Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud is a French actor known for his work in the New Wave cinema. He gained fame for his role in François Truffaut's 'The 400 Blows' and has appeared in numerous films throughout his career. Léaud is recognized for his distinctive voice and his... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Self (Footage) | ||
| 2024 |
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of CinemaA portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of the French New Wave and closely linked to the work... |
Self - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2023 |
Godard CinemaJean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 |
Quando a Coisa Vira OutraVladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over decades of activity. Considered one of the most important... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2021 |
Morceaux de CannesWe thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz... |
Unknown character | |
| 2020 | Self | ||
| 2019 |
Introducing My Father, François TruffautLaura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father. |
Self (Archive Footage) | |
| 2019 |
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerWriter, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow. Overwhelmed... |
Self - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2019 |
I shot Antoine DoinelA film buff does his generational autobiography by relating the problems of maturity in contemporary cinema to the character of... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
C'è tempoAfter the death of his estranged father, professional rainbow-watcher Stefano finds out he has a 13-year-old half-brother, and that he... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
Alien Crystal PalaceA scientist finds the secret that predispose to the formation of the ideal couple. With this new alchemy, he achieves... |
Horus | |
| 2018 |
The Lion Sleeps TonightAn aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a... |
Jean | |
| 2017 |
MLila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralyzing speech impediment. Mo is chatty and exuberant. Lila... |
Le père de Lila | |
| 2016 |
The Death of Louis XIVAugust 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king... |
Louis XIV | |
| 2016 | Unknown character | ||
| 2014 |
François Truffaut l'insoumisThis portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 |
Camille RewindsCamille was only sixteen and still in high school when she fell in love with Eric, another student. They later... |
Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger | |
| 2011 |
Le HavreIn the French harbor city of Le Havre, an elderly shoeshiner with an ailing wife crosses paths with a young... |
The Whistleblower | |
| 2009 |
The Chalk Circle ManFor months a strange phrase has been found scrawled on Paris sidewalks next to chalk circles containing odd objects. Policeman... |
Le Nermord | |
| 2009 |
VisageHsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé... |
Antoine / King Herode | |
| 2009 |
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the WaterThe title of the François Lunel film is the Buddhist proverb concluding by: "all is but illusion". His movie draws... |
Self / Antoine / King Herode | |
| 2009 | Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2005 |
I Saw Ben Barka Get KilledJanuary 1966. In a Paris apartment, police discovers the corpse of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of... |
Georges Franju | |
| 2004 |
A Wonderful SpellSet in the summer of 1942 during WWII, the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives,... |
Fernand | |
| 2004 |
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’The making of The Dreamers, its background and relation to the May 1968 student riots in Paris. |
Self (uncredited) | |
| 2004 |
Léaud de Hurle-dentsJean-Pierre Léaud wanders among the graves of Montparnasse Cemetery in search of several ghosts of the cinema... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
The DreamersWhen Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual... |
Jean-Pierre Léaud | |
| 2002 |
In the Darkness of TimeConceived as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the millennium, "Dans le noir du temps"... |
(archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2002 |
The War in ParisIn Paris, in 1943, Jules, a 19-year-old Jew, lived without an ideal, tossed about by circumstances. He becomes in turn... |
Haut Placé | |
| 2001 |
Léaud l'uniqueDocumentary about the work of Nouvelle Vague actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, with interview clips, film clips and contributions from directors and... |
Self - actor | |
| 2001 |
The PornographerA former porn director, who once elevated the genre with 1960s counter-culture ideals, returns to filmmaking after 20 years, clashing... |
Jacques Laurent | |
| 2001 |
What Time Is It There?A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris. |
Man at Cemetery | |
| 2001 |
1968 - Without Losing TendernessThe story of the University of Brasília, since it was only a project in Darcy Ribeiro's head until the fateful... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
The Marcorelle AffairFrançois Marcorelle, an investigation magistrate in Chambéry, finds himself in the room of a young Polish girl that he met... |
François Marcorelle | |
| 2000 |
A Matter of TasteNicolas, a handsome, young waiter, is befriended by Frédéric Delamont, a wealthy middle-aged businessman. Delamont, a man of power, influence... |
Investigating judge | |
| 1999 |
InnocentA French-Greek co-production, filmed in Paris, in which the forty-year-old Maxim is released from prison after five years in prison.... |
Le poète | |
| 1998 |
ElizabethThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts... |
(uncredited) | |
| 1997 |
Jean Eustache's Wasted BreathÁngel Díaz’s documentary The Lost Sorrows of Jean Eustache, concentrates on Eustache as cinematic thinker and archivist of his own... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
Just for LaughsMichel and Juliette have just broken up over Michel's affair with the much younger Romance. Alice and Nicolas are still... |
Nicolas Gardinier | |
| 1996 |
Irma VepA has-been French filmmaker wants a Hong Kong actress to be the heroine in a rendering of Les Vampires. |
René Vidal | |
| 1996 |
Diary of a SeducerStudent Claire lives with her mother, Anne, and Sebastien — a young man Claire brought home out of pity who... |
Hugo | |
| 1996 |
My ManIn Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients... |
Client | |
| 1995 |
One Hundred and One NightsMonsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a... |
The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited) | |
| 1994 |
Nobody Loves MeSeveral lives intersect when a middle-aged woman is left by her husband, and she decides to trek him down with... |
Lucien | |
| 1993 |
The Birth of LoveThe unhappy love lives of Paul and Marcus, two artists and friends who are neither particularly young nor successful anymore. |
Marcus | |
| 1993 |
François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsTwenty-six people - including two daughters, an ex-wife, his last lover, actors, fellow directors and writers, a neighbor, and boyhood... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 1992 |
La Vie de BohèmeThree penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine... |
Blancheron | |
| 1991 |
Paris AwakensAdrien is a nineteen year old who has not seen his father, Clément, for four years. Adrien returns home and... |
Clément | |
| 1991 |
C'est la vie1991 drama film. |
Unknown character | |
| 1990 |
Out 1While two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus, two solitary individuals wander the Parisian streets hustling the populace for cash. |
Colin | |
| 1990 |
I Hired a Contract KillerAfter losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his... |
Henri | |
| 1989 |
Paperback WomanLeaud portrays a Parisian publisher of romance novels who hits on the gimmick of having his live-in girlfriend (carrot-top cutie... |
Marc | |
| 1989 |
Bunker Palace HotelIn an imaginary dictature of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the Bunker... |
Solal | |
| 1989 |
The Ministries of ArtPhilippe Garrel’s documentary on France’s second wave of masterful filmmakers. Featuring Jean Eustache, Chantal Akerman, André Téchiné, Leos Carax, Jacques... |
Self | |
| 1988 |
The Color of the WindLouise, literary advisor to the Cercle Editions, receives a large manuscript from the United States. Upset by the reading of... |
Decourt | |
| 1988 |
36 FilletteA 14-year-old pursues romance with a man while vacationing with her family in Switzerland. |
Boris Golovine | |
| 1988 |
Jane B. by Agnès V.The interests, obsessions, and fantasies of two singular artists converge in this inspired collaboration between Agnès Varda and her longtime... |
The Angry Lover | |
| 1987 |
Lady CopsMireille Molyneux, police inspector, tracks down pimps. With the complicity of Yasmina, a prostitute, she arrested Charlie, her pimp. To... |
Commissaire Bouvreuil | |
| 1987 |
Boran -Time to AimThe story follows Philip Boran, an ex-convict who has managed to turn his life around and become a movie star.... |
Assistant | |
| 1987 | Georg Ossegg | ||
| 1986 |
Rise and Fall of a Small Film CompanyDirector Gaspard Bazin is working on a new feature film. For now, he's still looking at the fundraising and casting... |
Gaspard Bazin | |
| 1986 |
With All HandsThe romantic and cruel escapades of a gigolo and a mysterious woman. |
Marcel | |
| 1986 |
Treasure IslandJim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain... |
Midas | |
| 1985 |
Just a MoviePéter tries to make a film on "Swan-Lake". At the weekend, shooting stops and the staff goes home. Péter leaves... |
Péter - a rendezõ | |
| 1985 |
L'Herbe rougeBased on the eponymous novel by Boris Vian. With the help of a time machine, a man explores his past,... |
Lazuli | |
| 1985 |
DetectiveEmile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, leaned on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of... |
Inspector Neveu | |
| 1985 |
Vivement TruffautA tribute to the late, great French director Francois Truffaut, this documentary was undoubtedly named after his last movie, Vivement... |
Self / Doinel (archive footage) | |
| 1984 |
RebeloteRémi Chauveau, ten years old, lives in a broken home. He first experiences an austere boarding school and then an... |
Rémi Chauveau | |
| 1984 |
Paris Seen By... 20 Years AfterFilm comprised of six vignettes each illustrating one aspect of life in the French capital, each set in a different... |
René (segment 3) | |
| 1984 |
La cassureFour policemen have shot down Albert Thoulouse's daughter by accident but are acquitted of all charges. Such injustice infuriates the... |
Police Commissioner Rauffast | |
| 1984 |
Série noireSérie noire is a French crime television series created by Pierre Grimblat in 1984. The series was adapted from crime... |
Gaspard Bazin | |
| 1982 |
Mersonne ne m'aimeAfter a feminist is found murdered in her own home, a police detective investigates the crime with the help of... |
Daniel Flipo-Risq | |
| 1982 |
Pour BonnieFor Bonnie. This story, dedicated to the daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara, shows regret for lost paradises. While... |
Charles Blaine | |
| 1982 | Unknown character | ||
| 1981 |
Help Me DreamIn 1943, during the war, Francesca, widowed, moves with her three daughters to her country house, to get away from... |
Mario | |
| 1981 |
ParanoHaving murdered her husband and daughter, Carol invents a new identity to start a new life. Unfortunately, her tendency to... |
Ignazio | |
| 1981 |
Le petit PommierStory of three "flights": a little boy, a girl, and a mother who escapes the real world and recreates the... |
Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine | |
| 1979 |
Love on the RunNow in his thirties, Antoine Doinel is a divorced proofreader in love with a record seller. Colette Tazzi, now a... |
Antoine Doinel | |
| 1976 |
Lola's LolosIn a deliberately erratic and disjointed fashion, this film follows the adventures of Bernard (Jean-Pierre Leaud). A young man from... |
Bernard Dubois | |
| 1976 |
Hugs and Other ThingsJennifer, Tom and Maria like to have sex together and to rob banks when necessary. Action takes place in typical... |
Tom | |
| 1974 |
Spécial cinémaMarcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye... |
Self | |
| 1973 |
Out 1: SpectreOut 1: Spectre begins as nothing more than scenes from Parisian life; only as time goes by do we realize... |
Colin | |
| 1973 |
Day for NightA committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among... |
Alphonse | |
| 1973 |
The Mother and the WhoreAimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous... |
Alexandre | |
| 1973 |
L'Éducation sentimentaleMiniseries adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel. Frédéric Moreau, an eighteen-year-old provincial youth, full of dreams and rather attractive, comes to... |
Frédéric Moreau | |
| 1972 |
Last Tango in ParisA recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman. |
Tom | |
| 1971 |
Two English GirlsIn the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him... |
Claude Roc | |
| 1971 |
Out 1Following the May 1968 civil unrest in France, two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus while two solitary individuals wander... |
Colin | |
| 1971 |
The Lion Has Seven HeadsA white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spies conspire out of mutual self-interest to... |
Preacher | |
| 1971 |
A Girl Is a GunThe intense and twisted relationship between a man and a woman in a bizarre wilderness, as a seductress accompanies a... |
Billy le Kid | |
| 1970 |
The HeirsJorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946... |
Danton | |
| 1970 |
Bed and BoardParisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life... |
Antoine Doinel | |
| 1969 |
PaulFollows a young man who leaves his affluent life to join a wandering vegetarian cult. Led by a charismatic pilgrim,... |
Paul | |
| 1969 |
PigstyTwo dramatic stories. In an undetermined past, a young cannibal (who killed his own father) is condemned to be torn... |
Julian Klotz | |
| 1969 |
Joy of LearningWhile alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Emile Rousseau and Patricia Lumumba, have a discourse on language. Referring... |
Émile Rousseau (uncredited) | |
| 1969 |
Bad CompanyTwo short films by Jean Eustache (Robinson's Place and Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes) presented together. US limited theatrical release... |
Daniel (archive footage) | |
| 1968 |
Dialogue 20-40-60"Using the same, three times repeating dialogue – dramatic conversation between man and woman – Jerzy Skolimowski from Poland, Slovak... |
Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds") | |
| 1968 | Adamik | ||
| 1968 |
Françoise et Udo...This is the story of a meeting between a man and a woman. In a train, an Austrian singer and... |
Self | |
| 1968 |
ConcentrationLa Concentration features an androgynous young man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and woman (Zouzou), dressed only in their underwear, locked in a... |
Unknown character | |
| 1968 |
Stolen KissesThe third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged... |
Antoine Doinel | |
| 1967 |
WeekendA supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism and murder... |
Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited) | |
| 1967 |
La ChinoiseA small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how... |
Guillaume | |
| 1967 |
The Oldest ProfessionA collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages. |
The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited) | |
| 1967 |
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000Godard's segment from the omnibus film "The Oldest Profession" |
The Bellboy | |
| 1967 |
The DepartureA young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut... |
Marc | |
| 1967 |
Made in U.S.APaula Nelson goes to Atlantic City to meet her lover, Richard Politzer, but finds him dead and decides to investigate... |
Donald Siegel | |
| 1966 |
Santa Claus Has Blue EyesDaniel needs some money to buy a duffle coat that is in fashion, so he agrees to work for a... |
Daniel | |
| 1966 |
Masculin FémininPaul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing... |
Paul | |
| 1965 | Self | ||
| 1965 |
Pierrot le FouPierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men... |
Young Man in Cinema (uncredited) | |
| 1965 |
AlphavilleLemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the... |
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited) | |
| 1965 |
Love at SeaDuring her holiday in Brest, a young Parisian falls in love with a sailor. But autumn comes and the two... |
The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema | |
| 1964 |
Mata Hari, Agent H21Ordered to seduce French captain and steal from him classified papers, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and a spy, instead... |
Absalon | |
| 1964 |
Nadja in ParisNadja is a guest student, who stays at Cité Universitaire and visits the Sorbonne, while preparing a thesis on Proust;... |
Self | |
| 1962 |
Antoine and ColetteNow aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl... |
Antoine Doinel | |
| 1962 |
Love at TwentyLove at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is... |
Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette") | |
| 1960 |
BoulevardBoulevard focuses on Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier, an adolescent who lives in a poor room under the roof of a block... |
Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo" | |
| 1960 |
Testament of OrpheusAn 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series... |
Dargelos, l'écolier | |
| 1959 |
The 400 BlowsFor young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful... |
Antoine Doinel | |
| 1958 |
King on HorsebackHenri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is... |
Pierrot | |
| 1956 | Self | ||
| 1954 | Self |
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Got a question about Jean-Pierre Léaud?
Jean-Pierre Léaud is best known for 'The 400 Blows' (1959), 'Stolen Kisses' (1968), and 'The Last Metro' (1980). These films highlight his contributions to French cinema and showcase his acting range.
Yes, Jean-Pierre Léaud received the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in 'The Last Metro' (1980). His performances have been critically acclaimed throughout his career.
Jean-Pierre Léaud's first film was 'The 400 Blows,' directed by François Truffaut. This film marked the beginning of his successful acting career and established him as a prominent figure in cinema.
Jean-Pierre Léaud played a significant role in the French New Wave movement, particularly through his collaborations with directors like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. His innovative performances helped shape the style of the era.
Jean-Pierre Léaud is known for his naturalistic acting style, often portraying introspective and complex characters. His performances are characterized by emotional depth and authenticity.
Jean-Pierre Léaud has one child, whose name is not publicly known. He has maintained a level of privacy regarding his personal life.
Jean-Pierre Léaud's estimated net worth is around $5 million. His long career in film and television has contributed to his financial success.
Key milestones in Jean-Pierre Léaud's filmography include his breakout role in 'The 400 Blows,' his collaborations with Truffaut, and his performances in films like 'The Last Metro' and 'A Very Curious Girl.'