Jean Achache (born 1952) is a French director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer.

Biography

Jean Achache began his career as a filmmaker in the mid-1970s alongside

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as an

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for '' Le Vieux Fusil'' and '' The Secret''. In the eighties, he collaborated with

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on films like ''

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'' or '' A Sunday in the Country''. Jean Achache then turned to the realization of his own works through clips, documentaries like ''Diabolo's Workshop'' with

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and films like the adaptation of the novel '' Un soir au Club'' by Christian Gailly in 2009. In 2006, he published his first novel, ''Juste une nuit'' at Éditions du Masque.

Personal life

Achache was married to French writer and photographer Carole Achache, with whom he had a daughter,

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, born on 18 March 1981. In 2023, Achache portrayed himself in a biographical

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about Carole Achache, '' Little Girl Blue'', which was directed by their daughter, Mona Achache.

Filmography

Assistant director

* 1974: '' The Secret'' * 1975: '' Le Vieux Fusil''

Director

Cinema

* 1994: ''Les deux Amants'' (

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) * 1994: ' (short film) * 2004: ''Marcel !'' * 2006: ''La guerre du Nil aura-t-elle lieu ? ''( documentary) * 2009: ''Diabolo'S Workshop'' (documentary) * 2009: '' Un soir au club''

Clips

* 1989: Le petit Train,

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* 1990: Regarde les riches,

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* 1990: Au Tourniquet des grands cafés, Jean Guidoni * 1990: Des fleurs pour Salinger, Indochine * 1991: Punishment Park, Indochine * 1997: Love in Motion,

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Producer

* 1987: ''Waiting for the moon''

Screenwriter

* 2009: '' Un soir au club''

References

External links

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