Roland Topor

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

1.0414

Gender

Male

Birthday

07-Jan-1938

Age

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As
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Roland Topor

Biography

Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo. Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.


Credits

Topor Et Moi Topor Et Moi (2004) Character: Self (Voice)
Animated short by actress Sylvia Kristel about the art scene in Paris during the start of her French career playing Emmanuelle. She reminisces about Roland Topor, who taught her to paint, Hugo Claus, W.F. Hermans and others, while their respective work comes to life in animation.
Le Boucher, la Star et l'Orpheline Le Boucher, la Star et l'Orpheline (1975) Character: Inspector Labelote
A butcher dreams of becoming a famous director. He hires stars that he begins to kill.
The Making of Nosferatu The Making of Nosferatu (1979) Character: Self
Werner Herzog discusses the making of "Nosferatu" on set.
Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort (1997) Character: N/A
A brief meeting with the writer and playwright Roland Topor in his studio.
He! Viva Dada He! Viva Dada (1965) Character: Self
Report from the second free expression festival organized at the American Cultural Center, Boulevard Raspail, in May 1965. The shows, all happenings inspired by ""théâtre panique/ the panic theater", includes Fernando Arrabal, Roland Topor and Alejandro Jodorowsky.
L'araignée de satin L'araignée de satin (1986) Character: Le médecin
The setting is Les Fauvettes School for Girls just after WWI, where sternly Teutonic headmistress Ingrid Caven vies with Catherine Jourdan, a morphine addicted, fabric fetishist gym teacher, for the sexual favours of liquid eyed nymphet Scyluna. Meanwhile the chaplain conducts a nude exorcism.
Cartoon circus Cartoon circus (1972) Character: Self
Feature film.
Sweet Movie Sweet Movie (1974) Character: N/A
The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
Trois vies et une seule mort Trois vies et une seule mort (1996) Character: Bum #2
Four intertwining stories of bizarre occurrences in Paris featuring a man who was stolen away by fairies, a professor who becomes a tramp, the lovers who inherit a chateau – and the last tale that connects all that has gone before.
Le seuil du vide Le seuil du vide (1974) Character: Homme dans le métro
The young artist Wanda Leibovitz comes to Paris, hoping to forget unfortunate love. Soon after arrival directly at the station Wanda meets the mysterious old woman suggesting to rent at it the room (whom the old woman, allegedly, held ready for the now deceased sister). Wanda doesn't know yet that this room will change all her life shortly after it slightly opens a mysterious forbidden door.
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes Les vendredis d'Apostrophes (2015) Character: Self (archive footage)
Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a primer, which he had commented on by a surprised Bernard Pivot.
Italiques: Roland Topor Italiques: Roland Topor (1974) Character: Self
Roger Boussinot directed this episode of the French television show Italiques, which features an overview of the art and career of Fantastic Planet illustrator Roland Topor. It aired on August 8, 1974.
La Fille du garde-barrière La Fille du garde-barrière (1975) Character: Le pochard
Based on the idea by Roland Topor (screenwriter of Roman Polanski's The Tenant), this very curious completely silent melodrama tells the story of Mona, who has left her father, the railway gatekeeper, after being raped on the train track. She is kidnapped and taken to a Parisian whorehouse. However, a disinherited prince, Dudu who tries to rescue her, is himself kidnapped and forced to serve as a male prostitute. The two captives meet there and fall in love. They are taken away by different rich people - he to an Arab "harem," she to a surgeon's home.
Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo ? Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo ? (1966) Character: Un émissaire du prince
A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with prince charming all while fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men.
Celles qu'on n'a pas eues Celles qu'on n'a pas eues (1981) Character: The murderous fencer
In a train compartment, 6 people who do not know each other tell the story of their troubles in love. Only one of those seems to be a positive one.
Un amour de Swann Un amour de Swann (1984) Character: Biche
In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.
Ratataplan Ratataplan (1979) Character: The Boss
Misadventures of Colombo, an engineer in Milano. He is the only winner of an admission test for a job, and just for this reason he isn't hired. So he becomes a barman, and he discovers a special formula that turns simple water into the "Immortality drink". He is robbed of the magic water copyright. So he tries to set up a theatrical company, but the first show is a fiasco. Since finding a normal job seems a mission impossible, he tries to set the sentimental side of his life. He targets the most beautiful girl of his building, and for her he builds a robot able to dance like Tony Manero (John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever (1977)). The robot gets drunk (!). It is another fiasco. So he targets an ugly girl and finally with her succeeds to live his surreal world for ever.
Laloux sauvage Laloux sauvage (2010) Character: Self
A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.
Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (1979) Character: Renfield
A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.



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