Funes LOUIS DE

French actor. Appeared in films: "Razin," "Big Walk", "Little bather," gendarme of the Saint-Tropez "," Fantomas "," man-band ", etc.

Carlos Luis de Funes de Galarza was born July 31, 1914 in the Paris suburb of Courbevoie. The house of Louis Street Carnot all refueled Madame de Funes, Leonor. Her husband, Carlos, noble Spanish nobleman, fondling the women of the neighborhood, worked in the jewelry store.

In high school, Louis has shown a surprising lack of exact sciences. He liked to fool around behind the backs of teachers. Once, when he wishes to play a noble robber Zorro de Funes deftly lashed to lasso the neck of one of his buddies. The boy miraculously stayed alive. Then his mother sent Louis to earn money.

De Funes worked Skornyakov, draftsman, hand, decorated shop windows, razvozil milk in the morning ...

He will never forget the humiliation of that experience, when the board found him unfit for combat service: with an increase of 1 m 64 cm vicennial Louis weighed just 55 kg.

For the first time de Funes went on stage to play in college Kulommerskom Royal turkey ", which performed the role of the army regiment son Henry IV. Reviewer noted that he was "playing with fire."

Since 1941, the de Funes attends theater courses Rene Simon. It was here that he met his future wife Joan Bartholomew. Romantic girl, who knew by heart the whole Lafontaine, comes from the venerable family is proud of distant kinship with the writer Guy de Mopassanom.

April 22, 1942 they married. War. Paris hungry. Louis started with a hard-steward on the food warehouse. He weighed the seeds and cut the oil. Then de Funes worked ballroom pianist in cabaret night at the square Pigal. Louis got two free meals per day - and a wife who was pregnant.

First, Patrick was born in November 1944. A few years later, Jeanne gave birth to second son - Olivier. Louis has never concealed his sympathy for the youngest son. However, the child-rearing time, he had never had ... For the first time, Louis appeared on the screen in 1945. A long time, he played occasional roles: servant, vorishek, waiters, neighbors, gatekeepers, and artists. It even tried to make the hero-lover. De Funes have to accept any, even the tiny role, because he almost always did not have enough money to pay for an apartment or on the Sunday dinner for the family.

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When he next few years, said: "From 1945 to 1963 you acted in 112 films," - he has to correct: "No, I can only have episodic roles. His first film? "Barbizonskoe temptation." "I opened the door Pierre Lark, and then closes it. That was my role, "- explains the actor. From each of the banal situation it was necessary to draw a laugh. De Funes did he could rely more on themselves than on the situation. But luck is not coming. Although many episodes of the actor are extremely fun.

Louis de Funes in those years was predominantly entertainment: Every night - every day - he appeared before the audience in the same Review, and so throughout the season, then the next variety revue.

He began to learn after the movie Le Chanouh "Dad, mom, maid and I" (1954). And then, forgetting the name of the actor, told the audience: "And, this is the one who played a neighbor ..." Monsieur calomel - de Funes did not know the rest, it is up to the entire case. Neighbors move - Monsieur calomel there as here. Setting the hand, it shows how easy it will be down the hall closet. Not passed - so it must be raspilit. In short, in Monsieur calomel are the features of "all-knowing and vseumeyuschego" figure, so grandiosely developed in the comic nature of the de Funes.

But this success came to him after the film screens not caught - not a thief "Robert. By this time Louis has been more than 75 episodic roles!

His hero, Blair - poacher, knave, villain - a virtuoso podsekaet trout, arranges for Silko kuropatok and genius of the nose leads the law enforcement bodies. He openly laughs over the law and the fools, personifying this Act, - near the mayor, the police, the prison director. But his laughter is almost no wipe rather buxom irony.

The screen was born "the same" Louis - Mobile irrepressible choleric with wild mug and grimace, which is not tired to go after criminals and gold bullion. On actor de Funes graciously talked critics and viewers, this time to remember his name.

Success won at the painting, was established de Funes in subsequent films: "The perfect American" (1961), "Devil and the Ten Commandments" (1962), "gendarme of St. Tropez" (1963) and especially in the famous series of "Fantomase, which in 1964 began to put the director Andre Yunebel.

New "Fantomas" was modifying the once sensational series of films by director Louis Feyyadom based on the novel by M.

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Alain and P. Suvestra. At this time, was conceived blend of adventure and comedy genres. But if the first series of adventure still prevalent and the main role of the Fantomasu (Jean Marais), then as the work has become increasingly clear that our success is required above all a film image Commissioner Zhyuva performed by Louis de Funes. Gradually shifting the focus occurs. In the movie "Fantomas rage de Funes brought to the fore, and in the next series of" Fantomas Against Scotland Yard "Commissioner Zhyuv undividedly already there on the screen. Zhyuv samovlyublen, besprintsipen, considers himself smarter than everyone, but is constantly a victim of other people′s prodelok.

In Fantomase "chase each Commissioner Zhyuva turns comic effect, and all have to start over again. Andre Yunebel just was not posedel due prodelok Louis. He wanted to carry out their own stunts. All ended bad: actor fell from the airplane right on the rose bushes. For an entire week de Funes otlezhivalsya at the hotel.

After opening the secret of their own comic, hearing the audience laugh, which is now eagerly await each new movie, Louis felt confident, relaxed. Mask, finally found them in "Fantomase" has not gone to his face. The success of De Funes is such that the films with his participation is increasingly receiving continued. In addition to "Fantomasa" made the following series: "gendarme of Saint-Tropez."

Directed by Uri Gerard put next to the de Funes another famous comedian - Burvilya. The result exceeded all expectations. Gorgeous couple - choleric, and phlegmatic person Burvil de Funes - struck audiences cascade excellent gegov. De Funes indomitable energy, Burvil - slow and bezmyatezhen.

In Razina "gimmick conceived leader of gang of smugglers - De Funes - a combination of the collapse ends. In the "Great Walk" Malaria - Burvil and conductor - de Funes now inseparable. And the situation, equalized in the face of the danger of malaria and conductor, makes it particularly comical claims Louis.

"Razin" and "Big Walk" - are true champions of the cash collection. The absolute record belongs to the movie "Big Walk": this band saw more than 17 million viewers, and during its first release on the small screen - 28 million viewers. In Paris alone, "big walk" was seen by one million three hundred thousand spectators, and "Razin" - 915 thousand - the numbers, it is unusual for France, with its low attendance.

In verse kinofarsa Louis de Funes feel easy and free.

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Although the artist had never worked in a circus, it has elements of the game were clown art. According to critics, the success he brought the "first of all, forcing the exaggerated gestures and facial expressions." Once de Funes and make up, glued mustache, put on a wig. But then he found his mask - his own, unusually mobile face. His character - a small, unsympathetic, unkind, foolish, and sometimes brutal. Plastika actor pointed caricature. This character is not seeking to cause even a shadow of sympathy. Unusual mask created by the great master, of course, contributed to the arsenal of the world kinokomedii.

From the highest take-off de Funes was the most expensive French film actor. For participation in the film he paid 2.5 million francs (followed was Alain Delon - 2 million). He was oblaskan fame, the public and the press, which is even awarded him the prize "Orange" - playful prize for politeness and courtesy from reporters. In short, Louis became a star of first magnitude. Worth it just to appear in the shopping center as the crowd immediately started. Once, a lark, he put on the doors of his Paris flat plate: "Torgu fun from 9.00 to 18.00. And what? A huge crowd wishing to get their portion of laughter, stood in the queue from early morning!

However, large fees Funes did not in fact an invitation to a movie from its other major actors, which led to the depersonalization of second plan. De Funes gradually turned into a single rod of films in which he participated. The actor sought to permanently komikovat, to fill a void. His body language, such as the "Oscar" (1967) directed by Eduardo Molinaro, has become increasingly caricatured activity less adequate, and stressed the explosive. Phenomenal skills do not always fill the lack of a decent partner.

In 1968, De Funes once again played along with Jean Gabenom. Before that they worked in the movies "The Paris" and "Gentleman from Epsom," - in the days when Louis was a wonderful comic, but had not yet become a "star" during the shooting of "tattooed". The "gentleman from Epsom" had a lot of time peresnimat one scene, as Gaben could not resist the sides, much fun was Louis.

At this time Gabenu was not easy to work with De Funes. With the exception of the three films, where he was filmed at the Uri Gerard, director with the firm will, Louis used in other films where he often was the only "star" to do what he pleases.

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For example, in the midst of the scene de Funes suddenly stopped, claiming that invented the best option. Set "tattooed" Denis de La Pateler becomes desperate and allow de Funes work found geg. Louis are counted and distributed to a millimeter in order to achieve maximum effect and to keep everything under control. Alas, "tattooed" audience had no success.

Removing so much and so often, Louis de Funes, of course, did not develop its already established image. "I repeat and repeat," - he complained in interviews with journalists.

Rehearsals, shooting, lunch with the producer ... Louis everywhere accompanied by his wife Zhannin. Madame de Funes brought her husband to the studio and brought home to the ancient castle of Château de Clermont, she bought it drops at the pharmacy, order new suits and ties gleaned. While the husband was busy at rehearsals and talks, she patiently waited in a cafe around the corner, scrolling logs and gently cutting all the notes of his Louis. In one of them de Funes said: "There are countless actors that make the audience weep, but those who are able to laugh, are much rarer."

Yes, this is so. And while comic roles that he played in the movie, uneven, on stage he was simply amazing. Theater critic Pierre Makabryu, referring to the game, Louis De Funes in the play "Oscar", noted his great sense of rhythm, the extraordinary dynamism and a fantastic performance.

"The actor, as a pianist to play every day. Theater - our range of audience - inexhaustible source of energy, without direct contact, which slabeet, but can not completely dry up the creativity of the artist. On stage, I charge, "- said De Funes.

In 1980, after many years, during which he hatched his plot, Louis de Funes asked to screen molerovskogo "Miserly" in which even in 1957 he offered to play in the theater "Atelier".

The first heart attack at the Louis just happened on stage during the play "Waltz matador." A few months later, already in the hospital - the second one. "It′s probably for the better, I realized the first" - tried to joke de Funes. It is a long time sick, and it is almost forgotten. Producers refused to give money to the movies with the actor, whose heart can stop at any time, as the audience refused to believe that a comic in general can be a heart.

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After some time in the Château de Clermont was a phone call and directed by Jean-Louis Giraud proposed a new role in his film. He played surprisingly long and trembling in his voice: "You know, as I am sick ... I can not ... But I think ... Call ... "Put the tube on the arm, he immediately pomchalsya to Jeanne, and demanded that it now carried a doctor and did cardiogram.

Perhaps, Giraud was the only director who managed to make friends with Louis. Together, they made nine films. On the shootings "gendarmes and zhandarmetki" (1982) Giraud died. Since 1964, it was the sixth film, tells about the adventures of a brigade of gendarmes of Saint Tropez.

After the death of Giraud de Funes has lost interest in life. Hidden in its ancient castles and seldom left it, no one has not responded to telephone calls. The elder son, Patrick, was a good X-ray and worked in private practice. Junior, Olivier, flight attendants flying on passenger aircraft in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Now de Funes loved only his roses. The only person whom he trusts, a gardener Victor. Sometimes they caught trout ...

Appeared in December 1982, the results of a survey conducted by one of the popular French magazine, showed that 47 percent of those surveyed prefer Louis de Funes, which is far ahead of other actors, comedians: Pierre Richard (36 percent), Michel Serres (32 percent). Among the 55 best French films named to the 1956 - 11 paintings, which has de Funes. For 16 years they watched 86 million movie fans. For services to the French actor was awarded the Legion of Honor ...

A week before his death he told his wife: "I know what will be my very good joke." - "What?" - "My funeral. I have to play it so that they nicker not stop ... "

Louis de Funes died on 28 January 1983. Morning he went to Jeanne: "I miss one in my room ..." These were his last words. Paris for a long time could not believe that a great comic is no more ...

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