--- name: "Pierre Clémenti" canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierre-clementi" fi1m_id: "pierre-clementi" imdb_id: "nm0167509" tmdb_id: 17577 wikidata_id: "Q956193" roles: ["Actor"] born: "28 September 1942" died: "27 December 1999" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 87 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-26T16:13:01.362452+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Pierre Clémenti ## Identity Pierre Clémenti - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pierre-clementi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** pierre-clementi - **IMDb ID:** nm0167509 - **TMDB ID:** 17577 - **Wikidata ID:** Q956193 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956193, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17577 Actor. Born 28 September 1942 in Paris, France. Died 27 December 1999. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 28 September 1942, Paris, France - **Died:** 27 December 1999 - **Active:** 1963–1971 - **Average Fi1m score:** 87, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 87 (2), 1970s 87 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 87 to 83 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $0m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956193, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17577 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Belle de Jour*](https://film.one/film/belle-de-jour.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Pierre Clémenti > Pierre Clémenti could make a dangerous young man seem painfully vulnerable without making him safe. We value the physical directness of his acting, above all in *Belle de Jour*, though repeated casting as an enigmatic outsider could narrow his work. In *Belle de Jour* (1967), Pierre Clémenti makes Marcel's attractiveness difficult to separate from his cruelty. His gangster client has the softness Clémenti could bring to dangerous young men, and Luis Buñuel makes that combination count. We were unsettled by finding Marcel seductive when his sadism was so apparent. Catherine Deneuve's troubling calm helps the film keep its distance from the sexual fantasies it presents; Clémenti gives us someone harder to regard so coolly. *The Leopard* (1963) finds a different use for him, in the small early role of Francesco Paolo. Visconti's three-hour period drama belongs to Burt Lancaster's Prince, and we would not recommend it primarily as a chance to watch Clémenti. We recommend it strongly despite stretches that do not earn their slowness. His place in this classical production matters as a reminder that the rebellious young men were a later pattern of casting, not the whole of his work. The breakthrough of *Belle de Jour* was followed by work with directors prepared to use his intensity. He played the young cannibal in Pier Paolo Pasolini's *Pigsty* (1969) and Lino in Bernardo Bertolucci's *The Conformist* (1970), while Buñuel cast him again in *The Milky Way* (1969). Such parts made sense for a physical actor, but repeated casting as an outsider has its cost. Eventually an audience can start deciding who a character is before the actor has had much chance to do anything. He also directed diary-like experimental films, beginning in the late 1960s. Their chief interest is as personal records of independent filmmaking, and they offer another way into his work beyond the parts other directors gave him. Later acting appearances were often smaller, with *Le Pont du Nord* (1982) bringing a collaboration with Jacques Rivette. A list of major roles alone would miss much of what occupied him. Start with *Belle de Jour*; the film offers little reassurance, and Marcel offers less. ## Biography Pierre Clémenti was a French actor, filmmaker and writer. Born in Paris on 28 September 1942, he studied drama at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier and ENSATT before beginning his career in the theatre. His early screen roles included a part in *Jack of Spades* (1960). He appeared as Francesco Paolo in Luchino Visconti's *The Leopard* (1963) and as Marcel in Luis Buñuel's *Belle de Jour* (1967). Clémenti worked with directors including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Dušan Makavejev on films such as *Pigsty* (1969), *The Conformist* (1970) and *Sweet Movie* (1974). In 1972 he was imprisoned in Italy on drug charges but released after 17 months; he later wrote a book about the experience. He remained active in theatre and experimental cinema until his death in Paris on 27 December 1999. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Conformist* (1971), Fi1m 87, as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama — [page](https://film.one/film/the-conformist.md) - *Belle de Jour* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Marcel — [page](https://film.one/film/belle-de-jour.md) - *The Leopard* (1963), Fi1m 88, as Francesco Paolo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-leopard.md) ## Complete filmography (97) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Positano* (2008), Director - *La deuxième femme* (2008), Director, Cinematography, Editor - *Souvenirs souvenirs* (2008), Director - *Hideous Kinky* (1999), as Santoni - *The Hips of J.W.* (1997), as Paul - *Attendre le navire* (1992), Actor - *Massacres* (1991), as Verdier - *The Austrian* (1990), as Hébert - *Hard to Be a God* (1990), as King - *Manon Roland* (1989), as Marat - *The Silent Woman* (1989), as Bel-il - *The Sun* (1988), Director, Editor, Writer, Producer - *Forty-four, or Bedtime Stories* (1985), Actor - *In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal* (1985), as General Korzacouille / Flash · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography - *Patrik Pacard* (1984), series, as Prinz Ali - *A Christmas Carol* (1984), as Ghost of Christmas Past - *Clash* (1984), as Le jeune homme - *Dog Day* (1984), as Snake - *Rapt ou la Séparation des races* (1984), as Firmin - *Doctor Lerne, Subgod* (1983), as Nicolas - *Edith's Diary* (1983), Actor - *Exposed* (1983), as Vic - *Brückenschläge* (1983), Actor - *Deuil en 24 heures* (1982), series, as Moustiers - *La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur* (1982), as Gérard Lechômeur · Music - *Le Pont du Nord* (1982), as Julien - *Chassé-croisé* (1982), as Doctor Moreau - *L'amour des femmes* (1982), as Philippe - *Quartet* (1981), as Theo, Pornographer - *The Brunette and Me* (1981), as Xavier de Royan - *The Fall of the House of Usher* (1981), as Allan - *Paris s'en va* (1981), Actor - *Check point Charlie* (1981), Director - *Nightmare* (1980), as Victor - *Stridura* (1980), Actor - *Madame Sourdis* (1979), as Ferdinand Sourdis - *New Old* (1979), Director, Writer, Producer - *Zoo zéro* (1979), as Ivo, le bégue - *The Song of Roland* (1978), as Olivier / Le clerc - *Little Lips* (1978), as Paul - *Bobine 10* (1978), Director - *The Sorceror's Apprentice* (1977), as Saint-Just - *Autoportrait d’un schizophrène* (1977), Actor - *The Red Poster* (1976), as Marcel Rayman - *Visa de censure n° X* (1976), Director, Producer, Writer, Editor - *The Son of Amir Is Dead* (1975), as Pierre - *Steppenwolf* (1974), as Pablo - *Sweet Movie* (1974), as Potemkin Sailor - *The Irony of Chance* (1974), as Antoine Desvrières - *De quoi s'agit-il?* (1974), Actor - *Crush Proof* (1972), Actor - *The Inner Scar* (1972), as Horseman / Archer - *The Designated Victim* (1971), as Count Mateo Tiepolo - *La famille* (1971), Actor - *Jupiter* (1971), Actor - *The Conformist* (1971), as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-conformist.md) - *The Pacifist* (1970), as Michele - *Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move* (1970), as Il poeta futuristico - *Antenna* (1970), Actor - *Necropolis* (1970), as Attila - *Cutting Heads* (1970), as Shepherd - *Renaissance* (1970), Actor - *Pigsty* (1969), as Cannibale - *The Year of the Cannibals* (1969), as Tiresia - *The Virgin's Bed* (1969), as Jesus - *The Milky Way* (1969), as Angel of Death - *His Day of Glory* (1969), Co-Director - *Book of Saints of Eternal Rome* (1968), Actor - *Partner* (1968), as Giacobbe I and II - *Listen, Let's Make Love* (1968), as Lallo - *Wheel of Ashes* (1968), as Pierre - *The Idols* (1968), as 'Charly le Surineur' - *The Revolution Is Only a Beginning. Let's Continue Fighting.* (1968), Director, Cinematography, Editor - *Carte de voeux* (1968), Director - *Pop' game* (1968), as Un acteur du cabaret (uncredited) - *The Diary of an Innocent Boy* (1968), as Benjamin - *Un film porno* (1968), Actor - *Chromo sud* (1968), Actor - *Homeo* (1967), Cinematography - *Heads and Tales* (1967), Actor - *Lamiel* (1967), as Fedor de Miossens - *Belle de Jour* (1967), as Marcel — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/belle-de-jour.md) - *Visa de Censure [Version 1967]* (1967), Director - *Shock Troops* (1967), as Militiaman - *Bobine 35-02* (1967), Director - *The Man Who Laughs* (1966), as Orsini's Partisan - *Brigade Anti Gangs* (1966), as 'Trois-Pommes' - *La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie* (1966), Actor - *Les Bargasses* (1965), Actor - *How Not to Rob a Department Store* (1965), as Raf, boyfriend - *Enchanted Isles* (1965), as Pierre - *The Infernal Machine* (1963), as Young Soldier - *The Leopard* (1963), as Francesco Paolo — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-leopard.md) - *Adorable Liar* (1962), as Pierrot (uncredited) - *Flore et Blancheflore* (1961), as Flore à 16 ans - *Jack of Spades* (1960), as Paco - *Les Frangines* (1960), Actor ## Gallery - ![Pierre Clémenti in una scena del film italiano Scusi, facciamo l'amore? (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/300778/gallery-8e7253244fe7.jpg) Pierre Clémenti in una scena del film italiano Scusi, facciamo l'amore? (1968) — Vittorio Caprioli (director), Pasqualino De Santis (cinematographer), Produzioni Europee Associate (production), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Scusi%2C_facciamo_l%27amore%3F_%281968%29_Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti_%283%29.jpg/1280px-Scusi%2C_facciamo_l%27amore%3F_%281968%29_Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti_%283%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Pierre Clémenti](https://film.one/media/person/300778/gallery-5a1a0ae5ced4.jpg) Pierre Clémenti — Vittorio Caprioli (director), Pasqualino De Santis (cinematographer), Produzioni Europee Associate (production), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Scusi%2C_facciamo_l%27amore%3F_%281968%29_Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti.jpg/1280px-Scusi%2C_facciamo_l%27amore%3F_%281968%29_Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Pierre Clémenti in una scena del film italiano Scusi, facciamo l'amore? (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/300778/gallery-6e48d27b7490.jpg) Pierre Clémenti in una scena del film italiano Scusi, facciamo l'amore? (1968) — Vittorio Caprioli (director), Pasqualino De Santis (cinematographer), Produzioni Europee Associate (production), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Scusi%2C_facciamo_l%27amore%3F_%281968%29_Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Scusi%2C_facciamo_l%27amore%3F_%281968%29_Pierre_Cl%C3%A9menti_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Pierre Clémenti](https://film.one/media/person/300778/gallery-c25968c62339.jpg) Pierre Clémenti — Image via TMDB - ![Pierre Clémenti](https://film.one/media/person/300778/gallery-4e107626e829.jpg) Pierre Clémenti — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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