Guy Gilles born Guy Chiche (25 August 1938 - 3 February 1996) was a French
film director.
Biography
He directed his first short film, ''Soleil éteint'' in 1958. He changed his surname to Gilles based on the name of his mother (Gilette) to create a pseudonym. After studying at the Beaux-Arts, he moved to
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...
, where he worked as an assistant to
François Reichenbach
François Reichenbach (3 July 1921 – 2 February 1993) was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.
Early life
François Reichenbach was born in 1921 in Neuilly-su ...
in 1964.
His first feature film, ''
L'Amour à la mer'' (
1962
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), starred
Daniel Moosmann and
Geneviève Thénier, with guest appearances by
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Désh ...
,
Alain Delon and
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor, known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). He also worked several times with Jean-Luc ...
.
Patrick Jouan featured in many of his films. He also worked for television with productions such as ''
Dim Dam Dom'' and ''Pour le plaisir''.
His romantic relationship with
Jeanne Moreau seemed to inspire the movie ''
Absences répétées'' which received the
Prix Jean-Vigo in 1973.
Hélène Martin
Hélène Martin (, 10 December 1928 – 21 February 2021) was a French singer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in Paris, Martin was daughter of a university professor ( Sciences Po), and started singing in cabarets in the 1950s.Véronique Morta ...
requested him to make a documentary about
Jean Genet ''Saint, poète et martyr''. It was released at a gay film festival organized by
Lionel Soukaz in 1978, and the film was troubled by a fascist group that injured the director.
His latest films include ''Le Crime d'amour'' (1982), with
Richard Berry and
Jacques Penot
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, and '' Nuit docile'' (1987). He contracted
AIDS in the late 1980s, and in experiencing difficulties with production, he struggled to complete ''
Néfertiti, la fille du soleil'' in 1994 which was released in 1996 on the year of death.
A retrospective was presented at the 31st
International Film Festival of La Rochelle in July 2003.
Filmography
Film
* 1956 : ''
Les chasseurs d'autographes''
* 1958 : ''
Soleil éteint''
* 1959 : ''
Au biseau des baisers''
* 1961 : ''
Mélancholia''
* 1964 : ''
Journal d'un combat''
* 1964 : ''
L'Amour à la mer''
* 1965 : ''
Paris un jour d'hiver''
* 1966 : ''
Les cafés de Paris''
* 1966 : ''
Chanson de geste
The ''chanson de geste'' (, from Latin 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem that appears at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known poems of this genre date from the late 11th and early 12th c ...
''
* 1966 : ''
Le jardin des Tuileries''
* 1966 : ''
Les cafés de Paris''
* 1967 : ''
Un dimanche à Aurillac''
* 1968 : ''
Au pan coupé''
* 1970 : ''
Le clair de terre''
* 1971 : ''
Côté cour, côté champs''
* 1972 : ''
Absences répétées''
* 1974 : ''
Le Jardin qui bascule''
* 1976 : ''
Montreur d'images''
* 1982 : ''
Le Crime d'amour''
* 1987 : ''
La Nuit docile''
* 1994 : ''
Néfertiti, la fille du soleil''
Television
* 1965 : ''Ciné Bijou''
* 1966 : ''Pop'âge''
* 1967 : ''Festivals 1966 Cinémas 1967''
* 1969 : ''Vie retrouvée''
* 1969 : ''Le Partant''
* 1971 : ''
Proust, l'art et la douleur''
* 1974 : ''Saint, poète et martyr'' (about
Jean Genet)
* 1975 : ''La Loterie de la vie''
* 1975 : ''La Vie filmée : 1946-54''
* 1983 : ''Où sont-elle donc ?''
* 1984 : ''Un garçon de France'', based on
Pascal Sevran
Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author.
Biography
Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He ...
's novel
* 1992 : ''Dis papa, raconte-moi là-bas'' about Algeria
* 1994 : ''La Lettre de Jean'' about toxicomania
External links
Further reading*
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French film directors
1938 births
1996 deaths
People from Algiers