Paul Gégauff
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Paul Gégauff was a French
screenwriter
, actor
and director
. He collaborated with director Claude Chabrol
on 14 films. Among his films are Les Biches
, Plein Soleil
and the autobiographical Une Partie de Plaisir
. In 1962, he and René Clement received an Edgar Award
from the Mystery Writers of America
as the screenwriters for Plein Soleil, which was named Best Foreign Language Film.
His first marriage to film producer and actress Danièle Gégauff
ended in divorce. They had a daughter actress and singer : Clémence Gégauff. He died after being stabbed by his second wife on Christmas Eve.
Chabrol once said of Gégauff: "When I want cruelty, I go off and look for Gégauff. Paul is very good at gingering things up...He can make a character look absolutely ridiculous and hateful in two seconds flat."
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
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:...
. He collaborated with director 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...
on 14 films. Among his films are Les Biches
Les Biches
Les biches is a ballet by Francis Poulenc, premiered by the Ballets Russes in 1924. The composer, who was at the time relatively unknown, was asked by Serge Diaghilev to write a piece based on Glazunov's Les Sylphides, written seventeen years earlier...
, Plein Soleil
Plein Soleil
Purple Noon is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, based on The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, and starring Alain Delon in his first major movie...
and the autobiographical Une Partie de Plaisir
Une partie de plaisir
Une partie de plaisir is a 1975 French film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring its screenwriter and longtime Chabrol collaborator Paul Gégauff. In the film, Gégauff plays a writer with a troubled marriage that ends in tragedy...
. In 1962, he and René Clement received an Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
from the Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
as the screenwriters for Plein Soleil, which was named Best Foreign Language Film.
His first marriage to film producer and actress Danièle Gégauff
Danièle Gégauff
Danièle Gégauff was a french actress and line producer. She was married with the french actor and screenwriter Paul Gégauff. Danièle Gégauff worked with executive producer Stéphane Tchalgadjieff....
ended in divorce. They had a daughter actress and singer : Clémence Gégauff. He died after being stabbed by his second wife on Christmas Eve.
Chabrol once said of Gégauff: "When I want cruelty, I go off and look for Gégauff. Paul is very good at gingering things up...He can make a character look absolutely ridiculous and hateful in two seconds flat."
Filmography
- Oriana (1985)
- Ave Maria (1984 film)Ave Maria (1984)
- Frankenstein 90 (1984)
- Les folies d'Élodie (1981)
- Le système du docteur Goudron et du professeur Plume (1981)
- Neon (1981)
- Pigen fra havet (1980)
- Historien om en moder (1979)
- Brigade mondaine: La secte de Marrakech (1979)
- Les MagiciensDeath Rite-Plot:At a luxury hotel in Djerba, Tunisia, psychic magician Vestar meets the dark Edouard . Heading to the hotel, Vestar has a vision of a woman being murdered in the desert. Edouard, a member of the leisure class, decides to use his influence to make the dream become a reality...
(1976) - Une partie de plaisir (1975)
- La rivale (1974)
- Dr. PopaulDr. PopaulDr. Popaul is a 1972 French black comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol. At the time of its release, it was the biggest hit of Chabrol's career...
(1972) - La valléeLa ValléeLa Vallée may refer to:* La Vallée, Charente-Maritime, a town in France* La Vallée, Haiti, a municipality in Haiti* La Vallée District, Switzerland* La Vallée , a 1972 French film* Jacques Vallée , French-born venture capitalist...
(1972) - La Décade prodigieuseLa Décade prodigieuseLa Décade prodigieuse is a French murder-mystery film directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel Ten Days' Wonder by Ellery Queen....
(1971) - Les novices (1970)
- Qui? (1970)
- Que la bête meure (1969)
- More (1969)
- La femme écarlate (1969)
- Delphine (1969)
- Les BichesLes Biches (1968 film)Les Biches is a 1968 French film starring Stephane Audran, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Jacqueline Sassard. It was directed by Claude Chabrol, and depicts a tortured lesbian relationship between the Audran and Sassard characters. Audran won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 18th Berlin...
(1968) - Diaboliquement vôtre (1967)
- Le scandaleThe Champagne MurdersLe scandale is a 1967 French suspense thriller directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Anthony Perkins. It was the first of two films that Chabrol made with Perkins, who is most famous for his role in Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who Chabrol admires above all other directors.For his role...
(1967) - Le reflux (1965) (also directed)
- L'autre femme (1964)
- Les plus belles escroqueries du mondeLes plus belles escroqueries du mondeLes plus belles escroqueries du monde is a 1964 film composed of four segments, each of which was created with a different set of writers, directors, and actors.-Cast:...
(1964) - Le gros coup (1964)
- Les grands chemins (1963)
- OphéliaOphelia (film)Ophelia is a 1963 French film directed by Claude Chabrol. Its story mirrors that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.-Plot:Yvan's father has recently died and his mother, Claudia, marries her husband's brother, Adrien. Yvan refuses to accept the new marriage and descends into a fantasy world where he believes...
(1963) - L'oeil du malinThe Eye of EvilL'oeil du malin is a 1962 drama directed by Claude Chabrol. It is one of Chabrol's first films to include social criticism on bourgeoisie lifestyles that would become one of his trademarks in later films...
(1962) - 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...
(1961) - Les Bonnes FemmesLes Bonnes FemmesLes Bonnes Femmes is a French crime drama directed by Claude Chabrol. It was one of the earliest and most revered films of the French New Wave, although it was a financial flop on its initial release....
(1960) - Plein soleilPlein SoleilPurple Noon is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, based on The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, and starring Alain Delon in his first major movie...
(1960) - À double tourÀ double tourÀ double tour is a 1959 French suspense thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel by American writer Stanley Ellin. It was Chabrol's first film in the thriller genre, which would be his genre of choice for the rest of his career. The film had a total of 1,445,587 admissions...
(1959) (writer) - 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...
(1959) - Le signe du lionThe Sign of LeoLe Signe du lion is a 1959 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, his feature debut. Along with Le Beau Serge, directed by Claude Chabrol , it was one of the first films of the French New Wave. The title refers to the Zodiac sign Leo, under which the protagonist says he was born...
(1959) - Journal d'un scélérat (1950)