Jean-Claude Brialy
Encyclopedia
Jean-Claude Brialy – died 30 May 2007, Monthyon
, Seine-et-Marne
, France
was a French
actor, director, and socialite.
He became a star in the late 1950s when he was one of the most prolific actors of the French "nouvelle vague
". He made films with such important nouvelle vague filmmakers as Claude Chabrol
, Éric Rohmer
, Jean-Luc Godard
, Louis Malle
, François Truffaut
, Agnès Varda
, and Jacques Rozier
; and with other filmmakers such as Roger Vadim
, Claude Lelouch and Luis Buñuel
.
He was also, himself, a director of a number of films, including Églantine
(1971). In his autobiographies, Le Ruisseau des singes (River of Monkeys) (2000) and J'ai oublié de vous dire... (I Forgot to Tell You ...) (2004) he revealed that he was bisexual.
. He owned a restaurant, L'Orangerie, on the Île Saint-Louis
, worked as a TV presenter, a singer and a radio host.
Monthyon
Monthyon is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Lie de residence de Eugene Boch,ami de Vincent van Gogh paint dans le portrait "le peintre aux etoiles". Eugene Boch habita La Villa La Grimpette....
, Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
was a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
actor, director, and socialite.
Biography
Brialy was born in Aumale, French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942, moved to Paris in 1954, and appeared in his first film in 1955.He became a star in the late 1950s when he was one of the most prolific actors of the French "nouvelle vague
French New Wave
The New Wave was a blanket term coined by critics for a group of French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s, influenced by Italian Neorealism and classical Hollywood cinema. Although never a formally organized movement, the New Wave filmmakers were linked by their self-conscious rejection of...
". He made films with such important nouvelle vague filmmakers as Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...
, Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
, Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
, Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Louis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,...
, François Truffaut
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
, Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style....
, and Jacques Rozier
Jacques Rozier
Jacques Rozier is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival...
; and with other filmmakers such as Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
, Claude Lelouch and Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
.
He was also, himself, a director of a number of films, including Églantine
Eglantine
- People :* Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, dramatist, and politician of the French Revolution* Églantine Éméyé, French tv presenter and journalist* Eglantyne Jebb, British social reformer and founder of the Save the Children charity...
(1971). In his autobiographies, Le Ruisseau des singes (River of Monkeys) (2000) and J'ai oublié de vous dire... (I Forgot to Tell You ...) (2004) he revealed that he was bisexual.
Trivia
He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National MilitairePrytanée National Militaire
The Prytanée National Militaire, originally Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand, is a French school managed by the military, offering regular secondary education as well as special preparatory school classes, equivalent in level to the first years of university, for students who wish to enter French...
. He owned a restaurant, L'Orangerie, on the Île Saint-Louis
Île Saint-Louis
The Île Saint-Louis is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France . The island is named after King Louis IX of France ....
, worked as a TV presenter, a singer and a radio host.
Years 1956-1959
- 1956 : Éléna et les hommesElena and Her MenElena and Her Men is a 1956 film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Ingrid Bergman, and was her first film after leaving husband Roberto Rossellini. The film's original French title was Elena et les Hommes and in English-speaking countries, the title was Paris Does Strange Things.-External links:*...
, directed by Jean RenoirJean RenoirJean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
(scenes deleted) - 1956 : Le Coup du bergerLe Coup du bergerFool's Mate is a twenty-eight minute short film directed by Jacques Rivette. It stars Virginie Vitry as a wife cheating on her husband...
, directed by Jacques RivetteJacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
(short film) - 1956 : La Sonate à Kreutzer, directed by Éric RohmerÉric RohmerÉric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
(short film) - 1956 : Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick (All the Boys Are Called Patrick), directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
(short film) - 1956 : Les Surmenés, directed by Jacques Doniol-ValcrozeJacques Doniol-ValcrozeJacques Doniol-Valcroze was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and director...
(short film) - 1957 : Une histoire d'eauUne histoire d'eauA Story of Water is a film directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut in 1958. It recounts the story of a woman's trip to Paris, which is surrounded by a large flooded area...
(A Story of Water), directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
and François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
(short film) - 1957 : L'Ami de la famille, directed by Jack Pinoteau
- 1957 : Tous peuvent me tuer, directed by Henri DecoinHenri DecoinHenri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*...
- 1957 : Méfiez-vous fillettes, directed by Yves AllégretYves AllégretYves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
- 1957 : Un amour de poche, directed by Pierre KastPierre KastPierre Kast was a French screenwriter and film and television director.Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64.- Director :...
- 1957 : Le Triporteur, directed by Jacques Pinoteau
- 1957 : Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), directed by Louis MalleLouis MalleLouis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,...
- 1957 : Cargaison blanche, directed by Pierre KastPierre KastPierre Kast was a French screenwriter and film and television director.Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64.- Director :...
- 1958 : L'école des cocottes, directed by Jacqueline AudryJacqueline AudryJacqueline Audry was a French film director who started making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful woman director of post-war France....
- 1958 : Et ta sœur, directed by Maurice Deldez
- 1958 : ChristineChristine (1958 film)Christine is a 1958 film, based on the novel Liebelei by Arthur Schnitzler. The film was directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and the title character was played by Romy Schneider...
, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit - 1958 : Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick, directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
(short film) - 1958 : Paris nous appartient, directed by Jacques RivetteJacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
- 1958 : Les AmantsLes AmantsThe Lovers is a 1958 French film about adultery and rediscovering human love, directed by Louis Malle and starring Jeanne Moreau. It was Malle's second feature film, made when he was 25 years old. The film was a box office hit in France when released theatrically gaining 2,594,160 Admissions in...
(The Lovers), directed by Louis MalleLouis MalleLouis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,... - 1958 : Le Beau SergeLe Beau SergeLe Beau Serge is a French film directed by Claude Chabrol, released in 1958. It is often considered the first product of the Nouvelle Vague or "French New Wave" film movement.-Synopsis:...
, directed by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... - 1959 : La Notte brava (Bad Girls Don't Cry), directed by Mauro BologniniMauro BologniniMauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany....
- 1959 : Le Bel Âge, directed by Pierre KastPierre KastPierre Kast was a French screenwriter and film and television director.Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64.- Director :...
- 1959 : Les CousinsLes Cousins (film)Les Cousins is a 1959 French New Wave drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of two cousins, the decadent Paul and the naive Charles. Charles falls in love with Florence, one of Paul's friends...
, directed by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... - 1959 : Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows), directed by François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
- 1959 : Le chemin des écoliers, directed by Michel BoisrondMichel BoisrondMichel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...
- 1959 : Les yeux de l'amour, directed by Denys de la PatellièreDenys de La PatellièreDenys de La Patellière is a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Nantes.-Filmography as director:* 1955 : Les Aristocrates with Pierre Fresnay...
Years 1960-1969
- 1960 : Le gigolo, directed by Jacques DerayJacques DerayJacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.-Biography:...
- 1961 : Les GodelureauxLes GodelureauxLes Godelureaux is a 1961 French revenge drama directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel by Eric Ollivier.-Plot:Roger is publicly humiliated by Arthur and plots to destroy Arthur's life, using Ambroisine as bait.-Cast:*Jean-Claude Brialy as Ronald*Bernadette Lafont as Ambroisine*Charles...
, directed by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... - 1961 : Les lions sont lâchésLes Lions sont lâchésLes Lions sont lâchés is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil, and written by France Roche and Michel Audiard...
, directed by Henri VerneuilHenri VerneuilHenri Verneuil was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who enjoyed a successful career in France.-Biography:... - 1961 : Les Amours célèbres, directed by Michel BoisrondMichel BoisrondMichel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...
- 1961 : The Burning CourtThe Burning Court (film)The burning court is a French-Italian-German film directed by Julien Duvivier, released in 1962. The script was written by Charles Spaak and Duvivier, from the novel by John Dickson Carr.-Plot:...
, directed by Julien DuvivierJulien DuvivierJulien Duvivier was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960... - 1961 : Une femme est une femme (A Woman Is a Woman), directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
- 1961 : Le Puits aux trois vérités, directed by François VilliersFrançois VilliersThe filmmaker François Villiers , Chevalier of the Legion of Honor was a French film director. He was responsible for several films, from Hans le marin in 1949, to Manika, une vie plus tard, in 1989 which won the Prix du Public at Cannes.As a film director and television producer of quality dramas,...
- 1961 : Les petits matins, directed by Jacqueline AudryJacqueline AudryJacqueline Audry was a French film director who started making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful woman director of post-war France....
- 1961 : L'éducation sentimentale, directed by Alexandre AstrucAlexandre AstrucAlexandre Astruc is a French film critic and film director born 13 July 1923, in Paris .Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic...
- 1961 : Aimez-vous Brahms?Goodbye Again (1961 film)Goodbye Again, also known as Aimez-vous Brahms?, is a 1961 Franco-American romantic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak It was produced and from a screenplay by Samuel A. Taylor, based on the novel Aimez-Vous Brahms? by Françoise Sagan. The music score was by Georges Auric with additional music...
, directed by Anatole LitvakAnatole LitvakAnatole Litvak was a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a various countries and languages... - 1962 : L'Avarice, directed by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...
(segment of the film Les Sept Péchés capitaux) - 1962 : Les VeinardsLes VeinardsLes Veinards , is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Philippe de Broca and Jean Girault, written by Jacques Vilfrid and Jean Girault, starring France Anglade and Louis de Funès...
, directed by Jean GiraultJean GiraultJean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
, Jacques Pinoteau and Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie... - 1962 : Le glaive et la balanceLe glaive et la balanceLe glaive et la balance is a 1963 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was written by Cayatte, Henri Jeanson and Charles Spaak. It stars the American actor, Anthony Perkins as the protagonist.-Plot:...
, directed by André CayatteAndré CayatteAndré Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these... - 1962 : Carambolages, directed by Marcel BluwalMarcel BluwalMarcel Bluwal is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1955.-External links:...
- 1962 : Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin, directed by Édouard MolinaroÉdouard MolinaroÉdouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...
- 1962 : Le Diable et les dix CommandementsLe Diable et les Dix CommandementsLe Diable et les Dix Commandements , is a French comedy-drama film from 1963, directed by Julien Duvivier, written by David Alexander and Michel Audiard, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès...
, directed by Julien DuvivierJulien DuvivierJulien Duvivier was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960... - 1962 : La chambre ardente, directed by Julien DuvivierJulien DuvivierJulien Duvivier was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960...
- 1962 : Cléo de 5 à 7 (Cléo from 5 to 7), directed by Agnès VardaAgnès VardaAgnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style....
- 1962 : La banda Casaroli, directed by Florestano VanciniFlorestano VanciniFlorestano Vancini was an award-winning Italian film director and screenwriter.He directed over 20 movies since 1960...
- 1963 : Le glaive et la balanceLe glaive et la balanceLe glaive et la balance is a 1963 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was written by Cayatte, Henri Jeanson and Charles Spaak. It stars the American actor, Anthony Perkins as the protagonist.-Plot:...
, directed by André CayatteAndré CayatteAndré Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these... - 1963 : La Bonne Soupe, directed by Robert ThomasRobert Thomas (director)Robert Thomas was a French writer, actor and film director.He is something of a forgotten man in French theatre and cinema...
- 1963 : Adieu PhilippineAdieu PhilippineAdieu Philippine is a 1962 French film directed by Jacques Rozier. Although obscure and difficult to screen, it has been praised as one of the key films of the French New Wave. It premiered at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. -Synopsis:...
, directed by Jacques RozierJacques RozierJacques Rozier is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival... - 1964 : La RondeLa Ronde (1964 film)La Ronde is a 1964 film directed by Roger Vadim and based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of the same name.-Cast:* Jean-Claude Brialy - Alfred / Der 'Junge Herr'...
, directed by Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:... - 1964 : Un monsieur de compagnieUn monsieur de compagnieMale Companion is a 1964 French film directed by Philippe de Broca and written by André Couteaux. The main character Antione was played by Jean-Pierre Cassel.-Plot:Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich grandfather...
, directed by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie... - 1964 : La Chasse à l'homme, directed by Édouard MolinaroÉdouard MolinaroÉdouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...
- 1964 : Château en Suède, directed by Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
- 1964 : Tonio KrögerTonio Kröger (film)Tonio Kröger is a 1964 German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean-Claude Brialy - Tonio Kröger* Nadja Tiller - Lisaweta Iwanowna...
, directed by Rolf ThieleRolf ThieleRolf Thiele was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Budweis, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His 1958 film Eva was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival... - 1964 : Comment épouser un Premier ministre ?, directed by Michel BoisrondMichel BoisrondMichel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...
- 1965 : Cent briques et des tuilesCent briques et des tuilesCent briques et des tuiles is a 1965 French film directed by Pierre Grimblat....
, directed by Pierre Grimblat - 1965 : La Mandragola (The Mandrake), directed by Alberto LattuadaAlberto LattuadaAlberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada...
- 1965 : L'Amour tel qu'il est
- 1966 : Le Roi de CoeurKing of Hearts (1966 film)King of Hearts is a 1966 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates....
(The King of Hearts), directed by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie... - 1966 : I nostri MaritiI nostri maritiI nostri mariti is a 1966 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi and Luigi Zampa.-Cast:* Alberto Sordi - Giovanni Lo Verso...
, directed by Luigi ZampaLuigi ZampaLuigi Zampa was an Italian film-maker.- Biography :Son of a worker, Zampa studied film making from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome.... - 1966 : Un homme de trop, directed by Costa Gavras
- 1967 : Le plus vieux métier du monde, directed by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie...
- 1967 : LamielLamielLamiel is a 1967 French drama film. It was directed by Jean Aurel and stars Anna Karina, Michel Bouquet, and Jean-Claude Brialy.The film is based on Stendhal's unfinished last novel, Lamiel...
, directed by Jean AurelJean AurelJean Aurel was a French film director and scriptwriter.-Selected filmography:* 14-18 * De l'amour * Lamiel * Manon 70 * Les femmes... - 1967 : La mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black), directed by François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
- 1967 : Au diable les anges, directed by Lucio FulciLucio FulciLucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie and The Beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy...
- 1967 : Caroline chérie, directed by Denys de la PatellièreDenys de La PatellièreDenys de La Patellière is a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Nantes.-Filmography as director:* 1955 : Les Aristocrates with Pierre Fresnay...
- 1967 : AnnaAnna (1967 film)Anna is a 1967 French musical-comedy film directed by Pierre Koralnik and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Anna* Jean-Claude Brialy - Serge Anna is a 1967 French musical-comedy film directed by Pierre Koralnik and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Anna* Jean-Claude Brialy - Serge...
, directed by Pierre KoralnikPierre KoralnikPierre Koralnik is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1967 film Anna, which starred Anna Karina.-External links:... - 1968 : Manon 70Manon 70Manon 70 is a 1968 French film starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Claude Brialy and Sammy Frey. The screenplay was written by Jean Aurel with Cécil Saint-Laurent and directed by Jean Aurel....
, directed by Jean AurelJean AurelJean Aurel was a French film director and scriptwriter.-Selected filmography:* 14-18 * De l'amour * Lamiel * Manon 70 * Les femmes... - 1969 : Le bal du Comte d'Orgel, directed by Marc AllégretMarc AllégretMarc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
- 1969 : Tout peut arriver
- 1970 : Le genou de Claire (Claire's Knee), directed by Éric RohmerÉric RohmerÉric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
- 1969 : Cose de cosa nostra, directed by Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
- 1969 : Tonio Kruger, directed by StenoStefano VanzinaSteno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer...
- 1969 : L'amour tel qu'il est, directed by Antonio PietrangeliAntonio PietrangeliAntonio Pietrangeli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre.-Biography:...
Years 1970-1979
- 1970 : Une saison en enfer, directed by Nello Risi
- 1970 : Côté cour, côté jardin, directed by Guy GillesGuy GillesGuy Gilles born Guy Chiche was a French film director.- Biography :He directed his first short film, Soleil éteint in 1958. He changed his surname to Gilles based on the name of his mother to create a pseudonym...
- 1972 : Un meurtre est un meurtre, directed by Étienne PérierÉtienne Périer (director)Étienne Périer is a Belgian film director.- Filmography :* 1956 : Bernard Buffet* 1958 : Meurtre en 45 tours with Michel Auclair as Jean Le Prat...
- 1973 : Dreyfus ou l'intolérable vérité, directed by Jean ChérasseJean ChérasseJean Chérasse is a French film director, film writer, and film producer.- Filmography :* Henri Frenay, l'inventeur de la résistance * Marthe Richard et la tolérance * Le Grand Retour...
(narrator) - 1973 : Voix off cinéma Barry LyndonBarry LyndonBarry Lyndon is a 1975 British-American period romantic war film produced, written, and directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray which recounts the exploits of an 18th century Irish adventurer...
, directed by Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career... - 1974 : Comme un pot de fraisesComme un pot de fraises...Comme un pot de fraises is a film by Jean Aurel released in 1974.- Technical details :* Director : Jean Aurel* Writer : Gérard Sire* Year : 1974* Genre : Comedy* Length : 1h30* Country : France...
, directed by Jean AurelJean AurelJean Aurel was a French film director and scriptwriter.-Selected filmography:* 14-18 * De l'amour * Lamiel * Manon 70 * Les femmes... - 1974 : Le Fantôme de la libertéLe fantôme de la libertéThe Phantom of Liberty is a 1974 film by Luis Buñuel, produced by Serge Silberman and starring Adriana Asti, Julien Bertheau and Jean-Claude Brialy.-Plot:...
(The Phantom of Liberty), directed by Luis BuñuelLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:... - 1975 : Un animal doué de déraison, directed by Pierre KastPierre KastPierre Kast was a French screenwriter and film and television director.Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64.- Director :...
- 1975 : Catherine et compagnie, directed by Michel BoisrondMichel BoisrondMichel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...
- 1975 : Les onze mille vergesLes Onze Mille VergesLes Onze Mille Verges ou les Amours d'un hospodar is a pornographic novel by French author Guillaume Apollinaire, published in 1907 over his initials "G.A."...
, directed by Éric Lipmann - 1976 : Le juge et l'assassin (The Judge and the Assassin), directed by Bertrand TavernierBertrand TavernierBertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen...
- 1976 : Les œufs broullés, directed by Joël SantoniJoël SantoniJoël Santoni is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1976 film Scrambled Eggs, which starred Jean Carmet and Anna Karina.-External links:...
- 1976 : L'année Sainte, directed by Jean GiraultJean GiraultJean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
- 1976 : BaroccoBaroccoBarocco is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a young woman who convinces her boxer boyfriend to accept a bribe...
, directed by André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors.... - 1977 : Le Point de mire, directed by Jean-Claude Dramont
- 1977 : Julie pot de colle, directed by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie...
- 1977 : L'Imprécateur, directed by Jean-Louis BertucelliJean-Louis Bertucelli-Selected filmography:* Ramparts of Clay * Docteur Françoise Gailland * A Day to Remember -External links:...
- 1977 : Enquête à l'Italienne, directed by Doppio Delitto
- 1978 : Robert et RobertRobert et Robert-Synopsis:Two singles apply to a dating agency. To start with, they are intimidated, but come round to the idea. That night, they imagine the meetings that will change their lives forever.-Details:*Director: Claude Lelouch*Music : Francis Lai, Jean-Claude Nachon...
, directed by Claude Lelouch - 1978 : La chanson de RolandThe Song of Roland (film)The Song of Roland is a 1978 French drama film directed by Frank Cassenti and starring Klaus Kinski.-Cast:* Klaus Kinski - Roland / Klaus* Alain Cuny - Turpin / Le moine* Dominique Sanda - Anna* Pierre Clémenti - Olivier / Le clerc...
, directed by Franck Cassenti - 1979 : Le Maitre Nageur, directed by Jean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
- 1979 : L'œil du maître, directed by Stéphane Kurk
- 1979 : Hooray for Hollywood, directed by Edouard Shaw (narrator, French version)
- 1979 : Bobo Jacco, directed by Albert Bal
Years 1980-1989
- 1980 : Bobo la tête, directed by Gilles Katz
- 1980 : La Banquière, directed by Francis GirodFrancis GirodFrancis Girod was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival...
- 1981 : Les Uns et les AutresLes Uns et les AutresLes Uns et les Autres is a 1981 French film by Claude Lelouch. The film is a musical epic and it is widely considered as the director's best work with Un Homme et une Femme. It won the Technical Grand Prize at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. In the United States, it was distributed under the name...
, directed by Claude Lelouch - 1981 : Pinot simple flic, directed by Gérard JugnotGérard JugnotGérard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc...
- 1982 : La Nuit de Varennes (That Night in Varennes), directed by Ettore Scola
- 1982 : Notre-Dame de la Croisette, directed by Daniel Schmid
- 1982 : La fille de Trieste, directed by Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
- 1982 : Édith et MarcelÉdith et Marcel-Plot:In 1947, the singer Édith Piaf and the boxer Marcel Cerdan are both at the peak of their respective careers. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate love affair lasting some two years, cut short by Cerdan's death in an air crash.-Technical details:...
, directed by Claude Lelouch - 1982 : Mortelle RandonnéeMortelle randonnéeMortelle Randonnée is a 1983 French thriller film inspired by the novel Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm. Directed by filmmaker Claude Miller, the film stars Michel Serrault as The "Eye" Beauvoir, Isabelle Adjani as Catherine, and Geneviève Page as Mme. Schmidt-Boulanger. The film had a total of...
, directed by Claude MillerClaude MillerClaude Miller is a French film director, producer and screenwriter.-Career:Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with the Service Cinéma de l'Armée... - 1983 : La Crime, directed by hilippe Labro
- 1983 : Le Démon dans l'île, directed by Francis Leroi
- 1983 : Cap CanailleCap CanailleCap Canaille is a 1983 French drama film directed by Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Juliet Berto as Paula Baretto* Richard Bohringer as Robert Vergès...
, directed by Juliet BertoJuliet BertoJuliet Berto was a French actress. A member of the same loose group of student radicals as Anne Wiazemsky, she first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's Two or Three Things I Know About Her, and would go on to appear in many of Godard's subsequent films, including La Chinoise, Week End, Le Gai Savoir,...
and Jean-Henri RogerJean-Henri RogerJean-Henri Roger is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed the 1983 film Cap Canaille, which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Neige * Cap Canaille... - 1983 : SarahSarah (film)Sarah is a 1982 Australian animated film. It was written by Elizabeth Kata and directed by Yoram Gross. Unlike Yoram Gross's other works, this film deals with more mature subjects.-Plot:...
, directed by Maurice DugowsonMaurice DugowsonMaurice Dugowson was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1975 film Lily, aime-moi was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. The following year, his film F comme Fairbanks was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:... - 1983 : Stella, directed by Laurent Heynemann
- 1983 : Papy fait de la résistance, directed by Jean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie Poiré is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré.-Filmography as director:* Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice Jean-Marie Poiré (born July 10, 1945) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer...
- 1984 : Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!!Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!!Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois !! is a French comedy by Jean-Pierre Vergne released in 1985.- Beginning :Marc Elbichon, private detective, investigates about a mysterious serial killer who signs his crimes overwriting a phone dial on the victim's front...
, directed by Jean-Pierre Vergne - 1985 : Tueur de fous, directed by Guillaume Perotte
- 1985 : Le Mariage du siècle, directed by Philippe Galland
- 1985 : Le Quatrième Pouvoir, directed by Serge Leroy
- 1985 : L'EffrontéeL'EffrontéeL'Effrontée is a 1985 French film directed by Claude Miller. It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, who won the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and Bernadette Lafont, who won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role...
, directed by Claude MillerClaude MillerClaude Miller is a French film director, producer and screenwriter.-Career:Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with the Service Cinéma de l'Armée... - 1985 : Inspecteur LavardinInspecteur LavardinInspecteur Lavardin. is a 1986 film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol. It is the sequel to his 1984 film Cop au vin.-Synopsis:...
, directed by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... - 1986 : Le Débutant, directed by Daniel Janneau
- 1986 : Hypothèse d'un soir, directed by Marie-Christine Fieni (court-métrage)
- 1987 : Grand GuignolGrand GuignolLe Théâtre du Grand-Guignol — known as the Grand Guignol — was a theatre in the Pigalle area of Paris . From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962 it specialized in naturalistic horror shows...
, directed by Jean Marbœuf - 1986 : Suivez mon regard, directed by Jean Curtelin
- 1987 : Le Moustachu, directed by Dominique Chaussois
- 1987 : Lévy et Goliath, directed by Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
- 1987 : Un homme et une femme : vingt ans déjà, directed by Claude Lelouch
- 1987 : Maladie d'amour, directed by Jacques DerayJacques DerayJacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.-Biography:...
- 1987 : Les InnocentsLes Innocents (film)Les Innocents is a 1987 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Simon de La Brosse and Abdel Kechiche. The plot, follows a girl who looking for her runaway brother, finds several people who change her life. The film was partially inspired by a William...
, directed by André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
. Jean-Claude Brialy obtient pour ce film le César du meilleur second rôle. - 1989 : Comédie d'été, directed by Daniel Vigne
- 1989 : Ripoux contre ripoux, directed by Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
Years 1990-1999
- 1990 : S'en fout la mortS'en fout la mortNo Fear, No Die is a 1990 French feature film directed by Claire Denis and written by Denis in collaboration with Jean-Pol Fargeau. It features Isaach De Bankolé, Alex Descas and Solveig Dommartin....
(No Fear, No Die), directed by Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:... - 1990 : Faux et usage de faux, directed by Laurent Heynemann
- 1991 : Août, directed by Henri Herré
- 1992 : Tous les garçons, directed by Étienne Faure
- 1993 : La Reine MargotLa Reine Margot (1994 film)La Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
(Queen Margot), directed by Patrice ChéreauPatrice ChéreauPatrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre... - 1994 : Le MonstreLe MonstreLe Monstre is a wooden roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Canada. Le Monstre is the largest wooden roller coaster in Canada and is also the tallest two-track wooden roller coaster in the world....
, directed by Roberto BenigniRoberto BenigniRoberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.- Early years :... - 1994 : Une femme française, directed by Régis WargnierRégis WargnierRégis Wargnier is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor and film score composer.-Director:*1986 : La Femme de ma vie starring Jane Birkin*1988 : Sueurs froides...
- 1995 : Les Cent et une nuitsA Hundred and One Nights-Cast:* Michel Piccoli as Simon Cinéma* Marcello Mastroianni as L'ami italien / The Italian Friend* Henri Garcin as Firmin, le majordome / The butler* Julie Gayet as Camille Miralis* Mathieu Demy as Camille, dit Mica...
, directed by Agnès VardaAgnès VardaAgnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.... - 1995 : Beaumarchais, l'insolent, directed by Édouard MolinaroÉdouard MolinaroÉdouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...
- 1995 : Les Caprices d'un fleuve, directed by Bernard GiraudeauBernard GiraudeauBernard Giraudeau was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.-Life:Giraudeau was born in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a trainee engineer, qualifying as the first in his class a year later...
- 1996 : Portraits chinois, directed by Martine Dugowson
- 1998 : Kennedy et moiKennedy et moiKennedy et moi is a French film directed by Sam Karmann released on 22 December 1999. It is a comedy drama about an apathetic writer whose only interest is in his psychiatrist's watch which may have belonged to John F. Kennedy at the time of his assassination in 1963...
, directed by Sam Karmann - 1999 : L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Stéphane Kurk
- 1999 : Les Acteurs, directed by Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....
- 1999 : In extremisIn extremis (film)In extremis is a 2000 French film written and directed by Etienne Faure. It tells the story of Thomas, a young man whose lover dies, leaving Thomas to fight for custody of her orphaned son...
, directed by Étienne Faure
Years 2000-2007
- 2000 : Nos jolies colonies de vacances, directed by Stéphane Kurk
- 2001 : Concorrenza slealeConcorrenza slealeConcorrenza sleale is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. Its original Italian title means Unfair Competition. It was filmed in Cinecittà and some of its sets were used by Martin Scorsese in Gangs of New York, as Ettore Scola said in Néstor Birri's book.-Plot:Rome 1938, Umberto ...
(Unfair Competition), directed by Ettore Scola - 2001 : C'est le bouquet!, directed by Jeanne LabruneJeanne LabruneJeanne Labrune is a French screenwriter and film director. She has directed 13 films since 1978. Her film Blood and Sand was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
- 2001 : Les filles, personne s'en méfie, directed by Charlotte Silvera
- 2002 : Le Hasard fait bien les choses, (English: As Luck Would Have ItAs Luck Would Have ItAs Luck Would Have It is a 2002 Swiss film. It was directed by Lorenzo Gabriele and stars Jean-Claude Brialy and Julien Bravo. It was based on an original script by Julie Gilbert.- Plot :Jean-Pierre is a literature professor in Switzerland...
) - 2002 : La Demi-Mondaine amoureuse, directed by Didier Dessapt
- 2003 : Les Clefs de bagnole, directed by Laurent Baffie (cameo)
- 2003 : Aimez-moi les uns les autres, directed by Tiburce
- 2004 : People, directed by Fabien OntenienteFabien Onteniente-Filmography:* 1989 : Bobby et l'aspirateur * 1992 : À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop* 1995 : Tom est tout seul* 1996 : Le Tuteur * 1998 : rève party* 2000 : Jet Set* 2001 : Tel épris * 2002 : 3 zéros...
- 2007 : Vous êtes de la police ?, directed by Romuald Beugnon
- 2007 : Monsieur Max as poet Max JacobMax JacobMax Jacob was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.-Life and career:After spending his childhood in Quimper, Brittany, France, he enrolled in the Paris Colonial School, which he left in 1897 for an artistic career...
As director
- Églantine (1971)
- Les volets clos (1973)
- L'oiseau rare (1973)
- Un amour de pluie (1974)