Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Known for

Directing

Born

July 6, 1929

Birthplace

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died

August 8, 2019 (aged 90)

Biography

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 (194...

Best known work

Godard Mon Amour

Godard Mon Amour

2017

The Discord

The Discord

1978

Orpheus

Orpheus

1950

The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

Senso

Senso

1954

First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen

1983

Light-Fingered George

Light-Fingered George

1963

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1954

Kill the Referee

Kill the Referee

1984

Speaking of Murder

Speaking of Murder

1957

Filmography

TBA
Rendez-vous
as Victor
TBA
Foutraque (!)
as himself
2023
Tous flics !
as Alex, Screenplay, Director
2023
Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here!
as Vieux 2
2023
Jean-Pierre Mocky, libre et sentimental
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2019
Mocky sans Mocky
2019
Aznavour by Charles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019
The Story of French Fantasy Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2018
La parallèle Mocky
as himself
2017
Votez pour moi !
as Pascal, l'ermite, Director, Production Director, Scenario Writer
2017
Godard Mon Amour
as Customer in the Restaurant
2017
Vénéneuses
as Dick Grant, Director, Writer, Producer
2017
Guillaume Depardieu, The Story Of An Enfant Terrible
as Self
2017
La loi de l'albatros
2016
Bourvil, un homme vrai
as Self
2016
Rouges étaient les lilas
Director, Production Manager, Scenario Writer
2016
Le Cabanon rose
Director, Scenario Writer, Production Manager
2015
Le Rustre et le Juge
Adaptation, Director
2015
Agafia
Director, Adaptation
2015
Le Magicien et les Siamois
Director
2015
Monsieur Cauchemar
as Valentin Esbirol, Director, Production Manager, Scenario Writer
2015
Tu es si jolie ce soir
as Agent Willy, Director, Scenario Writer
2015
Les Compagnons de la pomponnette
as L'ange Léonard, Director, Scenario Writer
2014
Looping
as archival material