Philippe Jean Lopes-Curval (9 June 1951 – 13 February 2023) was a French film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in
Bayeux
Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France.
Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...
on 9 June 1951, Lopes-Curval directed a series of short films before directing his first feature film, ''Trop tard Balthazar'', in 1986. Released on
Canal+
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, the film was noticed by Jean-Claude Fleury, who introduced him to
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Cl ...
. This began a longtime collaboration with Jugnot, having partnered for the films ', ''
Fallait pas !...'', ''
Monsieur Batignole
''Monsieur Batignole'' is a French film released in 2002. The film was directed by Gérard Jugnot and featured Gérard Jugnot, Jules Sitruk, Jean-Paul Rouve, Götz Burger, Michèle Garcia and Alexia Portal in lead roles. The film depicts the sto ...
'', ''
Boudu
''Boudu'' is a 2005 French comedy film directed by Gérard Jugnot. It is a remake of Jean Renoir's 1932 film, ''Boudu Saved from Drowning''.
Cast
* Gérard Depardieu - Boudu
* Catherine Frot - Yseult
* Gérard Jugnot - Christian
* Constance Dol ...
'', and '. He also wrote the screenplay for the
Christophe Barratier
Christophe Barratier (born 17 June 1963) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter, and lyricist.
Early life and education
Barratier is the son of the actress Eva Simonet and M. Barratier. He is the nephew of the film director Jacques ...
film ''
The Chorus''.
In 2017, Lopes-Curval co-signed the booklet for the musical festival at the
Folies Bergère
The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trév ...
. In addition to his film career, he worked on television as well, notably writing the screenplay for ''Maintenant ou jamais'', directed by . In 2011, he wrote a comic book, ''Les Grobec''.
Lopes-Curval was the father of fellow film director
Julie Lopes-Curval
Julie Lopes-Curval is a French film director, screenwriter, theatre director, and playwright. Her directorial debut '' Seaside'' was showcased in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or
...
and married to painter Catherine Lopes-Curval. He died in Bayeux on 13 February 2023, at the age of 71.
Screenplays
*''Trop tard Balthazar'' (1986)
*''Le Parisien'' (1989)
* (1991)
*''Casque bleu'' (1994)
* (1996)
*''La Mostra'' (1998)
*''Jo, l'Irlandaise'' (2000)
*''Monsieur Batignole'' (2002)
*''The Chorus'' (2004)
*''Boudu'' (2005)
*''Fashion Victim'' (2008)
*''Dans tes rêves'' (2010)
*''La Montre du Président'' (2010)
*''
War of the Buttons'' (2011)
*''Vintage'' (2014)
*''L'École de la liberté'' (2022)
Films directed
*''Le Drapeau tricolore'' (1982)
*''À pic'' (1982)
*''Rohner peintre'' (1983)
*''Trop tard Balthazar'' (1986)
*''Baby comme back'' (1987)
*''Côté cour, côté jardin'' (1995)
References
External links
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1951 births
2023 deaths
French film directors
French screenwriters
People from Bayeux