Christian Gasc (8 August 1945 – 11 January 2022) was a French costumer for film, theatre, and opera. He was a four-time winner of the César Award for Best Costume Design, one-time winner of the , and was once nominated for the

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Biography

Gasc was born in

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to a mechanic father and wife a seamstress mother. He discovered cinema in Valence at the age of eight and moved to Paris at nineteen. There, he met

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who proposed that he create costumes for her film, '' Aloïse''. He won three consecutive

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for the films ''

Madame Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lut ...

'', ''

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'', and '' On Guard''. He was close with several directors who helped his career greatly, such as

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, Benoît Jacquot, and , as well as screenwriters such as

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, and Hervé Guibert. In 2015, an exhibition on his costumes for the film ''

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'' was displayed at the . Gasc was found dead in his Parisian apartment on 10 January 2022 at the age of 76.

Filmography

Cinema

*''Aloïse'' (1975) *'' French Provincial'' (1975) *'' Lumière'' (1976) *'' Surreal Estate'' (1976) *''

Barocco ''Barocco'' 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 y ...

'' (1976) *' (1977) *''

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna ''Les Rendez-vous d'Anna'' (known in English as ''The Meetings of Anna'' and ''Meetings with Anna'') is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Chantal Akerman. Plot Anne Silver, a Belgian filmmaker, is travelling through West Germany, Belgi ...

'' (1977) *'' The Green Room'' (1978) *' (1979) *''

Return to the Beloved ''Return to the Beloved'' (french: Retour à la bien-aimée) is a 1979 French drama film directed by Jean-François Adam. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc and Bruno Ganz, it tells the story of a man who tries to win back his ex-wife ...

'' (1979) *'' The Brontë Sisters'' (1979) *''

Courage fuyons ''Courage fuyons'' is a French romantic comedy film directed by Yves Robert. Plot Martin Belhomme is a coward since his birth, also home cowardice is passed from generation to generation. After a childhood spent in the tumult of the Occupation, ...

'' (1979) *'' Loulou'' (1980) *''

The Wings of the Dove ''The Wings of the Dove'' is a 1902 novel by Henry James. It tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honourable ...

'' (1981) *'' Hotel America'' (1981) *' (1982) *'' Passion'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *'' The Children'' (1984) *'' Rendez-vous'' (1985) *'' Scene of the Crime'' (1986) *' (1986) *'' Les Innocents'' (1987) *'' Chocolat'' (1988) *'' Walking a Tightrope'' (1991) *''Madame Butterfly'' (1995) *''Ridicule'' (1996) *'' My Man'' (1996) *''On Guard'' (1997) *''

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu ''Augustin, King of Kung-Fu'' (french: Augustin, roi du Kung-fu) is a 1999 film, directed by Anne Fontaine. Cast and roles * Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Augustin, an actor playing in minor roles. He is passionate about kung fu and has self- ...

'' (1999) *''

The Widow of Saint-Pierre ''The Widow of Saint-Pierre'' (french: La veuve de Saint-Pierre) is a 2000 Canadian-French film by Patrice Leconte with Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil and Emir Kusturica. Loosely inspired by an actual case, it tells the story of a disillusioned ...

'' (2000) *''

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'' (2000) *''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language drama ...

'' (2001) *'' Strayed'' (2003) *'' Les Côtelettes'' (2003) *'' Changing Times'' (2004) *'' The Black Box'' (2005) *''

The Women on the 6th Floor ''The Women on the 6th Floor'' (french: link=no, Les Femmes du 6e étage; also known as ''Service Entrance'') is a 2010 French film directed and part-written by Philippe Le Guay.Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...

'' (2014) *''

Being 17 ''Being 17'' (french: Quand on a 17 ans) is a 2016 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila and Sandrine Kiberlain. The script was written by Téchiné in collaboration with Céline Sciamma. ...

'' (2016)

Television

*'' The Counterfeiters'' (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasc, Christian 1945 births 2022 deaths French costume designers French scenic designers César Award winners People from Tarn-et-Garonne Knights of the Legion of Honour