with her children to military garrisons throughout Europe. The parents of the future actress met during the war, in Algeria, where Jean-Marie arrived to participate in the preparation of French officers for the alleged battle with the Germans. Mom Ardan Fanny tried to finish her studies at the law faculty at the university, however, due to the tense wartime, she was involved in government service by the government. In the official corridors of the local administration, the first meeting of the future parents of Fanny took place. It was love at first sight. The young people soon got married and lived together a long and happy life.
Childhood
Ardan Fanny’s childhood was spent traveling around Europe. As a teenager, the girl moved with her family to Monaco, where her father began working as a military attache. The actress recalls with rapture about the years of her early youth. Jean-Marie was a highly educated, independent and free man. In the house where Fanny was brought up, there was never an army drill and military order. The Ardan family held a high enough position at court to maintain relations with the princely family. Young Fanny often visited Princess Grace. The girl was brought up in a house surrounded by a magnificent garden behind a very high fence. The future actress was practically never let out, and she, together with her sisters and brothers, lived away from prying eyes, enjoying peace, comfort and immeasurable parental love.
Choosing a Life Path
At twenty, Ardan Fanny decided to leave her father's house and start living independently. She immediately felt a deep loneliness. Parents were far away, the girl had no friends or relatives nearby. The future actress lived in Spain for a long time, then moved to France and there, in her father’s homeland, she lingered. Fanny entered the University of Political Studies of the city of Provence and a few years later received a diploma in political science. Then she continued her studies at the Faculty of International Relations in London, but she suddenly became interested in theater, dropped out of the university and began attending Perimoni Jean's drama courses in Paris. Fanny Ardant, whose photographs are presented in this article, made her debut on the stage in 1974 in the performance of Pierre Cornell "Polievkt".
Career development
The theatrical career of the actress developed rapidly. From 1974 to 1980, Fanny was involved in five more performances: “Master of the Order of Santiago”, “Esther”, “Electra”, “Golden Head” and “Good Bourgeois”. In 1979, Ardan for the first time played a role in a full-length film - in the film "Dogs". By that time, the girl was already a pretty popular actress. Viewers almost daily saw her on television screens in various series: “Mutant” (1978), “Muse and Madonna” (1978), “Ego” (1979).
The film "Neighbor"
Ardan Fanny recalls that the role in the acclaimed film "Neighbor" (1981) went to her by accident. At one pathos event, she sat with Gerard Depardieu. Director Truffaut Francois, having seen the actors together, immediately decided that he would give this spectacular pair the leading roles in his new film. The melodrama "Neighbor" tells about the fate of two adults who, for the sake of all-consuming love, had to sacrifice families, break their own lives and destinies. For the role of Matilda Boshard in this film, the actress in 1982 was nominated for the Cesar Award.
Filmography
Actress Fanny Ardan has starred in about sixty films for her long film career. Among them: “Merry Sunday” (1983), “Benvenuta” (1983), “Love to death” (1984), “Mad” (1985), “Family Council” (1986), “Bastard” (1986), “ Family ”(1987),“ Australia ”(1987),“ Do Not Cry, Beloved ”(1989),“ The Story of Catherine K. ” (1990), “Fear of the Darkness” (1991), “Amok” (1993), “Deserter’s Wife” (1993), “Beyond the Clouds” (1995), “Sabrina” (1995), “Desiree” (1996), “ Elizabeth ”(1998),“ The State of Panic ”(1999),“ Flight ”(1999),“ Libertine ”(2000),“ Callas Forever ”(2002),“ Taste of Blood ”(2004),“ Paris, I Love You "(2006)," Rasputin "(2011)," The best days to come "(2013) and so on. The talented artist was very lucky for the directors and partners. She actively starred in Hollywood and Europe, worked with Francois Truffaut, Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Michele Placido, Franco Zeffirelli, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni and many other famous personalities. In 2003, at the next Moscow Film Festival, the actress was awarded a prize named after K.S. Stanislavsky for loyalty to the principles of the great theater director. The creative biography of Fanny Ardan in 2008 received a new round - the woman tried herself as a director and directed the drama “Ashes and Blood”. Two years later, the actress presented another directorial work - the film "Absinthe for Chimeras" (2010).
Personal life
It is known that the famous actress has never been married and has three children from different men. The daughters of Fanny Ardant are named after Lumir (from Lever Dominique, actor), Josephine (from Truffaut Francois, director) and Baladin (from Conversion Fabio, cameraman). The actress is called the last love of the famous Truffaut. Fanny Ardan in an interview told about her romance with this director. While still a young and inexperienced actress, she received a letter in which François Truffaut, who saw her in one of the series, begged for a short meeting. Fanny went on a date, but was pinched, silent, and left pretty quickly. After a long break, Ardan and Truffaut met on the set of the movie "Neighbor" in 1981, and their romance began to rapidly gain momentum. For the actress did not matter the dubious reputation of the director, with him she was absolutely happy. Unfortunately, Francois soon died of an incurable disease. His daughter, Josephine, never saw her famous father. Fanny Ardan, whose personal life is usually not put up for public discussion, claims that she can fall in love even now. All her life, the actress was looking for a man with whom she will be able to create the same friendly and strong family that her parents had, but the woman did not succeed.
Attitude towards age
At the age of 65, Fanny Ardan often continues to act in films. She is not confused by the theme or the genre of the film. She does not recognize plastic surgery, does not hide her age - she wears miniskirts, drinks wine, smokes and laughs out loud. Fanny is slim and looks great. To questions about the secrets of her unfading youth, the actress replies that society imposes a stereotype on modern women, according to which they should be “sexual gadgets” up to eighty years. Fear of losing freshness, grace and attractiveness forces beautiful ladies to lose their natural attractiveness and charm, to pretend to be someone else. Fanny is free from such fears, she always goes forward and appreciates the remarkable quality inherent in the elderly - carelessness. The actress knows how to appreciate every moment of her life and wants to reach old age with her head proudly raised, a smile on her face and a glass of wine in her hand.
Fanny Ardan in Russia
Recently, the actress, like her friend, Gerard Depardieu, often visits Russia. In May 2014, Fanny presented in Moscow two of her new works: the solo performance "The Ship" Night "and the painting" Obsessive Rhythms. " The artist does not get tired of admiring the responsive Russian audience. She watches life in our country not only from the window of a luxury car. Ardan has recently visited Siberia and is not going to stop there. In June of this year, a world-famous actress led the jury at the international film festival "Mirror" in the city of Ivanovo.