Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 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.
Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 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 Édith 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 Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne 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 César 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 Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. 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 Allégret.
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. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
Les Rois de la comédie
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2023
Trintignant by Trintignant
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/10/2021
Mitterrand, président culturel
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/05/2021
Le Parti du cinéma
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/02/2021
1958: Those Who Said No
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/10/2018
The Force of Destiny
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2017
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/11/2017
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:28/05/2017
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Character:
Release Date:13/12/2014
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:01/01/2013
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/05/2012
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/05/2011
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2009
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2006
Making 'The Misfits'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/10/2002
Montand
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/05/1994
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Character:Léon Marcel
Release Date:12/06/1992
Netchayev is Back
Character:Pierre Marroux
Release Date:23/01/1991
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/1990
Three Seats for the 26th
Character:Yves Montand
Release Date:23/11/1988
Manon of the Spring
Character:César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
Release Date:19/11/1986
Jean de Florette
Character:César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Release Date:27/08/1986
Vive la crise !
Character:Self / Self - Presenter
Release Date:22/02/1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1984
Waiter!
Character:Alex, head waiter
Release Date:09/11/1983
One Minute for One Image
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:31/01/1983
All Fired Up
Character:Victor Valance
Release Date:13/01/1982
Choice of Arms
Character:Noel Durieux
Release Date:19/08/1981
I... For Icarus
Character:Henri Volney
Release Date:19/12/1979
Womanlight
Character:Michel Follin
Release Date:29/08/1979
Roads to the South
Character:Jean Larrea
Release Date:28/04/1978
A Grin Without a Cat
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:23/11/1977
La Menace
Character:Henri Savin
Release Date:28/09/1977
The Big Operator
Character:Morland
Release Date:27/11/1976
Police Python 357
Character:Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
Release Date:31/03/1976
A Butterfly in the Night
Character:Voz
Release Date:01/01/1976
Lovers Like Us
Character:Martin
Release Date:26/11/1975
Special Section
Character:Un milicien
Release Date:23/04/1975
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/1974
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Character:Vincent, entrepreneur
Release Date:23/10/1974
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/04/1974
Les Deux mémoires
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/1974
Chance and Violence
Character:Laurent Bermann
Release Date:04/02/1974
T'es fou Marcel
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1974
The Son
Character:Ange Orahona
Release Date:30/03/1973
State of Siege
Character:Philip Michael Santore
Release Date:30/12/1972
Cesar and Rosalie
Character:César
Release Date:11/10/1972
J'ai tout donné
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/1972
Tout Va Bien
Character:Him, Jacques
Release Date:28/04/1972
Delusions of Grandeur
Character:Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
Release Date:08/12/1971
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:15/06/1971
Le Cercle Rouge
Character:Jansen
Release Date:19/10/1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Character:Dr. Marc Chabot
Release Date:17/06/1970
The Confession
Character:Gérard
Release Date:29/04/1970
Z
Character:Z
Release Date:26/02/1969
The Devil by the Tail
Character:Le baron César Maricorne
Release Date:07/02/1969
Mr. Freedom
Character:Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
Release Date:08/01/1969
One Night... a Train
Character:Mathias
Release Date:06/09/1968
Live for Life
Character:Robert Colomb
Release Date:13/09/1967
Grand Prix
Character:Jean-Pierre Sarti
Release Date:21/12/1966
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Character:Self
Release Date:21/12/1966
Is Paris Burning?
Character:Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Release Date:26/10/1966
The War Is Over
Character:Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
Release Date:11/05/1966
Rotterdam-Europoort
Character:Narrator (French version) (voice)
Release Date:29/04/1966
The Sleeping Car Murder
Character:L'inspecteur Grazzi
Release Date:17/11/1965
The Lovely Month of May
Character:Narrator (French version) (voice)
Release Date:03/05/1963
My Geisha
Character:Paul Robaix
Release Date:09/03/1962
Goodbye Again
Character:Roger Demarest
Release Date:23/05/1961
Sanctuary
Character:Candy Man
Release Date:18/04/1961
Let's Make Love
Character:Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
Release Date:08/09/1960
The Law
Character:Matteo Brigante
Release Date:25/01/1959
Premier mai
Character:Jean Meunier
Release Date:25/03/1958
The Wide Blue Road
Character:Giovanni Squarciò
Release Date:22/11/1957
The Witches of Salem
Character:John Proctor
Release Date:26/04/1957
Yves Montand is Singing
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/1957
The Wind Rose
Character:Yves (archive footage)
Release Date:08/03/1957
Men and Wolves
Character:Ricuccio
Release Date:08/02/1957
Django Reinhardt
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1957
Un matin comme les autres
Character:Yves
Release Date:01/01/1956
Marguerite of the Night
Character:M. Léon
Release Date:29/12/1955
Heroes and Sinners
Character:Michel Rivière
Release Date:12/09/1955
Napoleon
Character:Lefebvre
Release Date:25/03/1955
The Anatomy of Love
Character:Vasco
Release Date:16/03/1954
The Wages of Fear
Character:Mario Livi
Release Date:22/04/1953
Paris Still Sings!
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1951
Paris Is Always Paris
Character:Yves Montand
Release Date:15/11/1951
The Red Inn
Character:Singing Commentator (voice)
Release Date:19/10/1951
Lost Souvenirs
Character:Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
Release Date:11/11/1950
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/1950
The Idol
Character:Fontana
Release Date:13/02/1948
Gates of the Night
Character:Jean Diego
Release Date:03/12/1946
Star Without Light
Character:Pierre
Release Date:03/04/1946
Television Appearances
Stars 90
Character:Self
Victoires de la musique
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Numéro un
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Apostrophes
Character:Self
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self - Main Guest
À bout portant
Character:Self
Einer wird gewinnen
Character:Self
Discorama
Character:Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
Reflets de Cannes
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
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