Kalfon, Jean-Pierre

(October 30, 1938, Paris, France - )

   A rebellious adolescent, he dropped out of school and ran away to Belgium. Having returned to France, he spent some time in a reformatory. In the late 1950s, he was hired as a dancer at the Folies Bergère for five months. Having trained at the Ecole d'Art Dramatique Charles Dullin, he created his own com­pany, Théâtre 15. From 1962 (Le Concerto de la Peur / La Drogue du Vice / USA: Night of Lust, José Benazeraf) to 2007 (Asylum, Olivier Château), he played sup­porting roles in about 100 films and notably worked with Claude Lelouch (1964 Une Fille et des Fusils / UK: The Decadent Influence / USA: To Be a Crook; 1965 Les Grands Moments; 1976 Le Bon et les Méchants / USA: The Good and the Bad; Si c'était à refaire / UK: Second Chance / USA: If I Had to Do It All Over Again; 1981 Les Uns et les Autres / UK: Within Memory / USA: Bolero), Jean-Luc Godard (1967 Week-End / Week­end, un uomo e una donna dal sabato alla domenica / USA: Weekend, France / Italy), Jacques Rivette (1969 L'Amour fou; 1984 L'amour par Terre / USA: Love on the Ground), Philippe Garrel (1969 Le Lit de la Vierge; 1972 La Cicatrice intérieure / USA: The Inner Scar), Barbet Schroeder (1972 La Vallée / UK and USA: The Valley), François Truffaut (1983 Vivement Dimanche! / UK: Finally, Sunday / USA: Confidentially Yours), and Claude Chabrol (1987 Le Cri du Hibou / Il grido del gufo / UK and USA: The Cry of the Owl, France / Italy). He is also a rock-and-roll singer.

 Filmography

1979 ◘ Le Coup du Singe (also co-adapter, actor; co-director with Ode Bitton)