Actor Francois Perrier was extremely popular in France in the 50s and 70s. His most notable works were the films "Orpheus", "Nights of Cabiria", "Zeta" and many others.
Actor Biography
Actor Francois Perrier was born in 1919. He began his career by visiting drama clubs founded by the then famous French artist Rene Simon. He received a better education at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art. The course at which he studied can be called truly stellar. Along with him, director Gerard Uri became the graduate. He shot Umbrella Tuck, Open and Big Walk. Bernard Bblie studied with Perrier - an actor familiar from the films "My Friends", "Les Miserables", "Marriage Agency".
Having received his education, the actor Francois Perrier began to play on the stage of one of the Parisian theaters. His first major success was the role of Victor Hugo in the play "Dirty Hands" by Jean-Paul Sartre. The premiere of this production took place in 1948.
Movie career
Actor Francois Perrier began acting in films in 1938. His debut took place in the drama of Marcel Carne "Northern Hotel". This is a picture of the owners and constantly changing guests of a Paris hotel. Perrier got a supporting role, he played one of the hotel guests - a young man named Adrien.
At the beginning of the hero’s career, the directors noted his acting skills. Francois Perrier, whose biography is given in this article, always shone with the ingenuity in the frame, the sharpness and ease that not all of his partners on the set possessed.
Real fame came to him after the end of World War II. In those years, he became one of the main stars of French cinema. During his career, he has played in more than a hundred films.
"Orpheus"
The first serious success for the French actor came after the fantasy drama film "Orpheus", which was shot by Jean Cocteau in 1950. This is a surreal fantasy of a famous director based on the famous myth of Orpheus.
The action takes place today. A mysterious princess comes to the main character Orpheus, played by Jean Marais. Already in the course of the film, viewers understand that this is Death itself, and the mirror is a kind of portal through which it penetrates the world of the living. After all, only after seeing his reflection, a person realizes that he is aging. So his years go.
The princess tirelessly accompanies the driver Ertebiz. It just plays the French actor Francois Perrier. He was also once an ordinary person. But he died, being able to come to life only thanks to a princess named Death.
Meanwhile, Orpheus forgets about his young wife Eurydice. And Death falls in love with him. To reunite with him, she decides to organize his death. She sends motorcyclists who should bring him down, but by fatal chance, Eurydice gets under the wheels. Perrier, in the image of Ertebiz, acts as the conductor of Orpheus to the world of the dead.
"Nights of Cabiria"
Another cult film in which Perrier played was Federico Fellini's drama "Nights of Cabiria."
The main role in this film was played by the wife of the director Juliet Mazin, who brought to life on the set the image of the prostitute of Cabiria.
The whole movie camera seems to be following the main character. Kabiriya is looking for the main thing in her life - true love. However, life constantly presents her with surprises, often quite unpleasant. Almost everyone who meets her on the way, only use it in pursuit of their personal interests. Being on the verge of despair, she fervently prays to Madonna, asking her that her life be corrected as soon as possible. The deity seemed to hear her.
Kabiriya meets the man she always dreamed of. This is an Oscar, it is just Francois Perrier who plays it. Films in which he participated often came with success on a European screen. This was no exception. Oscar works as an ordinary accountant, but he already seems to be a real fairy-tale prince in Cabiria. Moreover, he is very wealthy. Able to promise Kabiriya a happy and secure future.
Kabiriya believes everything. He falls in love without looking back and sells his house, giving everything to his prince. However, it turns out that Oscar also uses it. He needed only her money, after receiving which he planned to kill her. Such a complex and two-faced image was brilliantly successful for Perrier. But the main character remained in the memory of the audience, who does not take offense at either people or fate, but continues to give everyone a smile.
"Octopus"
In our country, Perrier was very famous. But not for roles in feature films, but for Serihio Silva’s criminal political serial drama “Octopus”.
In the Italian film, Perrier played the lawyer Terrazini. The actor created a classic image of a corrupt, dodgy and prudent lawyer associated with the mafia.
At the same time, it is worth noting that Perier rarely played negative roles during his years in cinema. Nevertheless, the image of a scoundrel was a success for him, which speaks of great acting talent.
Francois Perrier died in Paris in 2002. He was 82 years old.