Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.
Mocky was born in Nice, France to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic.
Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film Gli Sbandati and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (Solo, L'albatros, L'Ombre d'une chance, Un Linceul n'a pas de poches). His 1987 film Le Miraculé was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's Les Casse-pieds (1948), Jean Cocteau's Orphée (1950) and Bernard Borderie's The Mask of the Gorilla (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in I vinti by Michelangelo Antonioni.
After working as an assistant with Luchino Visconti on Senso (1954) and Federico Fellini on La strada (1954), he wrote his first film, La Tête contre les murs (1959) and planned to direct it himself, but the producer preferred to entrust the task to Georges Franju. He went on to direct the following year with Les Dragueurs (1959). Since then, he has never stopped shooting.
As early as the 1960s, he was able to reach a wide audience with crazy comedies such as A Funny Parishioner (1963) and La Grande Lessive (1968). After May 1968, he turned to darker films with Solo (1969), in which he shows a group of young terrorists of the extreme left, then L'Albatros (1971) which shows the corruption of politicians.
In the 1980s, he returned to success with a film denouncing, a year before the drama of Heysel, the excesses of some football fans (À mort l'arbitre, 1984) and a comedy denouncing the hypocrisy around the pilgrimage to Lourdes (Le Miraculé, 1987). In the 1990s and 2000s, his films met with less success, but Mocky continued to shoot with much enthusiasm.
In the beginning, his films were dedicated to the uprising against the restrictions imposed by society. Later, he concentrated on farce, as in Bonsoir where the homeless Alex (Michel Serrault) pretends to be the lover of the lesbian Caroline (Claude Jade) in order to save her inheritance from her homophobic relatives.
Mocky's cinema, often satirical and pamphleteer, is generally inspired by the truth of society. He worked with few resources and filmed very quickly. He worked with Bourvil (A Funny Parishioner, The City of Unspeakable Fear, La Grande Lessive and The Stallion), Fernandel (The Exchange and Life), Michel Simon (The Red Ibis), Michel Serrault (twelve films including Le Miraculé), Francis Blanche (five films including The City of Unspeakable Fear), Jacqueline Maillan (five films), Jean Poiret (eight films) and with the stars Catherine Deneuve (Agent Trouble), Claude Jade (Bonsoir), Jane Birkin (Noir comme le souvenir), Jeanne Moreau (Le Miraculé) and Stéphane Audran (The Seasons of Pleasure).
In 2010, he received the Prix Henri-Langlois for his entire career and the 2013 Alphonse Allais Prize. The International Festival of Film Entrevues in Belfort in 2012 and the Cinémathèque française in 2014 dedicated full retrospectives to him.
He died on 8 August 2019.
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Filmography (Movies)
Tous flics !
Character:Alex
Release Date:13/09/2023
Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here!
Character:Vieux 2
Release Date:20/05/2023
Jean-Pierre Mocky, libre et sentimental
Character:Various Roles (archive footage)
Release Date:19/02/2023
Mocky sans Mocky
Character:
Release Date:18/11/2019
Aznavour by Charles
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:02/10/2019
The Story of French Fantasy Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/01/2019
La parallèle Mocky
Character:himself
Release Date:17/11/2018
Votez pour moi !
Character:Pascal, l'ermite
Release Date:20/10/2017
Godard Mon Amour
Character:Customer in the Restaurant
Release Date:24/06/2017
Vénéneuses
Character:Dick Grant
Release Date:15/03/2017
Guillaume Depardieu, The Story Of An Enfant Terrible
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2017
La loi de l'albatros
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2017
Bourvil, un homme vrai
Character:Self
Release Date:11/12/2016
Monsieur Cauchemar
Character:Valentin Esbirol
Release Date:17/10/2015
Tu es si jolie ce soir
Character:Agent Willy
Release Date:17/06/2015
Les Compagnons de la pomponnette
Character:L'ange Léonard
Release Date:17/06/2015
Looping
Character:
Release Date:22/11/2014
Looping
Character:archival material
Release Date:22/11/2014
Calomnies
Character:Armand
Release Date:19/11/2014
Le mystère des jonquilles
Character:Tarling
Release Date:18/07/2014
À votre bon cœur, mesdames
Character:Christophe
Release Date:04/12/2013
Le Mentor
Character:Ludovic
Release Date:10/04/2013
Putain de lune
Character:
Release Date:03/02/2013
Americano
Character:Le père
Release Date:30/11/2011
Dossier Toroto
Character:Professor Lapine
Release Date:30/03/2011
Les Insomniaques
Character:Boris
Release Date:30/03/2011
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/04/2010
Un risque à courir
Character:Self - Host (uncredited)
Release Date:27/06/2009
Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2009
Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve)
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2008
Les Ballets écarlates
Character:Mathieu, the gunsmith
Release Date:25/04/2007
Les araignées de la nuit
Character:Inspecteur Richard Gordone
Release Date:17/04/2002
La bête de miséricorde
Character:Jean Mardet
Release Date:17/10/2001
Le glandeur
Character:Bruno Bombec
Release Date:20/09/2000
La Candide Madame Duff
Character:Jacob Duff
Release Date:29/03/2000
Tout est calme
Character:Lucas
Release Date:12/01/2000
Le parapluie de Cherbourg
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
Vidange
Character:Castellin
Release Date:21/10/1998
Robin des mers
Character:le père de Mathieu
Release Date:01/04/1998
Leon's Husband
Character:Boris Lossef
Release Date:16/03/1993
Ville à vendre
Character:Shade
Release Date:26/02/1992
Il gèle en enfer
Character:Tim
Release Date:25/04/1990
Divine enfant
Character:Aurélien Brada
Release Date:19/04/1989
Agent Trouble
Character:L'agent de la DST (non crédité)
Release Date:19/08/1987
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
Character:Jean Almereyda
Release Date:28/08/1986
The Unsewing Machine
Character:Ralph Enger
Release Date:07/05/1986
Le Bridge
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1986
Kill the Referee
Character:Inspector Granowski
Release Date:22/02/1984
First Name: Carmen
Character:The Screaming Patient (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1983
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/04/1982
Litan
Character:Jock
Release Date:24/02/1982
Droit de Réponse
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1981
Cocktail Morlock
Character:Self
Release Date:31/01/1981
Le piège à cons
Character:Michel Rayan
Release Date:17/10/1979
No Pockets in a Shroud
Character:Michel Dolannes
Release Date:25/10/1974
Shadow of a Chance
Character:Mathias Caral
Release Date:13/02/1974
The Vertical Smile
Character:Franco, le prêtre borgne
Release Date:19/03/1973
The Albatross
Character:Stef Tassel
Release Date:08/09/1971
Solo
Character:Vincent Cabral
Release Date:27/02/1970
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Character:Tramp with pram (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1963
Snobs!
Character:Horse dealer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/09/1962
Head Against the Wall
Character:François Gérane
Release Date:20/03/1959
The Mask of the Gorilla
Character:Sébut
Release Date:14/08/1958
Speaking of Murder
Character:Pierre
Release Date:12/04/1957
Abandoned
Character:Andrea
Release Date:07/09/1955
Graziella
Character:Alphonse de Lamartine
Release Date:28/10/1954
The Big Flag
Character:Luc Dutoit, midshipman
Release Date:21/06/1954
Senso
Character:Un Soldato (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1954
Stain on the Snow
Character:Violinist
Release Date:19/02/1954
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Albert de Morcerf
Release Date:14/01/1954
The Vanquished
Character:Pierre
Release Date:22/10/1953
Illicit Motherhood
Character:La Fouine, un gars de la bande
Release Date:09/10/1953
Éternel espoir
Character:Violinist
Release Date:24/06/1952
Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Character:Un joueur de belote (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1951
Bibi Fricotin
Character:(non crédité)
Release Date:03/01/1951
God Needs Men
Character:Pierre
Release Date:03/10/1950
Orpheus
Character:Band Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1950
A Night at a Honeymoon
Character:Groomsman
Release Date:08/02/1950
Keep an Eye on Amelia
Character:Joseph Strauss (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1949
At the Grand Balcony
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:30/11/1949
Portrait of a Murderer
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:25/11/1949
The Hell of Lost Pilots
Character:Denis
Release Date:18/08/1949
The Spice of Life
Character:
Release Date:26/11/1948
The Spice of Life
Character:Le postilloneur
Release Date:26/11/1948
La Cabane aux souvenirs
Character:
Release Date:10/09/1947
Dreams of Love
Character:Extra
Release Date:29/01/1947
Queen's Necklace
Character:Page of the Queen (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1946
The Eternal Husband
Character:Groomsman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1946
Long Live Liberty
Character:Militiaman
Release Date:07/02/1946
Television Appearances
Open Bar
Character:Self
Quarks
Character:Self
C à vous
Character:Self
On n'est pas couché
Character:Self - Guest
Village départ
Character:Self
L'Invité
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Zone interdite
Character:Self
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
Nulle part ailleurs
Character:Self
Matin Bonheur
Character:Self
Série noire
Character:Jean Almereyda
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Samedi soir
Character:Self
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