Claude Laydu

Claude Laydu

Claude Laydu ([klod lɛjdy]; 10 March 1927 – 29 July 2011) was a Belgian-born Swiss actor on stage and in films. He was renowned for his performance in his film debut in the role of the young priest in Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest (1951), which has been described as one of the greatest in the history of film. Laydu was born and grew up in Brussels. He moved to Paris to study at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He became a member of Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Louis Barrault's company at the Théâtre Marigny, when he was selected by director Robert Bresson for his first role in a film, as the titular young priest in Diary of a Country Priest, based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. They met to discuss the role, and Laydu prepared by spending time in a monastery and losing weight. While Bresson sometimes suggested acting got in the way of his moviemaking, Laydu, a practicing Catholic, "brought his own spirituality, instinctive presence and intense ascetic looks to the role." Claude Laydu's performance in the title role has been described as one of the greatest in the history of film. Jean Tulard, in his Dictionary of Film, wrote of him in this work, "No other actor deserves to go to heaven as much as Laydu." Laydu's next film, Le Voyage en Amérique (Trip to America, 1951), was a light comedy, but he was seen to have an austere style. His next film was Au Coeur de la Casbah (Heart of the Casbah, 1952), where he struggled in an affair; he played a lawyer of a man condemned to death in Nous Sommes Tous des Assassins (We Are All Murderers), the director André Cayatte's protest against the death penalty; and in Le Chemin de Damas (The Road to Damascus), Laydu played Saint Etienne (Saint Stephen). He played roles as a priest in La Guerra de Dios (I Was a Parish Priest, 1953) and as the title character, the Russian Orthodox Rasputin (1954). Over the next decade, Laydu worked in film steadily until Mafia alla sbarra (1963). His only two film projects after that were Le Destin de Priscilla Davies (1979) and Nounours (1995), which he co-wrote with his wife, Christine. In 1962 he and his wife developed a puppet show for television, called Bonne nuit les petits (Good Night, Little Ones). Five minutes long, it was shown nightly and its characters Nounours, Pimprenelle and Nicolas became known by generations of French children, as it was produced for more than a decade. Laydu performed the voice of the Sandman, who spoke the title each night. Laydu and his wife revived it in 1995 as Nounours and it ran for several years. There was associated development and marketing of numerous related books, records, videos and dolls. He and co-star Linette Lemercier (who voiced Oscar) were the only ones who reprised their roles in the reboot series. The show became very popular in Canada as it airs on Ici Radio-Canada Télé right before Le Téléjournal Ce Soir.

  • Otsikko: Claude Laydu
  • Suosio: 1.288
  • Tunnettu: Acting
  • Syntymäpäivä: 1927-03-10
  • Syntymäpaikka: Etterbeek, Belgium
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Claude Laydu Elokuvat

  • 1953
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    Le Bon Dieu sans confession

    Le Bon Dieu sans confession

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Journal d'un curé de campagne

    Journal d'un curé de campagne

    7.5 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    Au cœur de la Casbah

    Au cœur de la Casbah

    7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Le chemin de Damas

    Le chemin de Damas

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    La guerra de Dios

    La guerra de Dios

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1963
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    Mafia alla sbarra

    Mafia alla sbarra

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1954
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    Attila

    Attila

    5.3 1954 HD

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  • 1961
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    Italienisches Capriccio

    Italienisches Capriccio

    10 1961 HD

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  • 1952
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    Nous sommes tous des assassins

    Nous sommes tous des assassins

    6.738 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    La Route Napoléon

    La Route Napoléon

    4 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    Interdit de séjour

    Interdit de séjour

    4.2 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    Altair

    Altair

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    Sinfonia d'amore

    Sinfonia d'amore

    6.5 1954 HD

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  • 1957
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    La Roue

    La Roue

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    Le Dialogue des Carmélites

    Le Dialogue des Carmélites

    6.4 1960 HD

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  • 1954
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    Raspoutine

    Raspoutine

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    La Route Napoléon

    La Route Napoléon

    4 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Le Voyage en Amérique

    Le Voyage en Amérique

    6 1951 HD

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  • 2000
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    Bonne nuit les petits - Le meilleur de Nounours

    Bonne nuit les petits - Le meilleur de Nounours

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1962
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    Bonne nuit les petits

    Bonne nuit les petits

    6.3 1962 HD

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  • 1970
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    Bonne nuit les petits

    Bonne nuit les petits

    6.3 1970 HD

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