Pierre Arditi
Date of birth: 1944-12-01
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Pierre Marie Denis Arditi
Biography
Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is an award-winning French film and stage actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi. He has often played romantic, womanizing roles, similar to those played by Marcello Mastroianni. In 1987 he won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Mélo, and in 1994, a César Award for Best Actor for his role in Smoking/No Smoking. Although his work has primarily been in French film and theater, Arditi is known in the Anglophone world as the French voice of Christopher Reeve. Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman movies by Richard Donner and Richard Lester (See the French Wikipedia article on Pierre Arditi for more information). Because of the added footage in the DVD Special Edition of Donner's Superman, the movie had to be re-dubbed with a different voice actor, much to the chagrin of the generation of moviegoers who had grown up with the original soundtrack and identified Superman's voice with Arditi's. He also provided the French voice for Reeve in the comedy/whodunit Deathtrap. Finally, he was the voice of the documentary serie Untamed Africa, written and produced by Frederic Lepage. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2002. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 7 April 1994, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Arditi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Great Alibi
2008-04-30
Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a
Agent Trouble
1987-08-19
Amanda Weber is a museum employee. Her nephew, Victorien, who feels that wild animals should not be
Les Oiseaux de la lune
1974-04-28
Valentin, the general supervisor of a sub-prefecture cram school, has a strange power: all he has to
Same Old Song
1997-11-12
Odile is a business executive looking for a new, bigger apartment. Her younger sister Camille has ju
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
1982-06-09
At 36, despite all the lovers she has had, amiable Diane de Maufrigneuse, Princess of Cadignan, has
Adieu Paris
2022-01-26
An old Parisian bistro with eternal charm. Eight gentlemen at the table, eight great figures. They w
Private Fears in Public Places
2006-11-22
In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed a
The Horseman on the Roof
1995-09-20
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband
The First Time I Turned Twenty
2004-10-06
In 1960s France, 16-year-old Hannah Goldman is experiencing a painful adolescence. Her Jewish backgr
Change of Plans
2009-02-18
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
Can You Keep a Secret?
2008-05-07
Delphine passes herself off as her boss's lover.
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
2005-09-14
Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Art
« Art »
1998-12-28
Love Unto Death
1984-09-05
A man is haunted after waking up from his sleep, during which he was pronounced dead by his doctor.
Our Earthmen Friends
2007-04-18
What on earth would extraterrestrials think if they could observe us? This is the movie they made.
Smoking / No Smoking
1993-12-15
"Smoking" and "No Smoking" are two segments of the film which are based on closely connected plays.
Bambou
2009-07-08
Alain hopes to have a baby with his wife Anna. However, Anna believes she is destined to become a fa
Park Benches
2009-07-08
As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while
Strictement personnel
1985-08-21
The crimes and tragedies that tear apart one family seem overblown in the telling, yet this psycholo
Heads or Tails
1980-08-30
Since his wife died, Inspector Louis Baroni (Philippe Noiret) has become a virtual recluse, preferri
The Little Coquette
1987-08-12
Fifteen-year-old Camille is a vulnerable and a strong-willed seductress- she chooses, she takes, she
Gentlemen Children
1997-10-01
To punish three troublemakers, Albert Castraing, their French teacher, gives them an essay to do, in
Fallait pas le dire !
2023-04-18
My American Uncle
1980-05-21
Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of
Actors
2000-04-05
Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water,
Bonjour l'angoisse
1988-08-17
Anxious and shy, Michaud works for a company that specializes in alarms, safes and other security de
Blaise Pascal
1972-05-16
In this evocative, atmospheric biography, Roberto Rossellini brings to life philosopher and mathemat
A Day at the Museum
2008-11-19
Un conservateur terrorisé par les plantes vertes, une mère plastifiée pour être exposée, un ballet d
L'Affaire Dreyfus
1995-05-18
In 1894, the French Army discovered the existence of a traitor Alsatian and Jewish, the French offic
Les Clés du Paradis
1991-10-30
Two brothers, one very successful and the other not, switch places with each other, exchanging jobs
Faisons un rêve
2007-11-03
Not on the Lips
2003-12-03
A musical drawing room farce set in Paris in October, 1925. Gilberte, in middle-age, flirts with men
Mémoire trouble
2022-01-29
Garlat, a former cop, agrees with Voltaire's maxim, but when confronted with evidence manipulation i
Vivace
2011-04-15
A young couple, Pauline and Alex, moves from Paris to a quiet neighbourhood in the French countrysid
Together Is Too Much
2010-02-17
Imagine, if you will, a somewhat contented married woman finding out her husband's infidelity during
The Car Keys
2003-12-10
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street co
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
1982-04-14
Detective Nestor Burma begins an investigation into the corrupt drug-ridden punk rock music world.
Men, Women: A User's Manual
1996-08-28
Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers f
Chance or Coincidence
1998-11-18
Once a successful dancer, Miriam has abandoned her career to bring up her son, Serge, after her boyf
The Courage to Love
2005-06-29
A picture of humankind in Paris: singers, shows, social gatherings, businessmen, nightclub barmen, b
One Stays, the Other Leaves
2005-01-12
A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and,
Why (Not) Brazil?
2004-09-15
A film director, whose career is going downhill, reluctantly decides to adapt an inadaptable best se
The Children
1985-02-01
Ernesto, a seven-year-old boy who has the body of a thirty-year-old man, decides, upon attending his
Mélo
1986-09-03
Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are violinists and lifelong friends living in Paris in the 1920s. W
The Big Apartment
2006-12-27
Francesca and her husband, Martin, are dreamers. They live a carefree existence oblivious to the inc
Alyse et Chloé
1970-09-30
Alyse, a successful cover girl, has had an affair with Luc Bordier, an advertising photographer, for
The False Servant
2000-03-08
A young woman disguises herself as a knight to expose a gold-digging man divided between her and a C
Victoire
2004-12-22
Victoire is sweet, sensitive, nice and understanding. She leads an existence which doesn't leave her
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
2012-09-01
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who h
Granny's Funeral
2012-06-19
A provincial chemist in the throes of a mid-life crisis must choose between burying his dearly depar
L'illusion comique
1970-04-14
Radio corbeau
1989-02-01
This fast-paced mystery is in part based on a novel by Yves Ellena and is at least equally based on
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
2022-03-30
Follows the intertwined stories of five couples and their entourage, living in the same opulent Pari
Le vieux juif Blonde
Maestro(s)
2022-12-07
The Dunars are conductors from father to son. François' long and brilliant international career come
Poker
1988-01-13
Helene loves to play poker for big money in men's company. But one day she looses big time against b
Duo
1990-05-16
A couple who appears to have the perfect relationship finds their future in jeopardy following a sco
Rape of Love
1978-01-10
Nicole, nurse in Grenoble, is raped one night by four men. Deeply scarred, emotionally and physicall
Flag
1987-10-06
A repentant gambler, Simon is a senior inspector in the banditry repression brigade headed by his fr
The Carnival of the Animals
2003-01-01
The Carnival of the Animals (French: Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of 14 move
Vanille fraise
1989-11-29
Husband finds out that his wife is a secret agent and that she has a handsome partner.
La Fleur de l'âge
2013-05-01
Gaspard Dassonville may be 63 but he stubbornly refuses to show his age. A well-known television pro
Tailleur pour dames
1985-09-15
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005-01-10
Agnès Dormes, a famous opera singer, saves Julie, a baby girl who was about to be sacrificed during
Let There Be Light!
1998-07-08
God comes to Earth in order to make a film.
Last Leap
1970-06-07
A veteran paratrooper murders his Vietnamese wife when he finds her in the arms of a younger man. Ga
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
2003-06-11
Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathild
La danse de l'albatros
2012-06-12
On n'est pas là pour s'aimer
2000-10-16
Frédérique Letheil, who heads the research department of the Emmerson oil group, has sacrificed her
The Pleasure of Love
1991-04-10
Guillaume de Burlador is a private tutor who hits a low point sufficiently severe for him to contemp
Farewell Fred
1985-01-30
Fred is a gambler and deep in debt. He owes crime boss Victor a lot of money and the time to pay has
Roses on Credit
2010-09-09
A young couple marry in France in the 1940s and the film follows the arc of their marriage over the
Engagements of the Heart
1987-12-16
Alice is the widow of a Jewish surgeon who helps the former diplomat Jerome smuggle Jews out of Aust
La Femme rompue
1978-02-01
A fixed idea by Paul Valéry
A beach on the shores of the Mediterranean, crushed by the sun, under an implacable blue sky, isolat
Un amour de cousine
1998-12-21
Cheated on and fired from her job, Lucille leaves her suburb and moves to Paris with little hope of
Clémenceau, la force d'aimer
2023-11-06
An Unlikely Couple
2001-06-11
Two men on the brink of divorce are thrown together, yet everything opposes them: their tastes, habi
Alain Resnais, the Audacious
2022-09-05
A genius inventor of forms, Alain Resnais is one of the fathers of cinematic modernity. This portrai
Tout sauf l’ennui
2023-12-22
L'Arme au bleu
1981-09-05
Le Voyage en pyjama
2024-01-17
40-something Victor, humanities professor and amateur meteorologist, is a madcap, a friendly dabbler
Le premier venu
2023-04-30
The Catwalk
1988-01-01
Neighbors overcome, Cora and John meet in the favor of an accident - a fall from the balcony of the
Natalia
1989-04-12
WW2: in an occupied France, a young Jewish girl wants to become a movie star.
Bacri, comme un air de famille
2022-01-14
Jean-Pierre Bacri was never happy about anything. But beyond the caricature of the grumpy man, from
The Sweet Escape
2015-06-10
Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an a
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996-03-20
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier an
L'École des femmes
The Adventures of Zadig
1970-12-29
In the time of King Moabdar, in ancient Babylon, the young philosopher, Zadig, undergoes many misadv
La 99ème Minute
1966-08-23
Death live! In the middle of filming a detective drama, the main actor Gérard Gérard dies from a gun
La Femme et le Pantin
1990-12-09
Matthieu, a mature and wealthy French businessman, meets Estrella in Barcelona, a teenager with a hu
Le rat noir d'amérique
1981-01-01
A César award nominated short drama.
Triple sec
1986-01-01
A César award nominated short comedy.
La Vérité
2011-07-22
Reportage sur un squelette ou Masques et bergamasques
1970-03-24
Maudits
2025-02-03
In the eighth month of her pregnancy, which she is struggling to fully accept, Lucile discovers that
On a volé ma VF
2024-06-22
Documentary on the French dubbing industry. A journey through pop culture, the power of voice, artif
The Blue Island
2001-06-18
France, 1940. German troops have just invaded the country, but in the rural idyll of the family chat
Being Fidel Castro
2010-01-19
Through the voice of an impersonator, the cuban hero will recount with us his political career. This
Mr & Mme Adelman
2017-03-08
How did Sarah and Victor get along for more than 45 years? Who was this enigmatic woman living in th
Une Ferrari pour deux
2002-04-03
A boss decide to bring a Ferrari to a footballer and meet on the trip an ex-employee he fired few mo
Le Tartuffe
2021-06-07
A staging of Molière's play "Tartuffe" by Peter Stein.
Une villa pour deux
2003-11-05
After the death of his father Daniel Tessard has convinced his mother Marion to come to live with hi
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
1991-06-15
A fight happens during a a big party organized by a couple for their housewarming
Tout va bien c'est Noël!
2001-12-24
Christmas? The joy of rejoining the family and spending the most anticipated holiday of the whole ye
State of Grace
1986-12-24
She is Florence Vannier-Buchet. Married to Protestant banker Jean-Marc Buchet. Florence leads a majo
Joyeuses Pâques
2002-01-23
Chacun chez soi
2000-01-01
Pierre Bazeille, a writer seeking a quiet place to work, sublets Félice's home, artist / sculptor in
You'll Miss Me
2009-06-10
In an airport, six destinies, during a short moment, will change, separate and meet. And if these ch
Mémoires d'un condamné
2017-11-01
La Traversée du désir
2009-03-16
What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wi
Mademoiselle ma mère
1983-08-11
The Little Apocalypse
1993-02-10
An unknown Polish writer can't publish his novels, so his ex-wife decides to help him and get some o
La répétition ou L'amour puni
1986-03-19
Quelque chose a changé
2018-01-16
Outvoted by his board of directors and hounded by the press, the Parisian CEO of a large company fin
Le Traité d'Auteuil
1981-08-02
The Summer House
2018-09-01
A large and beautiful property on the French Riviera. A place that seems out of time and sheltered f
Les Liens du sang
2007-03-28
L'Éloignement
2009-11-04
A televised broadcast of a play: the anxieties of an author who, with each new play, thinks only thr
Le funambule
1974-11-26
Vermeer: Beyond Time
2017-02-22
Narrator Steve Martin explains Vermeer's fall into obscurity and rebound into worldwide sensation, a
A Change of Heart
2015-04-15
Jean-Pierre is a brilliant surgeon. The problems of his nearest and dearest don't interest him. But
Quand sort la recluse
2019-04-10
After three elderly men are bitten by spiders, everyone assumes that their deaths are tragic acciden
Velvet Paws
1987-10-26
Bernadette Lafont and Michel Bouquet reteam with Kaplan as, respectively, a clairvoyant and a crimin
La Belle Époque
2019-11-06
Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his
Le dernier plan
2000-09-27
Virgil Ioan, a Romanian journalist, comes to Paris to find out what happened to Constantin Dolinescu
La passion du docteur Bergh
1998-10-16
A respected German doctor, head surgeon of a hospital, sees his career jeopardized when a childhood
Fric, Krach et geule de bois : le roman de la crise
2010-11-16
Comme s'il en pleuvait
2014-04-26
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu
2019-11-20
Life Is a Bed of Roses
1983-04-20
In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th
Mitterrand à Vichy
2008-04-22
The dark years, those of war. This film, which combines fiction and archives, tells the story of the
Une sacrée famille
1981-05-01
Smoking
1993-12-15
"Smoking" and "No Smoking" are two segments of the film which are based on closely connected plays.
No Smoking
1993-12-15
"Smoking" and "No Smoking" are two segments of the film which are based on closely connected plays.
Compromis
2020-05-24
2 thirty year old friends in an empty apartment. One is a mediocre comedian, the other a failed play
Patron sur mesure
2002-01-01
Batailles
2008-02-20
"Resumption of a play created in 1983. Two shipwrecked people on a makeshift raft in the middle of a
Sentiments provisoires
2010-01-01
A young woman announces to the man she has lived with for ten years that she is leaving him ... and
Little Nicholas' Treasure
2021-09-09
In the peaceful world of Little Nicholas, there is Daddy, Mommy, the school, but above all, his band
The Accusation
2021-12-01
The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist kno
Follow My Gaze
1986-04-23
A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight
I Love You Coiffure
2020-12-21
Liliane and Maud are twin sisters. The first is a modest provincial hairdresser while the second lea
Couchettes express
1994-08-10
Antoine steward on the night train Paris-Venice. He must cards and identity documents of travelers i
A Monkey's Tale
1999-06-02
Kom is from a tribe of monkeys who live in a canopy. He rejects elders' authority as well as the sup
The Grand Restaurant III
2021-02-03
He had opened his Great Restaurant twice, in 2010 and 2011, as part of an entertainment broadcast on
Un métier de seigneur
1986-12-06
Mitterrand, président culturel
2021-05-12
On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the
Remembrance of Things to Come
2001-09-22
A personal history of France, told through photos by French photographer Denise Bellon.
Légitime défense
1980-07-18
The Separation
2005-12-02
On March 21, 1905, the hemicycle of the Palais-Bourbon resounded with the first session of a crucial
Tailleur pour dames
2008-05-03
Doctor Moulineaux, "serious and established" after a dissipated youth, lives a bourgeois life with h
Aller-retour dans la journée
2006-12-19
Une clinique au soleil
1996-12-19
Rêver peut-être
2000-10-02
A staging of Jean-Claude Grumberg's play "Rêver peut-être" by Jean-Michel Ribes.
Le raisin d'or
Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever
2024-09-28
A French documentary on Superman actor Christopher Reeve as told by his French voice dubbing actor,
The Secret of Mister L
1983-08-22
Journalist and television presenter Patrick Gemet accepted the invitation of Victor Lumen to visit h
Streamfield, les carnets noirs
2010-07-01
Depiction of "Clearstream affair", a first-class political scandal in France in the run-up to the 20
Lapin
2024-12-10
Je ne vous oublierai jamais
2010-04-28
Marseille, 1941. Despite the war, young Levilé still hopes to save his mother and sisters in Poland
Un p'tit air de bonheur
Bordeaux, le cinéma pour mémoire
1987-01-01
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
2025-11-21
To mark the release of his latest album, Poètes, Serge Lama is giving a unique recital at the Théâtr
25 ans de Laurent Gerra à la radio
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Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
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