Marc Cholodenko (born 11 February 1950 in Paris), is a French

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, screenwriter and dialoguist.

Awards

Cholodenko won the 1976

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for ''Les États du désert''. He has notably been the male dialoguist of the films by

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since 1988.

Work

Poetry

* ''Parcs'', Flammarion, 1972 * ''Le Prince'', Flammarion, 1973 * ''Cent Chants à l’adresse de ses Frères'', Flammarion, 1974 * ''Tombeau de Hölderlin'', Hachette/, 1979 * ''2 Odes'', Hachette/P.O.L, 1982 * ''La Tentation du trajet Rimbaud'', Hachette/P.O.L, 1984 * ''M’éloignant M’en revenant'', Sables, 1986 * ''La Poésie la vie'', P.O.L, 1994 * ''Un Rêve ou un Rêve'', P.O.L, 1999 * ''Imitation'', P.O.L, 2002 * ''Taudis-Autels'', P.O.L, 2008 * ''Filet'', P.O.L, 2009 * ''Puis gris que dilue du rose que brûle le bleu'', P.O.L, 2014

Novels

* ''Le Roi des fées'', publisher, 1974 * ''Les États du désert'' (1976), Flammarion, 1976 - reprint P.O.L, 2011 ::

* ''Les Pleurs'', Hachette-P.O.L, 1980 - reprint P.O.L, 2014 * ''Meurtre'', Hachette-P.O.L, 1982 * ''Mordechai Schamz'', Hachette-P.O.L, 1984 * ''Histoire de Vivant Lanon'', P.O.L, 1985 * ''Bela Jai'', Salvy, 1989 * ''Métamorphoses'', Julliard, 1991 * ''Quasi una fantasia'', P.O.L, 1996 * ''Mon héros (Je ne sais pas)'', P.O.L, 2000 * ''NYC'', P.O.L, 2004 * ''Thierry'', P.O.L, 2006 * ''Filet'', P.O.L, 2009 * ''Il est mort ?'', P.O.L, 2016

Essays

* ''Deux cents et quelques commencements ou exercices d'écriture ou de lecture amusants'',''Deux cents et quelques commencements ou exercices d'écriture ou de lecture amusants''
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Translations

* ''J R'' (J R) novel by

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, Éditions Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1993 * ''L'inspectrice'' (The Tax Inspector) novel by Peter Carey, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1993 * ''Les Mystères de Pittsburgh'' (The Mysteries of Pittsburgh) novel by

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, 1994. Reprinted in 2009 in the series "Pavillons Poche" at

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. * ''La Traversée du milieu'' novel by

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, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1994 * ''Écorché vif'' (Skinned Alive: Stories) novel by

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, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1997 :: translated with Elisabeth Peellaert * ''Mr. Schmidt'' (About Schmidt) novel by

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, Editions Grasset, 1997 * ''Peter Pan est mort'' (Death Comes for Peter Pan) novel by Joan Brady, Plon, coll. "Feux croisés", 1997 * ''La Symphonie des adieux'' (The Farewell Symphony) novel by Edmund White, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1998 * ''Les vierges suicidées'' (

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) novel by

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, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1998 * ''Les chiens-monstres'' (Lives of the Monster Dogs) novel by

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, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1998 * ''Le dernier acte'' (A Frolic of His Own) novel by

, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1999 * ''Le Chant'', translation of the '' Song of Songs'', Bayard, 2003 :: translated with Michel Berder * ''Middlesex'' (Middlesex), novel by

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, 2003 * ''Politique'' (Politics), novel by

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, Éditions de l'Olivier, 2004 * ''Gothique Charpentier'' (Carpenter's Gothic) novel by William Gaddis, Christian Bourgois publisher, coll. « Titres », 2006

Screenplays and dialogues

* ''Les baisers de secours'' (1989) (scénario) * ''

J'entends plus la guitare ''J'entends plus la guitare'' (also known as ''I Don't Hear the Guitar Anymore'' and ''I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar'') is a 1991 French semi-autobiographical drama film written and directed by Philippe Garrel. It was screened in competition at ...

'' (1991) (dialogues) * '' La Naissance de l'amour'' (1993) (screenplay) * '' Oublie-moi'' (1994) (screenplay) * ' (1996) (dialogues) (screenplay) * ''

Le vent de la nuit ''Night Wind'' (french: Le Vent de la nuit) is a French drama film that came out in 1999, starring Catherine Deneuve and directed by Philippe Garrel, with a score by John Cale. It tells a story of transient loves and willed deaths, in which a ca ...

'' (1999) (dialogues) * ''L'Île au bout du monde'' (1999) (screenplay) * ''

Wild Innocence ''Wild Innocence'' (french: Sauvage Innocence) is a 2001 French film directed by Philippe Garrel. Plot A young filmmaker wants to make a film about the social problem of heroin consumption. However, the film's producers are themselves heroin ...

'' (2001) (dialogues) * ''

Regular Lovers ''Regular Lovers'' (french: Les Amants réguliers) is a 2005 French coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Philippe Garrel and starring Louis Garrel and Clotilde Hesme. Set in 1968, it tells the story of a young couple. The film had its w ...

'' (2005) (collaboration to the screenplay) * ''

Frontier of the Dawn ''Frontier of the Dawn'' also ''Frontier of Dawn'' (french: La Frontière de l'aube) is a 2008 French drama film directed by Philippe Garrel. It stars Louis Garrel, Laura Smet, and Clémentine Poidatz. It tells the story of a photographer who is ...

'' (2008) (screenplay) * '' A Burning Hot Summer'' (2011) (collaboration to the screenplay) * ''

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'' (2013) (collaboration to the screenplay)

References

External links

Marc Cholodenko
on ''pol-editeur.fr''
Marc Cholodenko
on BnF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cholodenko, Marc 20th-century French writers 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French poets French screenwriters French translators English–French translators Prix Médicis winners 1950 births Living people Writers from Paris