Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921,
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais () is a commune in Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais.
Born of the fierce determination of its f ...
– 10 November 2002,
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
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) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Career
A former apprentice of
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a P ...
,
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...
, and
René Clair
René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen ...
, Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with ''
Cette Sacrée Gamine
''Naughty Girl'' (french: Cette sacrée gamine), also released as ''Mam'zelle Pigalle'', is a 1956 French CinemaScope musical film starring Brigitte Bardot.
Plot
Handsome cabaret entertainer Jean Clery is engaged to his psychiatrist, Lili. He s ...
'' starring
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...
.
His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres.
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Filmography
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French film directors
1921 births
2002 deaths
20th-century French screenwriters
French television directors
People from Eure-et-Loir
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