Robert Thoma - a famous French writer and playwright, became famous as a director, screenwriter and actor. His works have been repeatedly staged not only on the stage, but also filmed by famous directors, including domestic ones. In the article we will talk about his biography and the most famous works.
Biography
Robert Thoma was born in the small French town of Gap, located in the department of the Upper Alps, in 1927.
The heyday of his creative career came in the 50-60s, when he wrote his most famous plays: "8 Women", "Trap for a Lonely Man", "Parrot and Chicken", "Freddy".
The works of playwright Robert Thom are well known from films shot based on his works. In our country, Alla Surikova and Alexei Korenev worked on paintings based on his plays, and in the 2000s, the iconic French director Francois Ozon.
In 1989, the television show "Waiting for Elizabeth" was released at the Soviet Lentelefilm studio.
Robert Thoma died at the very beginning of 1989 in Paris, where he was buried, at the age of 61. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Soviet cinema
Soviet viewers are best aware of the plot of Robert Tom's play "The Parrot and the Chicken." She was filmed by Alla Surikova in 1982. The film was released on Soviet screens under the title "Look for a Woman."
At the center of the story is telephone operator Alisa Postik, who was late at work on New Year's Eve and witnessed how her boss appeared in the office with a knife in his back and fell on the table. She calls the police, but when law enforcement officers arrive, they cannot find any body. Alice now faces two weeks in prison for a fake call.
A whole galaxy of famous Soviet actors played in the film: Sergey Yursky, Leonid Kuravlev, Alexander Abdulov, Elena Solovey, Leonid Yarmolnik.
In 1990, the detective comedy by Alexei Korenev "Trap for a single man." The protagonist Daniel, performed by Nikolai Karachentsov, turns to the police due to the disappearance of his wife Elizabeth. A few days later his wife returns home, accompanied by a local priest, but Daniel refuses to recognize her as his wife, with whom he lived together for many years.
Yuri Yakovlev, Veniamin Smekhov, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Irina Shmeleva also played in the film.
"8 women"
In 2002, French director Francois Ozon filmed Tom's play “8 Women,” written in 1958. Famous actresses Fanny Ardant, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier and Emmanuelle Bear appeared on the screen.
The action takes place on Christmas Eve in the 1950s. A large family lives in the French hinterland: the spouses Marcel and Gaby, the sister of his wife Augustine and their mother, daughter Catherine, the cook Chanel, two maids and a maid Louise.
At the very beginning, the eldest daughter of Gaby and Marcel, whose name is Suzon, returns for vacation from study in London. Soon, the maid brings breakfast to Marcel’s bedroom, but discovers that he is killed. Fearing that the killer is still in the house, the women lock the room and hide the key.
Soon, Marcel's sister appears, who received an anonymous call in the morning demanding to come immediately, since her brother was killed. The situation is becoming increasingly confused ...
We advise you to watch the magnificent adaptation of the works of Robert Tom.