Michel Fau

Michel Fau

Birthday: 1964-12-17

Place of Birth: Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France

Biography: Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director. At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe and Pierre Vial. He has appeared on stage regularly in works directed by Olivier Py and he also worked with Olivier Desbordes, Jean Sébastien Rajon, Pierre Guillois, Jean-Luc Lagarce, Jean-Michel Rabeux, Jean-Claude Penchenat, Laurent Gutmann, Stéphane Braunschweig, Jacques Weber, Sandrine Kiberlain, Léa Drucker, Gaspard Ulliel, Julie Depardieu, Charlotte de Turckheim, Chantal Ladesou, Catherine Frot, Samir Guesmi, ... In cinema, he worked with directors like Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Gilles Bourdos, Albert Dupontel, Dominik Moll, François Ozon, Benoît Jacquot, Noémie Lvovsky, Nina Companeez, Jean-Michel Ribes, Xavier Giannoli, Christophe Honoré, Josée Dayan, André Téchiné, ... He occasionally directs an interpretation workshop at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the Night of the 2011 Molière Award, he made a cover of Carla Bruni's song Quelqu'un m'a dit in a parody of classical singer. Source: Article "Michel Fau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek...

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With a Friend Like Harry...
With a Friend Like Harry...

Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's lif...

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Le Créateur
Le Créateur

A playwright of note, Darius developed a drinking problem after his first major hit, and has taken t...

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Brèves de comptoir
Brèves de comptoir

A small, old-fashioned cafe in a suburban square, opposite the cemetery, the Hirondelle. Every day a...

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Les Heureux
Les Heureux

In a summer Paris, during an epidemic, a ghostly character from another time discovers our contempor...

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Habib
Habib

The story of a young Belgian actor of Moroccan origin who agrees to play the role of Saint-François-...

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Le vison voyageur
Le vison voyageur

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Borgo
Borgo

Melissa is an experienced, exemplary prison guard. But a dangerous spiral is set into motion when sh...

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Michel Fau - Récital emphatique
Michel Fau - Récital emphatique

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The Crime Is Mine
The Crime Is Mine

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murderi...

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9 Month Stretch
9 Month Stretch

Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict mora...

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Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan

"Don Juan woman", according to the expression of Balzac. A princess, a great seductress. Of a diabol...

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Foon
Foon

A quasi-musical-comedy which descends into horror, set in the early sixties in a college on the outs...

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Arletty: A Guilty Passion
Arletty: A Guilty Passion

Covers the love affair between French actress Arletty and a high-ranking German officer during WWII ...

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Jacques Offenbach - Die schöne Helena
Jacques Offenbach - Die schöne Helena

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Marguerite
Marguerite

Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For...

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Gaspard le bandit
Gaspard le bandit

Gaspard de Besse and his gang of highwaymen escaped the law for years in old monsieur de Morières's ...

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Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut
Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut

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L'échappée, à la poursuite d'Annie Le Brun
L'échappée, à la poursuite d'Annie Le Brun

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Golden Years
Golden Years

The true story of a French WW1 deserter who, with the support of his wife, spends a decade in disgui...

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The Great Arch
The Great Arch

1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under t...

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L'Orestie
L'Orestie

A French adaptation of Aeschylus' three-part play "Oresteia", staged by Olivier Py....

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Ciboulette
Ciboulette

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Fleur de cactus
Fleur de cactus

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The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World

Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actr...

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On refait le boulevard
On refait le boulevard

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Requiem for a Killer
Requiem for a Killer

Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to f...

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Paris Pigalle
Paris Pigalle

Paris, 1982. Franck and Serge are police investigators in charge of making a good catch in the Paris...

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Open at Night
Open at Night

One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective a...

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Alien Crystal Palace
Alien Crystal Palace

A scientist finds the secret that predispose to the formation of the ideal couple. With this new alc...

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Closed Eyes
Closed Eyes

Vincent and Olivier have an intense, rocky relationship: Vincent evades tenderness, just as he does ...

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Amor maman
Amor maman

Roland is forty years old. Solitary and a bit lunar, he thinks he will discover one morning that he ...

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Le petit vélo dans la tête
Le petit vélo dans la tête

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L'Odyssée Offenbach
L'Odyssée Offenbach

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Ordeal
Ordeal

Around teatime, Mr. Kaplan's doorbell rings. This is Jean who appears behind the door, a visit he ha...

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La Belle Hélène
La Belle Hélène

La belle Hélène is the work that confirmed Offenbach's international reputation. The libretto carica...

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Le Postillon de Lonjumeau
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau

Adolphe Adam’s Le Postillon de Lonjumeau was a great success at its premiere in 1836, and, along wit...

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Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...

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Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expresse...

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I Love You Coiffure
I Love You Coiffure

Liliane and Maud are twin sisters. The first is a modest provincial hairdresser while the second lea...

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Un amour qui ne finit pas
Un amour qui ne finit pas

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La fuite
La fuite

In a sad imaginary suburb, Jean-Jacques is oppressed by his work, belittled by his girlfriend, pursu...

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Le Soulier de satin
Le Soulier de satin

A staging of Paul Claudel's play "The Satin Slipper" by Olivier Py....

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Illusions comiques
Illusions comiques

A staging of Olivier Py's play "Illusions comiques" by himself....

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Les Enfants de Saturne
Les Enfants de Saturne

A staging of Olivier Py's play "Les Enfants de Saturne" by himself....

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Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles
Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the s...

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Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

A portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of the French New Wave and closely linked ...

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Lorsque l'enfant paraît
Lorsque l'enfant paraît

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