Friday, December 18, 2009

Dominique Zardi 1930—2009

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  • A familiar face of French cinema, notably for his numerous appearances in films by Claude Chabrol, actor, environmentalist and, apparently, boxing authority Dominique Zardi passed away on December 14 from cancer at the age of 79. Although he and Henri Attal were clearly over the top as the boisterous gay couple in Chabrol’s Les Biches (1968), the performance is a showcase for Mr. Zardi’s comedic talents. I doubt many Stateside publications will remember him, but there are several online obituaries from Europe available for translation through Google.

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    posted by Ray Young at 6:32 AM

    4 Comments:

    Blogger The Siren said...

    Ah, Mr. C will certainly remember, as I do from Les Biches. He had marvelous timing. RIP.

    8:27 PM EST  
    Anonymous Vincent said...

    Hello ray, i'm so surprised and so glad that you had a thought for this actor. Well no so surprised knowing your admiration for Chabrol's movies.
    Thanks for that, we are not so many who had the same thoughts in France. But Dominique Zardi will be remembered.

    3:55 AM EST  
    Blogger Flickhead said...

    Vincent, Siren: Outside of Stephane Audran, Zardi's was among the first recurring faces in Chabrol I took notice of. Early on, I was compelled to find out who he was. Back then, there was little information in books or online (the internet was still in its infancy). Indeed, it took a few years to place the face with the name. He worked well with Henri Attal in a couple of films -- they made an excellent comedy team. I just wish more of his films were available here; I would have preferred writing a better, more extensive obituary.

    7:07 AM EST  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    ...I've a vague recollection of seeing a clip of film with Zardi having a fairly prominent role - higher up the cast list than usual. My only recollection is of it being quite a wordy script, Zardi very energetic and talkative.

    Can anyone help?

    4:01 AM EST  

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