Jean-Christophe Bouvet is a talented French actor who has about 150 roles. One of the most memorable images was General Bertino, who appears in several parts of the comedy film "Taxi". This character is so liked by the audience that the expression “Yes, my general” is associated with Jean-Christophe Bouvet.
Biographical data
Date of birth - March 24, 1947. Jean-Christophe Bouvet was born in the capital of France - Paris. Information about his childhood is not available, but it is known that in his youth he studied at the University of Paris VIIIth district, where he studied film, linguistics and psychoanalysis.
Acquainted with French filmmakers Claude Chabrol and Andre Silence, Bouvet becomes their assistant. Jean-Christophe is involved in acting, as well as helping with screenwriting and directorial work.
In 1969, he was invited to an insignificant role in the film of Jacques Skandelari La Philosophie dans le boudoir, with which his career in cinema began.
Death Penalty Fighter
Jean-Christophe Bouvet was a staunch opponent of the death penalty. He took this position after 07/15/1976, a twenty-year-old guy, Christian Ranyushi, was executed in a Marseille prison on a guillotine. This event shocked the actor. He invited Paul Vekshali to write a script for the movie "Machine". Subsequently, in this film, Jean-Christophe Bouvet plays the main character - Pierre Lanti, who is attracted to young children. The hero of the film is sentenced to death for committing the murder of a child. In addition to acting on this film, Bouvet co-wrote the script.
Best work
In the film "Under the Sun of Satan", Jean-Christophe starred with the famous French actor Gerard Depardieu. The film was appreciated by both viewers and film critics. In 1987, the film became a laureate of the Cannes Film Festival.
After the release of the movie “Taxi 2” (2000), where the actor played a serious and at the same time comedic character - General Bertino, Jean-Christophe Bouvet gained worldwide fame. He was loved by many viewers.
Jean-Christophe Beauvais: filmography
As already mentioned, the actor played about 150 roles. He starred in films of famous directors, including:
- Claude Chabrol;
- Gerard Kravchik;
- Jean-Luc Godard;
- Raul Ruiz;
- Jean-Claude Giguet;
- Paul Vaxchall;
- Luke Mullet and others.
The career of the actor began in the 70s of the last century and continues to this day. During this time, he managed to try on more than a hundred images. Here are just some of the roles of this talented actor:
- In the film "Marie Antoinette" (2005) played the Duke of Choiselle.
- In "Black Venus" (2009) appears in the image of the journalist Charles Merkaya.
- Jean-Michel Bitumen in the comedy "Official Program" (2017).
- In the films "Taxi 2" (2000), "Taxi 3" (2003) and "Taxi 4" (2007) plays General Edmond Bertino, who is also the father of Lily - the beloved girl of the protagonist.
- In the movie "Captain Ahab" (2007), he successfully gets used to the image of the king of England.
- In Kinoman (2009), he appears as the principal of the school, Monsieur Coca.
- In the movie “The Machine” (1977), Bouvet reveals the image of a criminal sentenced to death.
- He appears as the main team leader in the film "Meetings after Midnight" (2013).
- Gauthier - in the detective-comedy film "Two Remy, Two" (2015).
This is just a small list of the work of an outstanding actor. We hope that he will continue to delight fans of his talent with new catchy roles.