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Ronet was born in ], ], the son of professional actors Emile Robinet and Gilberte Dubreuil. He studied at the ] where ] was one of his mentors. He made his fim debut in ] | Ronet was born in ], ], the son of professional actors Emile Robinet and Gilberte Dubreuil. He studied at the ] where ] was one of his mentors. He made his fim debut in ] | ||
''Rendez-vous de juillet'' (1949). Shortly thereafter he married actress Maria Pacôme and departed to southern France to try his hand at ceramics, painting, writing and music. Throughout the early 50's he |
''Rendez-vous de juillet'' (1949) at the age of 22. Shortly thereafter, he married actress Maria Pacôme and departed to southern France to try his hand at ceramics, painting, writing and music. Throughout the early 50's he made his living by selling some of works to a gallerie(?) and acting in small roles in the films of ] and ], mostly with ambitions of becoming a director. However, he slowly came to discover a renewed passion for acting and the freedom and satisfaction he had been lacking. | ||
He first garnered acclaim at ] in 1952 for his work in Jean Dreville's ''Horizons sans fin (Endless Horizons)'' and over the next few years, notably as the lead in André Michel's ] (The Witch)(1956) and in ] follow-up to ]: ] (He Who Must Die) (1957). However, it was at the presentation ''La Sorcière'' at the ] that he met his creative counterpart in ] who had won the top prize for his first film, the documentary "Le Monde du silence" ]. Ronet made his breakthrough as ''Julien Tavernier'' in Malle's first fiction film ] ('']'') (1957). <br /> | |||
He went on to act in close to one hundred French, Spanish and Italian films in the 50s, 60s and 70's, notably: '']'' (1960), ''La Dénonciation'' (1962), Malle's finest work of that period - '']'' (''Le Feu follet'', 1963), which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , Claude Chabrol's ''The Champagne Murders'' (''La Scandale'', 1967) and '']'' (1968), and ] ''La Piscine'' (1969). | |||
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He worked multiple times with ], ] and ], and with French actors of higher legend, (but, arguably, no greater talent or versatility) like ], ], ] and ]. He did direct two films of his own - ''Le Voleur de Tibidabo'' (1964) and an adaptation of ''Herman Melville's'' ''Bartleby'' (1976) as well as two documentaries "''Vers l'île des dragons''" (1974) and "''Mozambique''" for French television. He also wrote 2 books : "''L'ile des Dragons''" (1973) and "''Le Métier de Comédien''" (1977), an honest and thorough discussion on the acting profession. | |||
His marriage to ] (b. ], ] in ]) ended in divorce in 1956. He lived with ], daughter of ], from 1977 until his death, by whom he had a son, Julien (b. ]). | His marriage to ] (b. ], ] in ]) ended in divorce in 1956. He lived with ], daughter of ], from 1977 until his death, by whom he had a son, Julien (b. ]). |
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Maurice Ronet, born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet, (13 April 1927 - 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director and writer.
Ronet was born in Nice, Alpes Maritimes, the son of professional actors Emile Robinet and Gilberte Dubreuil. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire where Jean-Louis Barrault was one of his mentors. He made his fim debut in Jacques Becker's Rendez-vous de juillet (1949) at the age of 22. Shortly thereafter, he married actress Maria Pacôme and departed to southern France to try his hand at ceramics, painting, writing and music. Throughout the early 50's he made his living by selling some of works to a gallerie(?) and acting in small roles in the films of Yves Allégret and René Wheeler, mostly with ambitions of becoming a director. However, he slowly came to discover a renewed passion for acting and the freedom and satisfaction he had been lacking.
He first garnered acclaim at Cannes in 1952 for his work in Jean Dreville's Horizons sans fin (Endless Horizons) and over the next few years, notably as the lead in André Michel's La Sorcière (The Witch)(1956) and in Jules Dassin's follow-up to Rififi: Celui qui doit mourir (He Who Must Die) (1957). However, it was at the presentation La Sorcière at the Cannes Film Festival that he met his creative counterpart in Louis Malle who had won the top prize for his first film, the documentary "Le Monde du silence" The Silent World. Ronet made his breakthrough as Julien Tavernier in Malle's first fiction film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) (1957).
He went on to act in close to one hundred French, Spanish and Italian films in the 50s, 60s and 70's, notably: Plein Soleil (1960), La Dénonciation (1962), Malle's finest work of that period - The Fire Within (Le Feu follet, 1963), which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , Claude Chabrol's The Champagne Murders (La Scandale, 1967) and La Femme infidèle (1968), and Jacques Deray's La Piscine (1969).
He worked multiple times with Chabrol, Alexandre Astruc and René Clément, and with French actors of higher legend, (but, arguably, no greater talent or versatility) like Jean Seberg, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and Jeanne Moreau. He did direct two films of his own - Le Voleur de Tibidabo (1964) and an adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby (1976) as well as two documentaries "Vers l'île des dragons" (1974) and "Mozambique" for French television. He also wrote 2 books : "L'ile des Dragons" (1973) and "Le Métier de Comédien" (1977), an honest and thorough discussion on the acting profession.
His marriage to Maria Pacôme (b. July 18, 1923 in Paris) ended in divorce in 1956. He lived with Josephine Chaplin, daughter of Charles Chaplin, from 1977 until his death, by whom he had a son, Julien (b. 1980).
He died in Paris of cancer.
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