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Kiki of Montparnasse(1901-1953)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Experimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, a light-striped torso, a gyrating eggcrate. One of the first Dadaist films.
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Return to Reason (1923)
Kiki of Montparnasse was born on 2 October 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d'Or, France. She was an actress and writer, known for L'inhumaine (1924), Walking on Air (1946) and Le lion des Mogols (1924). She died on 29 April 1953 in Paris, France.
BornOctober 2, 1901
DiedApril 29, 1953(51)
BornOctober 2, 1901
DiedApril 29, 1953(51)
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Known for

L'inhumaine (1924)
L'inhumaine
7.2
  • Muse posing for a painter
  • 1924
Walking on Air
  • Actress
  • 1946
Le lion des Mogols (1924)
Le lion des Mogols
6.5
  • La fille qui danse dans le bar
  • 1924
Le capitaine jaune (1930)
Le capitaine jaune
  • La chanteuse(as Kiki)
  • 1930

Credits

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Actress



  • Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray (2023)
    Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
    6.9
    • Une femme (segment "L'étoile de mer", as Alice 'Kiki' Prin)
    • 2023
  • Walking on Air
    • 1946
  • Cette vieille canaille (1933)
    Cette vieille canaille
    5.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Le capitaine jaune (1930)
    Le capitaine jaune
    • La chanteuse (as Kiki)
    • 1930
  • L'étoile de mer (1928)
    L'étoile de mer
    7.0
    Short
    • Une femme (as Alice 'Kiki' Prin)
    • 1928
  • Emak-Bakia (1926)
    Emak-Bakia
    6.9
    Short
    • Girl with painted eyes
    • 1926
  • L'inhumaine (1924)
    L'inhumaine
    7.2
    • Muse posing for a painter
    • 1924
  • Le lion des Mogols (1924)
    Le lion des Mogols
    6.5
    • La fille qui danse dans le bar
    • 1924
  • Jaque Catelain, Lois Moran, and Yvonneck in La galerie des monstres (1924)
    La galerie des monstres
    6.9
    • Kiki (as Kiki)
    • 1924
  • Ballet mécanique (1924)
    Ballet mécanique
    6.7
    Short
    • Smiling Girl (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Return to Reason (1923)
    Return to Reason
    6.4
    Short
    • Nude torso
    • 1923

Writer



  • Kiki of Montparnasse (2013)
    Kiki of Montparnasse
    6.8
    Short
    • memoirs
    • 2013

Soundtrack



  • Kiki of Montparnasse (2013)
    Kiki of Montparnasse
    6.8
    Short
    • performer: "Là-haut sur la butte"
    • 2013

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Kiki
  • Born
    • October 2, 1901
    • Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d'Or, France
  • Died
    • April 29, 1953
    • Paris, France(alcoholism and drug dependence complications)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A famous photo of Kiki taken by Man Ray appears on the wall of Emma Thompson's apartment in Dead Again (1991).
  • Quotes
    [on saving up for the future]: But my dear, I don't give a damn. All I need is an onion, a bit of bread, and a bottle of red, and I'll always find somebody to offer me that.
  • Trademark
      Kiki's most distinctive feature was her large pointed nose, which was especially striking in profile. Alexander Calder made a sculpture of it alone.

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