Dominic Zardi is a French actor who has performed roles in such famous films as Fantomas, Two in the City, Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard. The first role he played in 1958, the last in 2007. Throughout his life, the actor carried a love of boxing. By the number of roles, he is included in the list of the most productive actors of France of all time.
Dominic Zardi Biography
The actor was born on March 2, 1930 in Paris. In his youth he was engaged in professional boxing. Cinema became his main profession and way of earning only in 1958, when he first participated in the filming of the film. The progressive movement from small roles to large ones did not happen for Dominic Zardi, for several decades he received the role of an episode. Sometimes his hero did not say a word, and very often it happened that his last name was not listed in the credits. Nevertheless, Dominic Zardi was a sought-after actor, he was known and loved by the audience, he played roles in 500 films. Without a catchy appearance, he still knew how to draw attention to the hero he played.
Dominique Zardi was lucky to work with the best French directors - Andre Yunebel, Pierre Granier Defer, Jean-Pierre Mokki. Director Claude Chabrol, working on each of his new films, always called for help from this actor. It so happened that not one of his films was shot without the participation of Zardi. The actor was remembered by the viewer (including the Russian one) for his roles in films:
- “Chicken with Vinegar” (Henry Retord).
- “Let the beast die” (police officer).
- Doctor Popol (Bishop).
- “In the Heart of Lies” (Shuten).
Dominic Zardi, whose photo can be seen on the list of the most popular actors in France, is known for starring in two movie versions about the adventures of Fantomas: in 1964 he played a role in the film by Andre Yunebel, and in 1979 he played in the film by Claude Chabrol, translating on screen image of a train conductor.
Other activities of the actor
The life of the actor was associated not only with the movie. He worked as an editor for Sports and Entertainment, in which he tracked, commented, and analyzed boxing competitions. He was engaged in writing, succeeding in writing novels, some of which became popular, and not only in his homeland. For example, the novel "The groom wore a white dress." In addition, he showed his musical talent, becoming a composer of the paintings “The Scream of Owls” and “Madame Bovary”.
Dominic Zardi died of cancer at the age of 79 in 2009.
The most famous roles
In 1960, the movie “Hole” was released, in which one of the roles was played by Zardi. This is a criminal thriller about a certain Gaspard who has fallen into prison cells where he meets four friends. New acquaintances decide to tell him about the plans for the escape, which they decided to commit at all costs. Hoping to be free, prison inmates are daily busy breaking walls. Things are progressing little by little, with the expansion of the opening in the wall, the prisoners' confidence that their plan will work will increase.
In the same year, Dominic Zardi, whose films won several times at various film festivals, played in the historical drama Austerlitz. This picture tells of the battle of 1805, when Napoleon’s army entered into a confrontation with the Russian-Austrian army, twice its superior in human strength. It would seem that Napoleon has no way to win the main battle, but his talent as a strategist and commander and miscalculations of the short-sighted emperors of Austria and Russia allowed the incredible to happen.
Near Bridget Bordeaux
Then the actor was on the same set with the brilliant Bridget Bordeaux (while working on the film "Truth"). This drama, lasting 127 minutes, is about the provincial Domenica, which the life of the big city had a very detrimental effect. The heroine very quickly loses her moral character, but faith in love can help her to rise again. Alas, the chosen one rejects her. A humiliated and insulted girl deprives him of his life, thereby putting an end to his own fate.
In 1961, Dominic Zardi was in the company of such movie stars as Ingrid Bergman and Yves Montand, playing the role in the melodrama "Do You Love Brahms?". This is a film about the famous designer Paul Tissier. In the life of this woman there is a love triangle, where, in addition to her, there are two men: Lovelace Roger Demar and a rich young rake, suitable for her sons by age, passionately in love with her. This French-American project received one of the awards at the Cannes Film Festival of that year.
In the same period, actor Dominic Zardi played in the movie Jean-Luc Godard "Woman is Woman." This is a comedy melodrama, in which the main roles were played by Jean-Claude Brialie and Anna Karina, tells about the girl Angela, passionately dreaming of becoming a mother. However, her husband Emil is drawn to the last in this matter. The heroine has no choice but to put forward an ultimatum to him: either he or their mutual friend Alfred, who seems to be ready to offer his services, will become the child's father. At the Berlin Film Festival, actress Anna Karina received the main award for her role in this film in the nomination for Best Actress.
One of the last roles
In 2005, the actor played in the film Love for Three. This is a comedy melodrama in which the main role was played by Jean Dujardin, about two partners and friends, Pole and Franke, working in the police. Friends' relationships deteriorate after Paul finds out that his partner replaced him not only on duty, but also in bed with his wife.