Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

, actor, and

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. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film ''

L'enfance de l'art ''L'enfance de l'art'' is a 1988 French drama film directed by Francis Girod. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Clotilde de Bayser – Marie * Michel Bompoil – Simon * Anne-Marie Philipe – Régine * Yves Lambrecht � ...

'' was entered into the

1988 Cannes Film Festival The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howar ...

. In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the

44th Berlin International Film Festival The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film '' In the Name of the Father'' directed by Jim Sheridan. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian direct ...

Selected filmography

* ''

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'', directed by Pierre Grimblat (1969) - screenwriter, along with Pierre Grimblat and

Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. His feature film debut, '' The Story of a Three-Day Pass'' ...

* ' (1974) * ''

Rene the Cane ''Rene the Cane'' (french: René la Canne, it, Tre simpatiche carogne) is a 1977 French-Italian crime film directed by Francis Girod and starring Sylvia Kristel and Gérard Depardieu. It was released in France in 1977 and recorded admissions of ...

'' (1977) * '' The Savage State'' (1978) * ''

The Lady Banker ''The Lady Banker'' (1980) (original French title '), is a French drama film directed by Francis Girod, written by Georges Conchon and Francis Girod, starring Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Clau ...

'' (1980) * ' (1982) * '' Le Bon Plaisir'' (1984) * ''

Descente Aux Enfers ''Descent into Hell'' (french: Descente aux enfers) is a 1986 French psychological thriller film directed by Francis Girod from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Loup Dabadie, based on the 1955 novel ''The Wounded and the Slain'' by David Goodi ...

'' (1986) * '' Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur'', directed by

Jacques Rouffio Jacques Rouffio (14 August 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film '' My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister'' was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.L'enfance de l'art ''L'enfance de l'art'' is a 1988 French drama film directed by Francis Girod. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Clotilde de Bayser – Marie * Michel Bompoil – Simon * Anne-Marie Philipe – Régine * Yves Lambrecht � ...

'' (1988) * ''

Lumière and Company ''Lumière and Company'' (original title: ) is a 1995 anthology film made in collaboration between forty-one international film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or scri ...

'' (1995) * ''

Passage à l'acte Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...

'' (1996) * '' Terminale'' (1998) * ' (2006)

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* 1944 births 2006 deaths French film directors French male film actors French male screenwriters Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male actors 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub