Michel Piccoli

EXCLUSIVE: Director Jeff Blyth Remembers Michel Piccoli and the Making of “The Timekeeper”

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Nathan Hartman

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As we reported earlier today, famed French actor Michel Piccoli, known to Disney park fans as Jules Verne in the Circle-Vision 360 presentation “The Timekeeper” or “Le Visionarium,” has passed away at the age of 94. Filmmaker Jeff Blyth, who directed Piccoli in “The Timekeeper,” spoke to WDWNT about his experience working with the French … Read more

Legendary French Actor Michel Piccoli (Jules Verne in Le Visionarium/The Timekeeper at Disney Parks) Dead at 94

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michel piccoli timekeeper

For film buffs and Francophiles, Michel Piccoli starred in Luis Buñuel’s Belle de Jour and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. And who could forget his role opposite Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt in 1963? But for Disney fans across the world, he’s known as Jules Verne in the popular Le Visionarium and The … Read more