Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny was born on Jul 12, 1908 in France. Alain Cuny's big-screen debut came with Madame Sans-Gêne directed by Roger Richebé in 1941, strarring Roustan. Alain Cuny is known for L'annonce faite à Marie directed by Alain Cuny, Roberto Benavente stars as Pierre de Craon and Christelle Challab as Mara Vercors. Alain Cuny has got 3 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Alain Cuny achieved is Berlin International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Alain Cuny plays is L'annonce faite à Marie which will be released on Dec 18, 1991.

Alain Cuny went to medical school with the intention of becoming a physician, but left to attend an arts school in Paris and became a painter. He entered the film industry as a costume and set designer for such directors as Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques Feyder, all the time attending acting school. In the late 1930s he began acting professionally, first on stage and then in films. Cuny divided his time between making films in France and Italy, switching back and forth from romantic leads to solid character parts. His best remembered role is probably that of the conflicted philosopher in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita (1960).