Profession: de Funès. It was a profession that he was the only one to practice. Be wary of imitations, which are numerous. The article Louis de Funès is no longer in store. With his rubber face, he ruled French cinema for decades. He continues to make beautiful evenings on television. During his lifetime, critics sulked him. Today, the Cinémathèque pays tribute to him. This posthumous revenge would have sparked one of his famous eyebrows, accompanied by a smirk. Not too soon.
It is not forbidden to see his films as documentaries about the actor. He wears them so much with facial expressions that it ends up constituting a workWait, he used to. Success came late. He had been a bar pianist, long confined (one would say confined) in the supporting roles. We note this in La Traversée de Paris (1956). Everyone now knows that Jambier, the coward grocer, lived at 45, rue Poliveau (you had to hear Gabin bawling the address in the cellar of the person concerned). In the rooms, giggles greet his appearances. Commissioner Juve replies
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