Françoise Bonnot (17 August 1939 – 9 June 2018) was a French
film editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology.
The film edit ...
with more than 40 feature film credits.
Biography
Bonnot was the daughter of Monique Bonnot, a film editor noted for several films directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are ''Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956), '' Le Doulos'' (1962), ''Le Samouraï'' (196 ...
. In her first film credit, Françoise Bonnot was the assistant to her mother on Melville's 1959 film, ''
Two Men in Manhattan
''Two Men in Manhattan'' (french: Deux hommes dans Manhattan) is a 1959 French film noir written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Melville and Pierre Grasset as two French journalists in New York City who are searching for a missing ...
'' (1959). She and her mother co-edited the 1962 film, ''
A Monkey in Winter'', that was directed by
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Fi ...
. At about this time Bonnot married Verneuil; she edited three more of his films in the 1960s. Bonnot edited Melville's 1969 film, ''
Army of Shadows
''Army of Shadows'' (french: L'Armée des ombres; it, L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel ...
'', when her mother became unavailable. This film is about the French resistance fighters during the Second World War, and was a departure from Melville's more characteristic crime and detective films. Bonnot later remarked that Melville “... had known me since I was eight years old. It was like working with my big brother. He was a character––fascinating, charming, fun and tyrannical.”
By 1968, Bonnot had commenced her
notable collaboration with director
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...
that extended over eight films and nearly 30 years. Their first film together was ''
Z'' (1969);
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli (born September 25, 1967) is an American film critic and former engineer. His reviews are mainly published on his blog ''ReelViews.'' Approved as a critic by the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, he has published two collections of r ...
has written recently that, "Z was the third feature film from Greek-born Costa-Gavras, but it is the movie that captured him to the world's attention, winning a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. It introduced the director's signature approach of combining overt political messages with edge-of-the-seat tension." After ''Z'', their most widely recognized film together is probably ''
Missing
Missing or The Missing may refer to:
Film
* ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young
* ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras
* ''Missing'' (2007 film) (''Vermist''), a Bel ...
'' (1982). Their last film together was ''
Mad City'' (1997).
Throughout her life, Bonnot edited the films directed by
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King'' debuted in 1997, and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for Best ...
, who had been known primarily as a stage director. Their films include ''
Frida
''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahl ...
'' (2002) and ''
The Tempest'' (2010).
Bonnot won the
Academy Award for Film Editing
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
for ''Z'' (1969), and the
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
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The film-voting members of the Academy select the five nom ...
for ''Missing'' (1982). She was nominated three times for the
César Award for Best Editing
The César Award for Best Editing (french: César du meilleur montage) is one of the annual César Awards given by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. Eligible films are usually in the French language.
Winners and nominees 1970s
19 ...
(for ''
The Simple Past'' (1977), ''
Hannah K.'' (1983) and ''
Place Vendôme
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'' (1998)). She had been elected to membership in the
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the post-nominal ...
.
Bonnot and Henri Verneuil had two children. Their son, Patrick Malakian, is a film director; Bonnot edited his 1994 French-language film ''Pourquoi maman est dans mon lit?''.
Bonnot died on 9 June 2018 in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
,
France
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aged 78.
Filmography
* 1962 : ''
Un singe en hiver'' (dir.
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Fi ...
)
* 1963 : ''
Mélodie en sous-sol
''Any Number Can Win'' (french: Mélodie en sous-sol) is a 1963 French crime drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. The film is based on the novel ''The Big Grab'' by .
Plot
Charles comes out of prison after serving five years for attempted robb ...
'' (dir. Henri Verneuil)
* 1967 : ''
La Vingt-cinquième Heure
''The 25th Hour'' (french: La Vingt-cinquième Heure) is a 1967 anti-war drama film directed by Henri Verneuil, produced by Carlo Ponti and starring Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi. The film is based on the bestselling novel by C. Virgil Gheorghiu ...
'' (dir. Henri Verneuil)
* 1968 : ''
La Bataille de San Sebastian
''Guns for San Sebastian'' () is a 1968 action- adventure film based on the 1962 novel ''A Wall for San Sebastian'', written by Rev. Fr. William Barnaby "Barby" Faherty, S.J. The film is directed by Frenchman Henri Verneuil, it stars Anthony ...
'' (dir. Henri Verneuil)
* 1969 : ''
Z'' (dir.
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...
)
* 1969 : ''
L'Armée des ombres
''Army of Shadows'' (french: L'Armée des ombres; it, L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Casse ...
'' (dir.
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are ''Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956), '' Le Doulos'' (1962), ''Le Samouraï'' (196 ...
)
* 1970 : ''
L'Aveu
''The Confession'' (french: L'aveu) is a 1970 French-Italian film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.
It is based on the true story of the Czechoslovak communist committed leftist Artur London, a defendant in the ...
'' (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1971 : ''
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
''Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' ( it, 4 mosche di velluto grigio) is a 1971 '' giallo'' film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film concerns Roberto Tobias ( Michael Brandon), who accidentally kills a man and is then tormented by someone w ...
'' (''4 mosche di velluto grigio'') (dir.
Dario Argento
Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film critic, critic. His influential work in the horror film, horror genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as ...
)
* 1972 : ''
Beau Masque
''Beau Masque'' (Handsome Face) is a Franco-Italian film directed by Bernard Paul and released in 1972.
Synopsis
In a region in the east of France, Pierrette, (Dominique Labourier), a young mill worker devotes herself totally to her trade union ...
'' (dir.
Bernard Paul Bernard Paul may refer to:
* Bernard Paul (director), French film director and screenwriter
* Bernard Paul (boxer)
Bernard "Punching Postman" Paul (born October 22, 1965) is a Mauritian/British professional light welter/ welter/light middlewei ...
)
* 1972 : ''
State of Siege
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'' (''État de siège) (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1973 : ''
Massacre in Rome
''Massacre in Rome'' ( it, Rappresaglia) is a 1973 Italian war drama film directed by George Pan Cosmatos about the Ardeatine massacre which occurred at the Ardeatine caves in Rome, 24 March 1944, committed by the Germans as a reprisal for a par ...
'' (''Rappresaglia'') (dir.
George Cosmatos)
* 1974 : ''
Grandeur nature'' (dir.
Luis García Berlanga
Luis García-Berlanga Martí (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spain , Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture ...
)
* 1975 : ''
Section spéciale
''Special Section'' (french: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel ''L'affaire de la Section Spéciale'' by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, F ...
'' (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1975 : ''
Le Futur aux trousses'' (dir.
Dolorès Grassian)
* 1976 : ''
The Tenant
''The Tenant'' (French: ''Le locataire'') is a 1976 psychological horror film set in France but filmed in English and directed by Roman Polanski, starring Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, and Shelley Winters. It is based upon the 1964 ...
'' (''Le Locataire'') (dir.
Roman Polanski
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...
)
* 1976 : ''
La Victoire en chantant'' (ou ''Noirs et blancs en couleur'') (dir.
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), '' The Bear'' (1988), '' The Lover'' (1992), '' Seven Years in ...
)
* 1976 : ''
The Cassandra Crossing
''The Cassandra Crossing'' is a 1976 disaster thriller film directed by George Pan Cosmatos and starring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg and O. J. Simpson about a disease-infected Swedish ...
'' (dir.
George Cosmatos) (uncredited)
* 1977 : ''
The Simple Past'' (dir.
Michel Drach
Michel Drach (18 October 1930 in Paris – 14 February 1990 in Paris) was a French film director, writer, producer and actor.
Life and career
Drach was born in Paris, France, the son of Yvonne (Vanderheym) and Maurice Drach. His family was Jewis ...
)
* 1978 : ''
Le Dernier Amant romantique'' (dir.
Just Jaeckin
Just Jaeckin (8 August 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a French film director, photographer, and sculptor.
Early life
Jaeckin was born in Vichy, Allier, French State during the Second World War, but left with his mother and father for Englan ...
)
* 1978 : ''
Judith Therpauve
''Judith Therpauve'' is a French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau.
Plot
Therpauve Judith, who was "Queen" in the days of the Resistance is asked by his former friends, as she co-owners of the regional newspaper "The Free Republic" to take c ...
'' (dir.
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau (; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and ...
)
* 1979 : ''
Clair de femme'' (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1980 : ''
Chère inconnue'' (dir.
Moshé Mizrahi
Moshé Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 5 September 1931 – 3 August 2018) was an Israeli film director.
Biography
He was born in Egypt, migrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1946, and studied filmmaking in France in 1950. He directed the Oscar-wi ...
)
* 1981 : ''
Une sale affaire'' (dir.
Alain Bonnot)
* 1982 : ''
Missing
Missing or The Missing may refer to:
Film
* ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young
* ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras
* ''Missing'' (2007 film) (''Vermist''), a Bel ...
'' (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1983 : ''
Hanna K.'' (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1984 : ''
Un amour de Swann'' de
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, ...
* 1984 : ''
Top Secret!
''Top Secret!'' is a 1984 American action comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker ( ZAZ). It stars Val Kilmer (in his film debut role) and Lucy Gutteridge alongside a supporting cast featuring Omar Shari ...
'' (dir.
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ) were an American comedy filmmaking trio consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker who specialized in writing slapstick comedy films during the 1980s.
History
David Zucker, J ...
)
* 1984 : ' (dir. Alain Bonnot)
* 1985 : ''
Year of the Dragon'' (dir.
Michael Cimino
Michael Antonio Cimino ( ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Cimino achieved fame with ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best D ...
)
* 1987 : ''
The Sicilian
''The Sicilian'' is a novel by American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (), it is based on the life of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano. It is set in the same universe as Puzo's most famous work, ''The G ...
'' (dir. Michael Cimino)
* 1989 : ''
Fat Man and Little Boy
''Fat Man and Little Boy'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Shadow Makers'') is a 1989 epic historical
war film directed by Roland Joffé who co-wrote the script with Bruce Robinson. The story follows the Manhattan Project, the secret Alli ...
'' (dir.
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé (born 17 November 1945) is a British director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award-winning films ''The Killing Fields'' and '' The Mission''. He began his career in television, his early credits inclu ...
)
* 1991 : ''
The Plant'' (dir.
Alexandre Gavras
Alexandre Gavras (born August 23, 1969) is a French film producer.
Filmography
As a producer
As a director
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gavras, Alexandre
Living people
1969 births
Film people from Paris
French film pr ...
) (short film)
* 1992 : ''
1492: Conquest of Paradise'' (dir.
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades thr ...
)
* 1994 : ''
Pourquoi maman est dans mon lit ?'' (dir.
Patrick Malakian)
* 1996 : ''
L'Appartement
''The Apartment'' (french: L'Appartement) is a 1996 French film directed by Gilles Mimouni, and starring Romane Bohringer, Vincent Cassel, Jean-Philippe Écoffey and Monica Bellucci.
Plot
Max (Vincent Cassel) is a former bohemian and an amateur w ...
'' (''The Apartment'') (dir.
Gilles Mimouni
Gilles Mimouni (; born 1956) is a French architect and film director. He is mainly known for the feature film ''L'Appartement'' (1996) - a tense romantic thriller starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Romane Bohringer
Romane Bohringe ...
)
* 1997 : ''
Mad City'' (dir. Costa-Gavras)
* 1998 : ''
Place Vendôme
The Place Vendôme (), earlier known as Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is ...
'' (dir.
Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 20 ...
)
* 1999 : ''
Titus
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Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a mili ...
'' (dir.
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King'' debuted in 1997, and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for Best ...
)
* 2000 : ''
Disappearing Acts
''Disappearing Acts'' is a 2000 American made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and stars Sanaa Lathan and Wesley Snipes. The film is an adaptation of the ''New York Times'' best-selling 1989 novel ''Disappear ...
'' (dir.
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Gina Maria Prince-Bythewood (born June 10, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing the films ''Love & Basketball'' (2000), ''Disappearing Acts'' (2000), '' The Secret Life of Bees'' (2008), ''Beyond the Lig ...
) (
TV film
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)
* 2002 : ''
Frida
''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahl ...
'' (dir. Julie Taymor)
* 2004 : ''
Around the Bend
''Around the Bend'' is a 2004 road movie written and directed by Jordan Roberts and starring Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, and Jonah Bobo.
The film is inspired by the relationship between Roberts and the absente ...
'' (dir. Jordan Roberts)
* 2007 : ''
Across the Universe
"Across the Universe" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the 1969 various artists' charity compilation album ''No One's Gonna Change Our W ...
'' (dir. Julie Taymor)
* 2010 : ''
The Tempest'' (dir. Julie Taymor)
* 2010 : ''
Un balcon sur la mer'' (dir. Nicole Garcia)
* 2011 : ''
El Gusto
''El Gusto'' is a Franco-Irish-Algerian documentary film realised and produced by Safinez Bousbia, released on January 11, 2012 in France.
Synopsis
''El Gusto'' chronicles the story of an orchestra of Jewish and Muslim Chaabi musicians torn apa ...
'' (dir. Safinez Bousbia)
See also
*
List of film director and editor collaborations
This list of film director and editor collaborations includes longstanding, notable partnerships of directors and editors. The list's importance is that directors and editors typically work together on the editing of a film, which is the ultimate ...
References
Further reading
* Bonnot interview; notes that Bonnot's brother, Alain Bonnot, is a film director. She has edited two of his films, ''Une sale affaire'' (1981) and ''Liste noir'' (1984).
* Discusses Bonnot's role in Costa-Gavras' films.
* This DVD edition has an eleven-minute interview with Bonnot. A Blu-ray version was released on 11 January 2011.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnot, Francoise
1939 births
2018 deaths
American Cinema Editors
Best Editing BAFTA Award winners
Best Film Editing Academy Award winners
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
French film editors
People from Bois-Colombes
French women film editors