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Years active. 1982–present. Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French actor. He is known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association with director Leos Carax. Lavant has played the lead role in all but ...
Jan 5, 2022 · Name: Denis Lavant. Born: June 17, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Early career: As a teen he loved Marcel Marceau, the legendary mime artist, and was inspired to study circus and pantomime skills… and then TV and the movie world beckoned, before his collaboration with Leos Carax saw him hit the big time. I know the face….
Sep 28, 2020 · A battle built through tension: The stand-off duet between Gilles Sentain (Grégoire Colin), left, and Galoup (Mr. Lavant). via Criterion Collection. Galoup’s downfall is brought on by his ...
Denis Lavant. Actor: Holy Motors. Denis Lavant was born on 17 June 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Holy Motors (2012), Beau Travail (1999) and Bad Blood (1986).
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Jun 18, 2021 · The most recognizable film Lavant has starred in is Carax’s Holy Motors: an arthouse film that took the 2010’s by storm. In it, Lavant partakes in a number of music based sequences (I shall never forget the army of accordions). My personal favourite is this beautiful number he does with another, both donning motion capture suits.
Lavant in our later interview is able to shed a little more light, though not that much. “You never know how the audience will react,” he says in his speedy way of talking, hardly stopping to ...
May 25, 2012 · Denis Lavant, a front-runner for best actor at Cannes, discusses his role in “Holy Motors,” which requires him to assume multiple roles, including that of a beggar woman, father of a teenager, assassin and victim.
