FrameThrower · Actors · Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
3 films · 192 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1961–1970
Born 30 March 1933 · Aumale, Alger, France [now Sour el Ghozlane, Algeria] · died 30 May 2007
Jean-Claude Brialy was a French actor and film director.
Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor.
In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette.
By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 192 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1961–1970
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor1988
- Commander of the Legion of Honour2003
- Commander of the National Order of Merit1999
- Officer of the Legion of Honour1994
- Officer of the National Order of Merit1990
- Knight of the Legion of Honour1986
- Jean-Le-Duc award
How their films are shot
Measured across 192 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Jean-Claude takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 69% of their frames are day, 64% natural — the look of the work Jean-Claude takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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