Bourvil

Bourvil (of its true name Andre Robert Raimbourg ), born the July 27th 1917 with Prétot-Vicquemare, Seine-Maritime and deceased the September 23rd 1970 with Paris (XVI {{E}} district), is a Acteur and Chanteur French.

Biography

Andre Raimbourg, alias Bourvil (or Andrel during the " Débâcle" , with Arzacq in June 1940, and in 1941-beginning 42) forever known his/her father, killed with the Great War little before its birth. He passed all his childhood with his mother and the new husband of this one, a farmer named Ménard, in the village of Bourville (which inspired its name of scene to him). He married Jeanne Lefrique (1918-1985) the January 23rd 1943 with which, he had two wire:

After a training of baker, it left in Paris region to try a musical career, which it began with Radio-hook S. Jeune artist in search of success, it settles with his wife, with Vincennes in a tiny apartment of the street of Dairy to the seventh under the roofs (It will remain there until 1947).

It then connected with numbers of “comic-peasant” (derivative of the Comique troupier), but it is with the song the Pencils that its career really began in 1945. It is besides with this song that it made its first appearance with the cinema, in 1945 in the Farm of hung of Jean Dréville.

He died in 53 years of the disease of Kahler (multiple Myélome), and rests with Montainville (Yvelines), village where he had his country house.

He is sometimes indicated by the name of “ André Bourvil ” besides (there exists a “Theater Andre Bourvil” with Paris, XI {{E}} district). It is under this name that it appears with the credits and the poster of the last but one film which it turned, the red Circle . He thanked Jean-Pierre Melville, the realizer, to have mentioned his first name thus.

Its last film, just turned after the red Circle , was the Atlantic Wall . These two films left some weeks after its death.

Jeanne Lefrique, his wife, born in 1918, died the January 26th 1985 in an car accident whereas it went Paris to Montainville on the tomb of her husband. They are both buried with the communal cemetery of Montainville in the Yvelines.

An actor of the kindness

The comic play of Bourvil rested mainly on roles of nice, sometimes a little animals or naive, as the roles which it held vis-a-vis energetic the Louis de Funès: the character incarnated by Bourvil always arrives, by his kindness, to not only make laugh, but also to escape machiavelic handling of the characters interpreted by Funès.

Bourvil however held of the more dramatic roles, like the odd-job man in the Christmas tree . In this role, he sees the relation between a young sick boy and his father, of which he is the servant. In this film as in comic films, the spectator can be easily identified with the character played by Bourvil, because it is a simple man. One can also quote his role of Thénardier in the film adaptation of the Misérables , or his last but one role, that of a police superintendent in the red Circle .

Bourvil was a very cultivated man. His/her friend Georges Brassens, become his neighbor with Montainville, entrusted that he was perfect the honest man, way 17th century and suggested readings to him. It shared with Brassens an encyclopedic knowledge on the song française.
He knew also Jean-Paul Sartre and one thought of him for the Comédie-Française.

Today, there remains a reference for many artists. François Morel and Antoine de Caunes in particular carried out a portrait of him in March 2005 within the framework of the television program on most famous of the French through the centuries when it arrived in 7th position, pledge of a very great popularity, 35 years after its disappearance.

Roles and works

Bourvil received the price of the best actor of the festival of Venice (the Volpi Cut) for its role in the film the Crossing of Paris (according to the work of Marcel Aymé). Complete actor, it chose on several occasions roles treating of subjects of company, in particular by coproduisant films with Jean-Pierre Mocky ( the City of the Inexpressible Fear or the Great Fun , the Large Detergent …). He also ensured the doubling of his English films.

Catalog of films

1941-1949

(*: name of the second husband of his mother, who raised it)

1950-1959

1960-1970

(**: having a colorized version)

Actors with whom Bourvil played

Duet famous:

  • Louis de Funès: the Nitwit / the Great Ramble (generic commun runs also for Poisson d' Avril , Hussards and the crossing of Paris )

  • Jean Gabin: the Crossing of Paris / the Poor wretches
  • Lino Ventura: the Longest way round / the Large Mouths
  • Jean Marsh: Capitan / Uneven the
  • Fernandel: kitchen with butter
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo: funny of Sunday / the Brain
  • Alain Delon: the Longest way round / the red Circle
  • Bernard Blier: Hussards / the Poor wretches
  • Michele Morgan: the mirror with two faces / Fortunat

but also:

Scenario writers having turned with Bourvil

Results with the boxoffice

  • 1946 : Not so stupid: 6,20 million entries

  • 1951: the Rose tree of Mrs Husson: 4,30 million entries
  • 1956: the Crossing of Paris: 4,89 million entries
  • 1956: the Singer of Mexico City: 4,78 million entries
  • 1958: the Poor wretches: 9,94 million entries
  • 1959: Uneven the: 5,83 million entries
  • 1959: the green Mare: 5,27 million entries
  • 1960: Capitan: 5,18 million entries
  • 1961: All the gold of the world: 2,40 million entries
  • 1961: the longest Day: 10,96 million entries
  • 1963: Kitchen with butter: 6,40 million entries
  • 1965: the Nitwit: 11,74 million entries
  • 1966: the Great Ramble: 17,27 million entries
  • 1967: the green Mare always: several million entries in the USSR, Bourvil becoming thus the guest of Honor of the cinematographic Festival of Moscow , where it is acclaimed ( the Nitwit having already obtained the Prix of the best scenario to this festival in 1965)
  • 1969: the Brain: 5,55 million entries
  • 1969: the red Circle: 4,34 million entries
  • 1970: the Atlantic Wall: 4,73 million entries

Theater, operettas, opera, radios, turned

  • 1937 : the English such as one speaks it , theater with the Armies, barracks of the Seedbed (24e regiment of infantry), Paris 8th
  • 1937: Arlésienne , with the Gaîté-Lyric of Paris, theater with the Armies
  • 1938: Variety of the Young Amateurs , on Radio City
  • 1942: the Review of the Laughter , theater of the Alhambra (October) (with, Roger Pierre…)
  • 1943 : That feels so good the Review , theater of Alhambra (July) (with Georges Guétary…)
  • 1945 at end 1947: Shovel-Mixes , on Radio-Luxembourg, emission of Jean-Jacques Vital (the inventor of the family Duraton , future Director of Air Production), with Mr Champagne with the plays, Ray Ventura and its Collégiens , Henri Genoa. ; Robert Rocca ensures his texts
  • 1946: the Good Hostess operetta of Vital Jean-Jacques and Serge Veber, on a setting in scene of Fred Pasquali, in Alhambra
  • 1946: estival round three months in first high-speed motorboat part of the Schoolboys of Ray Ventura , sponsored by Bruno Coquatrix
  • 1947: the Maharajah operetta of Vital Jean-Jacques and Serge Veber, on a setting in scene of Fred Pasquali, in Alhambra
  • 1947 and 1948: Constellation 48 , radio broadcast of variety on RDF written by Robert Picq and Pierre Ferrary, introduced by Mauricet, with Ray Ventura and its orchestra, Henri Salvador. ; texts of Bourvil still with Robert Rocca
  • 1948: Tales of Hoffmann , opera of Jacques Offenbach, with the theater of the Fields-Êlysées with the orchestra of the Op3era Comique
  • 1949: Ebullient Achilles comedy of Paul Nivoix, on a setting in scene of Robert Dhéry, with the Theater of the Varieties
  • 1949 and 1950: Coffee of the corner , radio broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg by Vital Jean-Jacques, with texts of Maurice Horgues and Robert Rocca, sponsored by Verigoud then Cinzano . Jacques Grello is the Barman , and Bourvil Mr Chose
  • 1950: Some Steps in Waxing , for three months with the Quebec, with Roger Pierre (accessory two years later in the Norman Hole ), Jean Richard, Darry Cowl, within the framework of the troop Burlesques of Paris (from which Louis de Funès will form part later a few months, like pianist-actor ) directed by max Révol
  • 1950: Me sior Nanar operetta of Vital Jean-Jacques, Pierre Ferrari and Andre Hornez, on a setting in scene of Fred Pasquali, Theater of the Star
  • 1951 and 1952: Adventures of Bourvil , on Radio-Luxembourg, realized by Andre Sallée, texts of Robert Picq, sponsored by the pastes Milliat . Bourvil is Marcel Lapierre
  • 1951: Flying saucers , on Radio-Luxembourg with Jean Nohain, emission of Louis Merlin. Bourvil is then the Professor Soucoupe , at the sides of Pauline Carton and André Gillois
  • 1952: the Road flowered operetta of Raymond Vincy, with Georges Guétary on a setting in scene of max Révol, Theater of the ABC. Work will last 4 years without interruption. That is to say 1302 representations has Paris, and a round in province
  • 1952: Phi-Phi recording of the famous operetta of Albert Willemetz
  • 1956: Cavalcade with Georges Guétary, on Radio-Luxembourg, each one coachant a group of artists in competition, then
  • 1956: the Race with the emerald , always on Radio-Luxembourg, and Radio operator Monte Carlo, and always with Georges Guétary, for a musical serial this-time
  • 1958: comedy of Jules Romans, on a setting in scene of Jean-Louis Barrault
  • 1958: Pacifico operetta of Claude Nivoix, on a setting in scene of max Revol, with the Saint Martin's day Door, with its principal accomplices of the flowered Road
  • 1962: the Good cushy job comedy of Michel Andre, on a setting in scene of Raymond Bailly
  • 1965: Ouah! Ouah! operetta of Michel Andre, on a setting in scene of Roland Bailly, the music was coécrite by Etienne Lorin and Gaby Wagenheim
  • between 1969 and 1970: Door mat , morning daily program on Europe 1, with Robert Rocca and Maurice Horgues, under the direction of Lucien Morisse, during a few weeks. Jean Richard succeeded
to him

Songs

Bourvil carried out, parallel to its cinematographic career, a career with the Music-hall and the Opérette, during which he interpreted nearly 300 songs. Generally playing of the characters of nice, even of simpleton (cf supra ), he sang some also often during more first half of his career to the Cinéma. Among most known:
  • 1945 : the Pencils , words of Bourvil and music of Etienne Lorin, song of the film the Farm of hung .
  • 1946 : For sure , words of Bourvil and music of Rapha and Emile Prudhomme, song of the film Not so stupid .
  • 1947 : It is the Piston , song of the film Blanc like snows .
  • 1947 : Rumba of the brush , words of Bourvil and music of Etienne Lorin and Sterval, song of the film By the window .
  • 1949 : Tactics of the gendarme , 4th film of Andre Berthomieu with Bourvil, the King Pandore , words of Bourvil and Lionel Leplat, music of Etienne Lorin.
  • 1952 : Language baby or the Children Fan-Fan , words of Bourvil as of 1937 to amuse his/her buddies of regiment, song of the film the Norman Hole . Colorized version of the song
  • 1954: Aragon and Castille of Bobby Lapointe, in the film Poisson of April .
  • 1956 : When one is two friends , with Luis Mariano in the film the Singer of Mexico City .
  • 1958 : I love you well (Casimir and Nasturtium) in duet with Pebble Bruno, in the operetta Pacifico .
  • 1958 : Irish Ballade , words of Eddy Marnay and music of Emil Stern.
  • 1959 : Fruit salad , words of Red-headed Christmas, music of Armand Canfora and Christmas Russet-red.
  • 1960 : My p' tite song , words of Robert Nyel and music of Gaby Verlor.
  • 1960 : to speak about love , always with Pebble Bruno, in the film Capitan (like Wandering entertainer )
  • 1962: It was well , more known under the name apocryphal book of the Petit ball lost , words of Robert Nyel and music of Gaby Verlor.
  • 1962 : a moonlight in Maubeuge , words of Pierre Perrin & Claude Blondy, music of Pierre Perrin, song of the film éponyme of Jean Chérasse.
  • 1963 : Tenderness , words of Red-headed Christmas and music of Hubert Giraud.
  • 1963 : an air of youth , words of Bernard Dimey and music of Henri Salvador, in the film the Nest egg of Josefa .
  • 1967 : the Giraffes , words and music of Michel Berger.
  • 1970 : That (I love you… me either) , duet with Jacqueline Maillan, words of Serge Gainsbourg and Marcel Mithois, music of Serge Gainsbourg, a parody by Maillan and Bourvil of the tubuesque work of Gainsbourg.
  • 1970 : Poor Lola , duet with Jacqueline Maillan, words of Serge Gainsbourg and Bourvil, music of Serge Gainsbourg.

Part of its discography

Music (harmonica, mandoline, accordion, guitar, cornet, trumpet, bugle…)

  • 1934 : municipal harmony of Fountain-the-Dun
  • 1935: musical trio with Saint-Laurent-in-Caux, with the trumpet, with Victor Gemptel (mechanic, with the accordion), and Dr. Piory (doctor, with the violin)
  • 1935: municipal harmony of Rouen Saint-Sever
  • 1936: municipal harmony of Rouen
  • 1937: section music of the 24e regiment of infantry (Paris)
  • 1941 and 1942: course of trumpet of the Conservatoire of Paris (as a free candidate)
  • Accordéoniste of Bordered '' the woman with barb '' with the ABC in 1941, with Etienne Lorin

Rewards

  • 1st of the contest of Georges Lighter with the Parisian Station in 1938
  • Price Byrrh of the radio-hook Been engaged of Byrrh to Radio operator Paris in 1938
  • Grand Prix of the Academy of the French disc in 1953, with the Parisian Pierrots and orchestrates it Nelly Marco
  • Comique most popular French of the year for Radio-Luxembourg in 1953 (survey)
  • Prix of male interpretation (Volpi cut) to the Mostra of Venice in 1956 for the crossing of Paris
  • Victoire French Cinema of the best actor in 1956 for the Crossing of Paris
  • Victoire of the French Cinema of the best actor in 1959 for the Mirror with two faces
  • Price Georges Courteline of humor in 1961 for the State of worry
  • Courteline Price of humor in 1964 for Kitchen with butter (also decreed with Fernandel)
  • Named Knight of the Arts and the Letters in 1968
  • … whereas the same year, he refused - always by modesty to be established in the Ordre legion of Honor , Charles de Gaulle being proposed in person for possibly giving it to him
  • During the the Sixties ', it moreover obtained the Price of interpretation of the Academy of the French Cinema ( Star of Crystal ), and a Médaille of Honor of the town of Paris

Quotations

  • “ To hold a comic role, it is exactly like making the court with a pretty girl. It is necessary of the guarantor ”
  • “ It is not right ”, on its bed of death, at 53 years
  • Of Charles de Gaulle: “ the songs of Bourvil amuse me much: they change me European palaver of " Môssieur" Monnet and of " Môssieur" Schumann! ”

  • “ the world is filled of Bourvil. My chance, it is that they believe that I am only the ”

Anecdotes

  • It was accepted 1st canton with the Certificat of primary studies in 1931, whereas it voluntarily failed by love 21 years later this same test, in the Norman Hole in 1952, then 35 years old (32 in film)
  • It formed transitory duets with the cabaret in 1941, with Etienne Lorin (musical clowns), then Jean Richard
  • Bourvil becomes a character of Cartoon, in the short film Grrr of 1952
  • Lucien Raimbourg, of distant relationship, turned with him in Sérénade to Texas in 1958
  • It refused the role of the Juve police chief in Fantomas , entrusted to Louis de Funès due to timetable overloaded
  • the tri-car of the film the Aces fell to him above into a ditch in 1967: its vertebral osseous pains revealed…
  • then Hoping to live old, it gave a very detailed attention to a food healthy and balanced
  • a postal Timbre “Bourvil” was published by the French post office in 1994, within the framework of a series devoted to the actors of the French cinema.
  • Louis de Funès in 1965 (*) and Bourvil in 1968 (**) went up on board the France. Fernandel was satisfied of the Ile de France in 1957 (***) . (*: the Gendarme in New York ; **: the Brain ; ***: In Paris both )
  • Pledge of a talent except standard , Fernandel interpreted 6 different family roles 1st degree in 1954 in the World's wonder , Bourvil 3 in 1961 in All the gold of the world , and Michel Simon 2 in 1952 in the Life of an honest man like Louis de Funès in 1961 in Beautiful American the ( except contest Jerry Lewis in 1965 in the Uncles Jokers , thanks to 7 roles! 1 driver and 6 brothers)

Projects

The death of Bourvil put an end to several its cinematographic wishes ( the Albatross of Jean-Pierre Mocky; a War of Gaules and the tribulations of two frenchies in the USA, with Louis de Funès, and always by Gerard Oury; adventures of a tonic country priest of the Country of Caux imagined by the abbot Alexandre.) and theatrical ( the Contract with Funès, written by Francis Veber and put indeed in scene by Jean the Foal).

Only the Delusions of grandeur , drawn from Ruy Blas (Yves Montand the substitute) and the Bloody nuisance , resulting from the Contrat (with Jacques Brel as first François Pinion) were then carried out.

Autobiography (another project)

  • It is the Piston : an about sixty layers handwritten, unfinished. and lost

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