Tall, brown, bushy eyebrows and a thundering or bewitching voice, actor Michel Piccoli, who died on May 12 of a stroke, said "to enjoy playing extravagance or the most disturbing delusions". Here are some extracts from his immense filmography.

"Le Mépris" (1963) by Jean-Louis Godard

"The Things of Life" (1970) by Claude Sautet

"Max et les Ferrailleurs" (1971) by Claude Sautet

"La Grande Bouffe" (1973) by Marco Ferreri

"Vincent, François, Paul ... et les autres" (1974) by Claude Sautet

"Snowy in May" (1989) by Louis Malle

"La Belle Noiseuse" (1991) by Jacques Rivette

"Rien sur Robert" (1998) by Pascal Bonitzer

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