Edmond Séchan (20 September 1919 in

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

– 7 June 2002 in

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) was a French cinematographer and film director.

Biography

Passionate about image, Séchan earned a reputation as an excellent director of photography and is credited in several notable films such as '' That Man from Rio'', '' Tendre Voyou'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He worked with great directors ( Jean Becker,

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), but most notably with

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and

Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). Th ...

on ''

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''. Attracted to directing, Séchan made two feature films in the 1960s, which were not successful. On the other hand, his short films earned him a harvest of prestigious prizes: ''Le Haricot'', (

Palme d'Or du court métrage The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

at Cannes in 1963) and ''Toine'' ( César du meilleur court métrage in 1981). Most especially, he belongs to the small French circle to have won Oscars in Hollywood, in 1960 with '' The Golden Fish'', produced by Cousteau, in the category

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...

, and in 1975 with ''

One-Eyed Men Are Kings ''One-Eyed Men Are Kings'' (french: Les... borgnes sont rois) is a 1974 French short film directed by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan. It won an Oscar in 1975 for Best Short Subject. The Academy Film Archive preserved ''One-Eyed Men Are Kings'' ...

'', in collaboration with Michel Leroy, produced by Paul Claudon. Edmond Séchan is the uncle of French singer

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. Renaud and his brother make an appearance in ''

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'', a movie in which Séchan worked as

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Select filmography

Director

* '' Niok l'éléphant'' (1957) * '' The Golden Fish'' - short (1959) * '' L'Ours'' (1960) * '' Le Haricot'' - short (Palme d'Or du court métrage) (1960) * ''

Pour un amour lointain ''Pour un amour lointain'' (English title: ''For a Distant Love'') is a 1968 French romantic comedy film directed by Edmond Séchan. The cast includes Jean Rochefort in the leading role. It was the feature debut of identical twins Cristina and I ...

'' (1968) * ''

'' - Academy Award 1975 for Best Short Subject.(1974) * ''Photo souvenir'' - telefilm (1978) * ''

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'' - short (1980) * '' Les Travailleurs de la mer'', TV miniseries (1986)

Screenwriter

* ''

'' (1968)

Cinematographer

* '' Crin-Blanc'', directed by

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(1953) * ''

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'' (''The Silent World''), documentary, directed by

(1955) * ''

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'' directed by

(1956) * '' Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin'' directed by

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(1957) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1957) * ''

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'' directed by

(1959) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1961) * '' That Man from Rio'' directed by

(1963) * '' Échappement libre'' directed by Jean Becker (1964) * '' La Grande frousse'' directed by

(1964) * ''

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(Le Ciel sur la tête)'' directed by

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(1965) * '' Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine'' (''Up to His Ears'') directed by

(1965) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1965) * '' Monnaie de singe'' directed by

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(1965) * '' Tendre Voyou'' directed by Jean Becker (1966) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1967) * '' À cœur joie'' (''Two Weeks in September'') directed by

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(1967) * '' La Pince à ongles'', short directed by

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(1969) * '' Sur un arbre perché'' directed by

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(1970) * '' D'amour et d'eau fraîche'' directed by

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(1975) * '' Monsieur Papa'' directed by

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(1977) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1978) * ''

'' directed by

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(1978) * ''

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'' directed by

(1978) * ''

'' directed by

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(1980) * ''

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'' directed by

(1982) * '' Jamais avant le mariage'' directed by

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(1982) * ''

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'' directed by

(1984) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1984) * ''

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'' (''Happy Easter'') directed by

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(1984)

References

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