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Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 â 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists.
Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered byâŠ
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Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 â 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Ădith Piaf in Paris; she made him part of her act. Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for crooner style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Ădith Piaf) at the ThĂ©Ăątre de l'Ătoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the SĆurs Ătienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57. During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a CĂ©sar Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring GĂ©rard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle BĂ©art. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with American actress Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her final films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her previous marriage, Catherine AllĂ©gret. Montand's only child, a son named Valentin, by his second wife, Carole Amiel (b. 1960), was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that caused commotion across France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted even after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. The results indicated that he was not the girl's biological father. He supported left-wing causes during the 1950s and 1960s, and attended Communist festivals and meetings. ... Source: Article "Yves Montand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Yves Montand's Filmography
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Nostalgia for the Future
as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)
Romy, A Free Woman
as archive footage
Marilyn, a woman of today
as archive footage
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Trintignant by Trintignant
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
Le Parti du cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood
as Self(archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
The Force of Destiny
as Self
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
as Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les EnfoirĂ©s - Les EnfoirĂ©s en chĆur de 1985 Ă aujourd'hui
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
as Self (Archive Footage)
No Poster
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 Ă 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn, derniÚres séances
as Self(archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)
Montand
as Self (archive footage)
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as LĂ©on Marcel
Netchayev is Back
as Pierre Marroux
Rush - Voyage Ă Moscou
as Self
Three Seats for the 26th
as Yves Montand
Manon of the Spring
as CĂ©sar Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
Jean de Florette
as CĂ©sar Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Vive la crise !
as Self / Self - Presenter
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
Waiter!
as Alex, head waiter
One Minute for One Image
as Self - Narrator
All Fired Up
as Victor Valance
Choice of Arms
as Noel Durieux
I... for Icarus
as Henri Volney
Womanlight
as Michel Follin
Roads to the South
as Jean Larrea
A Grin Without a Cat
as Narrator (voice)
La Menace
as Henri Savin
The Big Operator
as Morland
Police Python 357
as Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
A Butterfly in the Night
as Voz
Lovers Like Us
as Martin
Special Section
as Un milicien
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
as Self
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
as Vincent, entrepreneur
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Deux mémoires
as Self
Chance and Violence
as Laurent Bermann
No Poster
T'es fou Marcel
as Self
The Son
as Ange Orahona
State of Siege
as Philip Michael Santore
Cesar and Rosalie
as CĂ©sar
J'ai tout donné
as Self
Tout Va Bien
as Him, Jacques
Delusions of Grandeur
as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
as Self - Interviewee
Le Cercle Rouge
as Jansen
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Dr. Marc Chabot
The Confession
as GĂ©rard
Z
as Z
The Devil by the Tail
as Le baron CĂ©sar Maricorne
Mr. Freedom
as Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
One Night... a Train
as Mathias
Live for Life
as Robert Colomb
Grand Prix
as Jean-Pierre Sarti
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
Is Paris Burning?
as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
The War Is Over
as Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
Rotterdam-Europoort
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
The Sleeping Car Murders
as L'inspecteur Grazzi
The Lovely Month of May
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
My Geisha
as Paul Robaix
Goodbye Again
as Roger Demarest
Sanctuary
as Candy Man
Let's Make Love
as Jean-Marc Clement
The Law
as Matteo Brigante
Premier mai
as Jean Meunier
The Wide Blue Road
as Giovanni SquarciĂČ
The Witches of Salem
as John Proctor
Yves Montand is Singing
as Self
The Wind Rose
as Yves (archive footage)
Men and Wolves
as Ricuccio
Django Reinhardt
as Narrator (voice)
Un matin comme les autres
as Yves
Marguerite of the Night
as M. LĂ©on
Heroes and Sinners
as Michel RiviĂšre
Napoleon
as Lefebvre
The Anatomy of Love
as Vasco
The Wages of Fear
as Mario Livi
Paris Still Sings!
as Self
Paris Is Always Paris
as Yves Montand
The Red Inn
as Singing Commentator (voice)
Lost Souvenirs
as Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
No Poster
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
as Self
The Idol
as Fontana
Gates of the Night
as Jean Diego
Star Without Light
as Pierre
la loi
as Matteo Brigante