Jean-Pierre Mocky
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 6, 1929
- Died
- August 8, 2019
- Birthplace
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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. Source: Article "Jean-Pierre Mocky" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Foutraque (!) TBA
as himself
Rendez-vous TBA
as Victor
Tous flics ! 2023
as Alex, Screenplay, Director
Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here! 2023
as Vieux 2
Jean-Pierre Mocky, libre et sentimental 2023
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
Actor
- Mocky sans Mocky
Mocky sans Mocky 2019
Actor
Aznavour by Charles 2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Story of French Fantasy Cinema 2019
as Self (archive footage)
La parallèle Mocky 2018
as himself
Votez pour moi ! 2017
as Pascal, l'ermite, Director, Scenario Writer, Production Director
Godard Mon Amour 2017
as Customer in the Restaurant
Vénéneuses 2017
as Dick Grant, Director, Writer, Producer
La loi de l'albatros 2017
Actor
Guillaume Depardieu, The Story Of An Enfant Terrible 2017
as Self
Bourvil, un homme vrai 2016
as Self
Rouges étaient les lilas 2016
Director, Scenario Writer, Production Manager
Le Cabanon rose 2016
Director, Scenario Writer, Production Manager
- Agafia
Agafia 2015
Director, Adaptation
Le Magicien et les Siamois 2015
Director
- Le Rustre et le Juge
Le Rustre et le Juge 2015
Director, Adaptation
Monsieur Cauchemar 2015
as Valentin Esbirol, Director, Scenario Writer, Production Manager
Les Compagnons de la pomponnette 2015
as L'ange Léonard, Director, Scenario Writer
Tu es si jolie ce soir 2015
as Agent Willy, Director, Scenario Writer
- Looping
Looping 2014
Actor, as archival material
Calomnies 2014
as Armand, Director, Scenario Writer
Le mystère des jonquilles 2014
as Tarling, Director
Dors mon lapin 2014
Director, Writer
À votre bon cœur, mesdames 2013
as Christophe, Director
Le Renard jaune 2013
Director, Writer
Le Mentor 2013
as Ludovic, Director, Writer, Editor
- Au-delà des grilles
Au-delà des grilles 2013
Director
Putain de lune 2013
Actor
Americano 2011
as Le père
Les Insomniaques 2011
as Boris, Director, Scenario Writer
Dossier Toroto 2011
as Professor Lapine, Director, Screenplay
Crédit pour tous 2011
Director, Producer, Writer
- Colère
Colère 2010
Director, Writer
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma 2010
as Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Un risque à courir 2009
as Self - Host (uncredited), Director, Editor, Writer
Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju 2009
as Self
Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve) 2008
as Self
13 French Street 2007
Director, Writer, Editor
Le Bénévole 2007
Director, Editor
Touristes? Oh Yes! 2007
Director, Writer, Editor
Les Ballets écarlates 2007
as Mathieu, the gunsmith, Director, Writer
Le deal 2007
Director
Grabuge! 2005
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Le Furet 2003
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Les araignées de la nuit 2002
as Inspecteur Richard Gordone, Director, Writer, Producer
La bête de miséricorde 2001
as Jean Mardet, Director, Writer
Le glandeur 2000
as Bruno Bombec, Director, Writer
La Candide Madame Duff 2000
as Jacob Duff, Director, Writer, Producer
Tout est calme 2000
as Lucas, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Director
- Vis-à-vis d'elle
Vis-à-vis d'elle 2000
Director
Vidange 1998
as Castellin, Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay
Robin des mers 1998
as Le père de Mathieu, Director, Writer
Alliance cherche doigt 1997
Director, Writer
Black for Remembrance 1995
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Bonsoir 1994
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
Leon's Husband 1993
as Boris Lossef, Director, Writer
Ville à vendre 1992
as Shade, Director, Writer, Editor
The King of Ads 1991
Director
La Méthode Barnol 1991
Director, Writer, Editor
Il gèle en enfer 1990
as Tim, Director, Writer, Editor
Divine enfant 1989
as Aurélien Brada, Director, Writer
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale 1988
Director, Writer
The Seasons of Pleasure 1988
Director, Editor, Writer
- Nice is nice
Nice is nice 1988
Director
Agent trouble 1987
as L'agent de la DST (non crédité), Director, Editor, Screenplay
Miracle Healing 1987
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company 1986
as Jean Almereyda
The Unsewing Machine 1986
as Ralph Enger, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
- Le Bridge
Le Bridge 1986
Actor
Le Pactole 1985
Director
Kill the Referee 1984
as Inspector Granowski, Director, Writer, Editor
First Name: Carmen 1983
as The Screaming Patient (uncredited)
The Making of Litan 1982
as Himself
Is There a Frenchman in the House? 1982
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
Litan 1982
as Jock, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
Droit de Réponse 1981
as Self
Cocktail Morlock 1981
as Self
Le piège à cons 1979
as Michel Rayan, Director, Writer
The Witness 1978
Director, Writer
The Discord 1978
Story
Le Roi des bricoleurs 1977
Director
The Red Ibis 1975
Director, Producer, Scenario Writer
No Pockets in a Shroud 1974
as Michel Dolannes, Director, Writer, Producer
Shadow of a Chance 1974
as Mathias Caral, Director, Writer
The Vertical Smile 1973
as Franco, le prêtre borgne
Chut ! 1972
Director, Screenplay
The Albatross 1971
as Stef Tassel, Director, Writer, Producer
Solo 1970
as Vincent Cabral, Writer, Director, Producer
The Stud 1970
Director, Writer, Producer, Story
The Big Wash 1968
Director, Producer, Writer, Story
Order of the Daisy 1967
Director, Story, Producer
Your Money or Your Life 1966
Director, Idea, Producer
The Big Scare 1964
Director, Screenplay
Light-Fingered George 1963
as Tramp with pram (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
The Virgins 1963
Director, Producer, Writer
Snobs! 1962
as Horse dealer (uncredited), Director, Adaptation, Writer, Producer
A Couple 1960
Director, Writer, Producer, Adaptation
The Chasers 1959
Director, Writer, Adaptation
Head Against the Wall 1959
as François Gérane, Adaptation
The Mask of the Gorilla 1958
as Sébut
Speaking of Murder 1957
as Pierre
Abandoned 1955
as Andrea
Graziella 1954
as Alphonse de Lamartine
The Barefoot Contessa 1954
Assistant Director Trainee
La Strada 1954
Assistant Director Trainee
The Big Flag 1954
as Luc Dutoit, midshipman
Senso 1954
as Un Soldato (uncredited), Second Assistant Director
The Count of Monte Cristo 1954
as Albert de Morcerf
The Vanquished 1953
as Pierre
Illicit Motherhood 1953
as La Fouine, un gars de la bande
Stain on the Snow 1953
as Violinist
Éternel espoir 1952
as Violinist
Two Pennies Worth of Violets 1951
as Un joueur de belote (uncredited)
Bibi Fricotin 1951
as (non crédité)
God Needs Men 1950
as Pierre
Orpheus 1950
as Band Leader (uncredited)
A Night at a Honeymoon 1950
as Groomsman
Keep an Eye on Amelia 1949
as Joseph Strauss (uncredited)
At the Grand Balcony 1949
as (uncredited)
Portrait of a Murderer 1949
as (uncredited)
The Hell of Lost Pilots 1949
as Denis
The Spice of Life 1948
Actor, as Le postilloneur
La Cabane aux souvenirs 1947
Actor
Dreams of Love 1947
as Extra
Queen's Necklace 1946
as Page of the Queen (uncredited)
The Eternal Husband 1946
as Groomsman (uncredited)
Long Live Liberty 1946
as Militiaman
Credits from TMDB.