
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.
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- 2023 · Les Rois de la comédie as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Trintignant by Trintignant as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Mitterrand, président culturel as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Le Parti du cinéma as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · 1958: Those Who Said No as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · The Incredible Mr. Piccoli as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2015 · The End of a Beautiful Epoch as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2013 · Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26' as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2011 · Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · D'un film à l'autre as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Making 'The Misfits' as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Montand as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · IP5: The Island of Pachyderms as Léon Marcel
- 1991 · Netchayev is Back as Pierre Marroux
- 1990 · Stars 90 as Self
- 1990 · Rush - Voyage à Moscou as Self
- 1988 · Three Seats for the 26th as Yves Montand
- 1986 · Manon of the Spring as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
- 1986 · Jean de Florette as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self
- 1984 · Good Morning, Mr. Orwell as Self
- 1983 · Waiter! as Alex, head waiter
- 1983 · One Minute for One Image as Narrator
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · All Fired Up as Victor Valance
- 1981 · Choice of Arms as Noel Durieux
- 1979 · I... For Icarus as Henri Volney
- 1979 · Womanlight as Michel Follin
- 1978 · Roads to the South as Jean Larrea
- 1977 · A Grin Without a Cat as Narrator (voice)
- 1977 · La Menace as Henri Savin
- 1976 · The Big Operator as Morland
- 1976 · Police Python 357 as Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
- 1976 · A Butterfly in the Night as Voz
- 1975 · Lovers Like Us as Martin
- 1975 · Special Section as Un milicien
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1975 · Apostrophes as Self
- 1974 · The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer as Self
- 1974 · Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others as Vincent, entrepreneur
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974 · Les Deux mémoires as Self
- 1974 · Chance and Violence as Laurent Bermann
- 1974 · T'es fou Marcel as Self
- 1973 · The Son as Ange Orahona
- 1972 · State of Siege as Philip Michael Santore
- 1972 · Cesar and Rosalie as César
- 1972 · J'ai tout donné as Self
- 1972 · Tout Va Bien as Him, Jacques
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main Guest
- 1971 · Delusions of Grandeur as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
- 1971 · You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London as Self - Interviewee
- 1970 · Le Cercle Rouge as Jansen
- 1970 · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Dr. Marc Chabot
- 1970 · The Confession as Gérard (A.L. / Artur London)
- 1969 · Z as The Deputy, a doctor
- 1969 · The Devil by the Tail as Le baron César Maricorne
- 1969 · Mr. Freedom as Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
- 1968 · À bout portant as Self
- 1968 · One Night... a Train as Mathias
- 1967 · Live for Life as Robert Colomb
- 1966 · Grand Prix as Jean-Pierre Sarti
- 1966 · Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
- 1966 · Is Paris Burning? as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
- 1966 · The War Is Over as Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
- 1966 · Rotterdam-Europoort as Narrator (French version) (voice)
- 1965 · The Sleeping Car Murder as L'inspecteur Grazzi
- 1964 · Einer wird gewinnen as Self
- 1963 · The Lovely Month of May as Narrator (French version) (voice)
- 1962 · My Geisha as Paul Robaix
- 1961 · Goodbye Again as Roger Demarest
- 1961 · Sanctuary as Candy Man
- 1960 · Let's Make Love as Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1959 · The Law as Matteo Brigante
- 1958 · Premier mai as Jean Meunier
- 1957 · The Wide Blue Road as Giovanni Squarciò
- 1957 · The Witches of Salem as John Proctor
- 1957 · Yves Montand is Singing as Self
- 1957 · The Wind Rose as Yves (archive footage)
- 1957 · Men and Wolves as Ricuccio
- 1957 · Django Reinhardt as Narrator (voice)
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1956 · Un matin comme les autres as Yves
- 1955 · Marguerite of the Night as M. Léon
- 1955 · Heroes and Sinners as Michel Rivière
- 1955 · Napoleon as Lefebvre
- 1954 · Reflets de Cannes as Self
- 1954 · The Anatomy of Love as Vasco
- 1953 · The Wages of Fear as Mario Livi
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1951 · Paris Still Sings! as Self
- 1951 · Paris Is Always Paris as Yves Montand
- 1951 · The Red Inn as Singing Commentator (voice)
- 1950 · Lost Souvenirs as Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
- 1950 · Rendez-vous de l'espérance as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Idol as Fontana
- 1948 · BAMBI Awards as Self
- 1946 · Gates of the Night as Jean Diego
- 1946 · Star Without Light as Pierre