FrameThrower · Actors · Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret
6 films · 390 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1955–1988
Born 1 October 1930 · Lille, Nord, France · died 23 November 2006
Philippe Noiret was a French film actor.
Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 6 films · 390 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1955–1988
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role1991
- César Award for Best Actor1990
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor1990
- César Award for Best Actor1976
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor1976
- César Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year1990
- European Film Award for Best Actor1989
How their films are shot
Measured across 390 frames from the 6 films we hold. This is the look of the work Philippe takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 6 films we hold, 58% of their frames are day, 48% natural — the look of the work Philippe 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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