Acting
Yves Montand
Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris; she made him part of her act. Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for crooner style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57. During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with American actress Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her final films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her previous marriage, Catherine Allégret. Montand's only child, a son named Valentin, by his second wife, Carole Amiel (b. 1960), was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that caused commotion across France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted even after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. The results indicated that he was not the girl's biological father. He supported left-wing causes during the 1950s and 1960s, and attended Communist festivals and meetings. ... Source: Article "Yves Montand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Nostalgia for the Future
Film · 2026
Les Rois de la comédie
Film · 2023
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Film · 2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Film · 2022
Marilyn, a woman of today
Film · 2022
Romy, A Free Woman
Film · 2022
Trintignant by Trintignant
Film · 2021
Mitterrand, président culturel
Film · 2021
Le Parti du cinéma
Film · 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Film · 2021
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood
Film · 2020
1958: Those Who Said No
Film · 2018
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
Film · 2017
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Film · 2017
The Force of Destiny
Film · 2017
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Film · 2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Film · 2014
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
Film · 2013
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Film · 2012
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Film · 2012
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Film · 2011
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Film · 2009
Marilyn, dernières séances
Film · 2008
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Film · 2006
Making 'The Misfits'
Film · 2002
Montand
Film · 1994
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Film · 1992
Netchayev is Back
Film · 1991
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
Film · 1990
Stars 90
Series · 1990
Three Seats for the 26th
Film · 1988
Jean de Florette
Film · 1986
Manon of the Spring
Film · 1986
Victoires de la musique
Series · 1985
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Film · 1984
Vive la crise !
Film · 1984
Waiter!
Film · 1983
One Minute for One Image
Film · 1983
All Fired Up
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Choice of Arms
Film · 1981
Womanlight
Film · 1979
I... for Icarus
Film · 1979
Roads to the South
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
A Grin Without a Cat
Film · 1977
La Menace
Film · 1977
Police Python 357
Film · 1976
The Big Operator
Film · 1976
A Butterfly in the Night
Film · 1976
Cérémonie des César
Series · 1976
Lovers Like Us
Film · 1975
Special Section
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Apostrophes
Series · 1975
T'es fou Marcel
Film · 1974
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Film · 1974
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
Film · 1974
Chance and Violence
Film · 1974
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Film · 1974
Les Deux mémoires
Film · 1974
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
The Son
Film · 1973
Cesar and Rosalie
Film · 1972
Tout Va Bien
Film · 1972
State of Siege
Film · 1972
J'ai tout donné
Film · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Series · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Series · 1972
Delusions of Grandeur
Film · 1971
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
Film · 1971
Le Cercle Rouge
Film · 1970
The Confession
Film · 1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Film · 1970
Z
Film · 1969
The Devil by the Tail
Film · 1969
Mr. Freedom
Film · 1969
One Night... a Train
Film · 1968
À bout portant
Series · 1968
Live for Life
Film · 1967
Is Paris Burning?
Film · 1966
The War Is Over
Film · 1966
Grand Prix
Film · 1966
Rotterdam-Europoort
Film · 1966
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Film · 1966
The Sleeping Car Murders
Film · 1965
Einer wird gewinnen
Series · 1964
The Lovely Month of May
Film · 1963
My Geisha
Film · 1962
Goodbye Again
Film · 1961
Sanctuary
Film · 1961
Let's Make Love
Film · 1960
The Law
Film · 1959
Discorama
Series · 1959
Premier mai
Film · 1958
The Witches of Salem
Film · 1957
The Wide Blue Road
Film · 1957
Men and Wolves
Film · 1957
The Wind Rose
Film · 1957
Django Reinhardt
Film · 1957
Yves Montand is Singing
Film · 1957
Un matin comme les autres
Film · 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
Cinépanorama
Series · 1956
Napoleon
Film · 1955
Marguerite of the Night
Film · 1955
Heroes and Sinners
Film · 1955
The Anatomy of Love
Film · 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Series · 1954
The Wages of Fear
Film · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
La Joie de vivre
Series · 1952
The Red Inn
Film · 1951
Paris Still Sings!
Film · 1951
Paris Is Always Paris
Film · 1951
Lost Souvenirs
Film · 1950
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Idol
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Bambi
Series · 1948
Gates of the Night
Film · 1946
Star Without Light
Film · 1946
la loi
Film