For the history of the seventh art he is and will remain, with his friend Gérard Depardieu whom he nicknamed "
the big
one ", the romantic hoodlum
of Bertrand Blier's
Valseuses .
In 1974, moviegoers discovered Patrick Dewaere, an inhabited mountebank, go-getter, cabochard, who no longer played solely on physical beauty to win over viewers.
The actor would have been 70 today.
Twice 35 years.
The age at which he committed suicide, shooting himself in the mouth, on July 16, 1982.
After 1974, Patrick Dewaere worked with filmmakers who knew how to use his passion for tragic roles.
The actor lived his compositions to excess.
In
Black Series
by Alain Corneau, spectators and critics, seduced but also disturbed by so much truth, would even end up confusing the man and his character.
Watch the videoPatrick Dewaere: The tragic novel of an icon of French cinema
Le Figaro, as a tribute to his talent, has chosen to present excerpts from the twelve most emblematic films of Patrick Dewaere's career.
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Les Valseuses
(1974) by Bertrand Blier, with Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Miou-Miou, Jeanne Moreau...
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Farewell chicken
(1975) by Pierre Granier-Deferre, with Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux...
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The Best Way to Walk
(1976) by Claude Miller, with Patrick Bouchitey, Patrick Dewaere, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu...
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F... like Fairbanks
(1976) by Maurice Dugowson, with Patrick Dewaere, Miou-Miou, John Berry, Michel Piccoli...
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Judge Fayard said "the Sheriff"
(1977) by Yves Boisset, with Patrick Dewaere, Aurore Clément, Philippe Léotard, Michel Auclair...
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Prepare your handkerchiefs
(1978) by Bertrand Blier, with Gérard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere, Michel Serrault...
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Coup de tête
(1979) by Jean-Jacques Annaud, with Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Jean Bouise, Michel Aumont...
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Black Series
(1979) by Alain Corneau, with Patrick Dewaere, Myriam Boyer, Marie Trintignant, Bernard Blier...
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A Bad Son
(1980) by Claude Sautet, with Patrick Dewaere, Yves Robert, Brigitte Fossey...
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Hôtel des Amériques
(1981) by André Téchiné, with Catherine Deneuve, Patrick Dewaere, Étienne Chicot...
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Father-in-law
(1981) by Bertrand Blier, with Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse, Maurice Ronet, Nathalie Baye...
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A thousand billion dollars
(1982) by Henri Verneuil, with Patrick Dewaere, Caroline Cellier, Charles Denner, Anny Duperey, Jeanne Moreau...
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Paradis pour tous
(1982) by Alain Jessua, with Patrick Dewaere, Jacques Dutronc, Fanny Cottençon, Stéphane Audran, Philippe Léotard...