Philippe de Chérisey

Philippe de Chérisey

Philippe Louis Henri Marie de Chérisey, 9th marquess de Chérisey (13 February 1923 – 17 July 1985) was a French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and supporting actor (using the stage name Amédée). He is best known for his creation of fake parchments published in the 1967 book L'Or de Rennes by Gérard de Sède, as part of his involvement in the Priory of Sion hoax between 1962-1983. Coming from a wealthy family in the Lorraine, de Chérisey decided to become an actor against his family's wishes. He enrolled in the René Simon drama school in 1946 where he started his actor's training, and his most notable film appearance was in Jeux interdits in 1952. He was known as a bon viveur, regularly enjoyed wine and frequented public libraries where his natural curiosity made him follow up anything that took his fancy. Philippe de Chérisey was a follower of the surrealist movement. He claimed acquaintance with Eugene Ionesco and was like him a member of the College of Pataphysics, although - like his membership of Oulipo - there is no evidence that he was actively involved. His desire to subvert the norms of culture, or in other words, create an alternate reality that became more real than reality itself, was done within the context of the Priory of Sion and to promote the claim that Pierre Plantard was the direct descendant of Dagobert II. He considered himself a satirist from his days in French radio, and continued this persona within the theme of the Priory of Sion calling himself a prankster. The best known example of this is his esoteric novella Circuit (originally written in 1968, but not actually deposited within the Bibliothèque nationale de France until 1971).

  • Title : Philippe de Chérisey
  • Popularity : 1.798
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1923-02-13
  • Place of Birth : Paris, France
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  • Also Known As : Amédée
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Philippe de Chérisey Movies

  • 1952
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    Forbidden Games

    Forbidden Games

    7.782 1952 HD

    Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together,...

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  • 1952
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    Le Plaisir

    Le Plaisir

    7.564 1952 HD

    Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and...

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  • 1957
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    The Gates of Paris

    The Gates of Paris

    6.583 1957 HD

    Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive,...

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  • 1954
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    It's the Paris Life

    It's the Paris Life

    3.8 1954 HD

    In 1906, Viscount Paul de Barfleur fell in love with Cri-Cri delagrange, a singer at the cabaret "La vie parisienne". But the young man's father...

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  • 1961
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    The Long Absence

    The Long Absence

    6.647 1961 HD

    Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes...

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  • 1975
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    Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies

    Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies

    6 1975 HD

    A small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.

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  • 1954
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    Zoé

    Zoé

    1 1954 HD

    Barbara Laage essays the title role in Zoe. Our heroine's adventures begin when she catches the eye of a big-city playboy named Arthur (Michel...

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  • 1957
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    A Night at the Moulin Rouge

    A Night at the Moulin Rouge

    6 1957 HD

    An uncle in America wants to endow his nieces with a dowry, provided they succeed in making a name for themselves one night at the Moulin Rouge,...

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  • 1957
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    The Vintage

    The Vintage

    5.5 1957 HD

    A young Italian fugitive and his older protective brother hide among the grape pickers at a vineyard in Provence.

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  • 1958
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    Miss Pigalle

    Miss Pigalle

    1 1958 HD

    A young woman has been run over by the car of Carlos, a brilliant embassy attaché. Feeling sorry for her, Carlos drives her to his place and...

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  • 1958
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    Sans famille

    Sans famille

    5.5 1958 HD

    The Remi abandoned by his foster father sold to the troubadour Vasalis, in his living through the rural villages the people to entertain, gehoplen...

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  • 1950
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    Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés

    Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés

    4 1950 HD

    Although suspected and hunted down by policeman Sherlock Coco and inspector Hector, the Pieds Nickelés (Croquignol, Filochard and...

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  • 1957
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    That damn Amédée

    That damn Amédée

    5.5 1957 HD

    Mr. Placard, impresario of shock, lost the headliner of his show, Elia Tarti. Amédée introduces himself, he can highlight his gifts of...

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  • 1958
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    Miss Pigalle

    Miss Pigalle

    1 1958 HD

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