Criterions splendid box finally preserves pierre etaixs cinema du nouvelle slapstick for the digital age. Pierre etaix has a deadpan comedy style much like buster keaton or harold lloyd. Apr 01, 2010 perhaps its mild sweetness or gelatinous texture is just too unfamiliar. In it, etaix trains his discerning eye on idle summer vacationers, but the film has bigger fish to fry, asking pertinent questions about the sexualization of culture, class. This release from criterion brings together every film, both features and shorts, directed by the lesserknown french comedian pierre etaix, who specialized in the kind of physical comedy associated with more celebrated auteurs like jacques tati and buster keaton.
Rupture pierre etaix, jeanclaude carriere francia, 1961 11 min i imgur com6trhboj png filmaffinity sinopsis. Annie fratellini et pierre etaix a laccordeon archive ina duration. Later she became the first female circus clown in france and the founder of the first circus school of the country. Documentaire valerie fratellini, le saut dans le vide. Etaix made a series of short and featurelength films, many of them cowritten by influential screenwriter jeanclaude carriere. Annie fratellini annie fratellini 1958, vinyl discogs.
See uptodate pricelists and view recent announcements for this location. Singer, actress, clown, circus director, circus teacher. Heiress to the legendary clown dynasty, annie fratellini 19321997 was born in the circus, left the circus, and returned to the circus to become one of frances most celebrated clowns with her husband, pierre etaix and, later, with her daughter, valeriebefore creating a circus school in 1975, which has. Ecole nationale du cirque, annie fratellini, paris, france. Happy anniversary pierre etaix part 1 of 2 youtube. The granddaughter of a famous clown and a member of the fratellini circus family, annie fratellini continued the tradition by being a circus artist herself as of the age of fourteen. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Some of his film, like the suitor, could easily have been silent films. Annie fratellini, french performer who was the first female circus clown in france, was a founder of the countrys first circus school, and went on to a successful stage and motion picture career b.
Who knows, maybe youll find yourself falling in love, too. Janus films is proud to correct that situation with 8 new prints. She was the fourth generation of one of europes most illustrious clown dynasties, the fratellini family, a french circus family of. Toki o kakeru shojo the little girl who conquered time. Pierre etaixs most radical film, and perhaps unsurprisingly the one that effectively ended his career in cinema, land of milk and honey is a fascinating investigative documentary about postmay 68 french society.
The return of pierre etaix and le grand amour the new yorker. Annie fratellini et pierre etaix a laccordeon archive. The set includes all of etaix s films, including his last, a documentary about the french during summer vacations. Suave takes on italian cuisine dished up in cozy environs make i fratellini a great datenight spot. Annie fratellini and pierre etaix separated in 1987. Francois fratellini french circus performer britannica. He won an academy award for best live action short film in 1963. For me, as for many in new york, an image that emerges today from out of the past is that of the french director pierre etaix, whose name. In europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the auguste in a clown team. In nazioccupied france, a jewish child is sent away from his family and conceals his religious affiliation from the antisemitic elderly man that takes care of him.
Happy anniversary heureux anniversaire starring and directed by pierre etaix. Pierre etaix biography, movie highlights and photos. Franck fernandel et les clowns annie fratellini et les bario 1966 duration. Fratellini brothers, a clown triopaul, francois, and albert respectively, b. Comedian, illustrator, gagman, film director pierre etaix has done it all, and yet he remains largely unknown outside his homeland. Personally, i love the stuff, and i fratellini s is a panna cotta well worth getting to know. Sep 11, 2015 download toki o kakeru shojo the little girl who conquered time 1983. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Films include yoyo, le grand amour, and le soupirant. Oct 19, 2012 the return of pierre etaix and le grand amour. Pierre etaix was born on november 23, 1928 in roanne, loire, france as pierre leon etaix. En 1973, il cree avec son epouse annie fratellini lecole nationale du cirque.
Other articles where francois fratellini is discussed. Annie fratellini 14 november 1932 1 july 1997 was a french circus artist, singer, film actress and clown she was born annie violette fratellini on 14 november 1932, in algiers, french algeria, where her parents, who were circus performers, were touring. Oct 14, 2016 pierre etaix in yoyo, his 1965 masterpiece, in which he played a spoilt millionaire who loses all in the wall street crash. Annie fratellini and pierre etaix in le grand amour. See if you can pick out the shots that were undercranked filmed slower than 24.
He was married to odile crepin, annie fratellini and denise bernard. Valerie fratellini granierdeferre had already replaced etaix as annie s clown generic term for all clowns and augustes. Land of milk and honey 1971 the criterion collection. Annie fratellini burble up to the surface on their wedding day. Auteur, cineaste, clown, dessinateur, affichiste, dramaturge, magicien, musicien et gagman, pierre etaix construit sa carriere essentiellement autour du comique et des arts du cirque. At one point in the desultory memoir, etaix s bed floats out of his house and motors on down the street, encountering leisurely country roads and other. Pierre etaix, annie fratellini, nicole calfan, comedy, romance. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, his films were unavailable from the 1970s. Annie fratellini french circus performer britannica. Annie fratellini et pierre etaix a laccordeon archive ina.
1071 201 1408 221 612 662 434 1454 1495 456 434 1402 1055 1147 241 1359 77 992 481 355 254 1035 856 1314 1125 570 1537 1039 350 1477 168 1453 107 902 123 797 426