Jacques Malaterre
Encyclopedia
Jacques Malaterre is a french filmmaker and film director
, born in Avignon (Vaucluse).
Teacher for handicapped children, and host of radio stations before 1989, he made documentaries
and the docufiction
aired on television
. Among the latter A Species Odyssey
, Homo sapiens (documentary) and The Rise of man, dedicated to prehistory
and human evolution
with scientis Yves Coppens
as a consultant, had a wide audience with the general public.
On 29 September 2010, he released the film Ao, the last Neanderthal, an adaptation of the novel by Marc Klapczynski, Ao l'homme ancien.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, born in Avignon (Vaucluse).
Teacher for handicapped children, and host of radio stations before 1989, he made documentaries
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
and the docufiction
Docufiction
Docufiction is a neologism which refers to the cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction. More precisely, it is a documentary contaminated with fictional elements, in real time, filmed when the events take place, and in which someone - the character - plays his own role in real life...
aired on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. Among the latter A Species Odyssey
A Species Odyssey
A Species Odyssey is a 90-minute french documentary film directed by Jacques Malaterre first broadcasted on January 7th 2003 on France 3.- Facts :* Title: L'Odyssée de l'espèce* Directed by: Jacques Malaterre...
, Homo sapiens (documentary) and The Rise of man, dedicated to prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
and human evolution
Human evolution
Human evolution refers to the evolutionary history of the genus Homo, including the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species and as a unique category of hominids and mammals...
with scientis Yves Coppens
Yves Coppens
Yves Coppens is a French anthropologist. He graduated from the University of Rennes. He has studied ancient hominids and has had multiple published works on this topic, and has also produced a film....
as a consultant, had a wide audience with the general public.
On 29 September 2010, he released the film Ao, the last Neanderthal, an adaptation of the novel by Marc Klapczynski, Ao l'homme ancien.