Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) 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 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 How ...

. In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

* '' Slogan'', 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 ''The Savage State'' (or L'état sauvage) is a French drama film directed by Francis Girod. Plot In 1960, Minister of Information of a progressive African state still under French colonial rule, the doctor Patrice Doumbe also fighting against the ...

'' (1978) * '' The Lady Banker'' (1980) * ' (1982) * ''

Le Bon Plaisir ''Le Bon Plaisir'' is a 1984 French film directed by Francis Girod. The film relates the story of the efforts of a President of the French Republic (Jean-Louis Trintignant) informed, after a number of years, of the existence of a son born from ...

'' (1984) * '' Descente Aux Enfers'' (1986) * '' Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur'', directed by Jacques Rouffio (1986) – actor * '' L'enfance de l'art'' (1988) * ''

Lumière and Company ''Lumière and Company'' (original title: ) is a 1995 anthology film made in collaboration between forty-one international film directors. The project consists of short films made by each of the filmmakers using the original camera invented by the ...

'' (1995) * '' Passage à l'acte'' (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