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Jean-Pierre Léaud is a French actor and a key figure of the French New Wave. He is best known for playing Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character created by François Truffaut, in several films.
Jean-Pierre Léaud is a French actor and director, best known for his role as Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's films. He also worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Aki Kaurismäki and other New Wave and leftist filmmakers.
- January 1, 1
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- Paris, France
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Mar 24, 2017 · Something more than an actor or even a movie star, Jean-Pierre Léaud is a man who has lived his life on film. After making his screen debut at 13, Mr. Léaud is now, at 72, the subject of a...
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- J. Hoberman
Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 5, 1944, Paris, France) is a French screen actor who played leading roles in some of the most important French New Wave films of the 1960s and ’70s, particularly ones by François Truffaut.
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Learn about the life and career of Jean-Pierre Léaud, a French actor who became a symbol of the New Wave cinema and worked with directors like Truffaut, Godard and Pasolini. Discover his roles, awards, trivia and personal details on IMDb.
Mar 31, 2017 · The French cinema icon talks about his final performance as a dying king, his relationship with Francois Truffaut and his personal embrace of death. Read the interview with the reclusive actor, who was awarded at Cannes in 2016.
Fifty-six years after his debut in François Truffaut’s cult film The 400 Blows, Jean-Pierre Léaud, the 70-year-old living legend of the nouvelle Vague, has agreed to this rare interview.
