André Weinfeld
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| Born | April 6, 1947 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French, American |
| Alma mater | Lycée Louis-le-Grand Sorbonne University |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, photographer |
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André Weinfeld[1] (born 6 April 1947) is a French and American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, cinematographer, photographer, and journalist.
Early life
After receiving a master's degree in psychology and French literature at the Sorbonne University, André Weinfeld - the son of Jean Weinfeld, a Bauhaus architect - was admitted to the French film school Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC).[2]
Weinfeld worked initially as a camera operator and then as a Cinematographer for several "French New Wave" short and full-length feature films, including collaborating with, among others, directors Philippe Garrel, Jean Eustache, Néstor Almendros, Dennis Berry, and Jackie Raynal. He became – at age 19 – one of the youngest television directors, producers and journalists in France.
French career
For the next 10 years, André directed, produced and reported over 70 weekly news and documentary magazine programs and French Network Specials, covering everything from fashion to the 1960s and 1970s
After serving for one year as a director of several feature and documentary films during his military service in the French Army Cinema Service (ECPA), André Weinfeld joined the McCann Erickson advertising agency in 1974 for a two-year stint as creative director and in 1976 went on to write and direct his first feature short La Bonne Nouvelle
André then worked as a screenwriter for several French Films, among them La Clé sur la porte (1978)[7][8] starring French actors Patrick Dewaere and Annie Girardot.
American career
Having moved to live and work in the USA in 1977, André started his own Production and Video Distribution Company while producing, writing and directing "From Raquel With Love" (1980)[9] a variety show TV Special with Raquel Welch, Mickey Rooney and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
He then went on to produce all of Raquel's National Tour and Live Concerts in
.His work as a Commercial and Editorial
Personal life
Having met actress Raquel Welch in Paris in 1977, Weinfeld decided to move to Hollywood to join her. They married in 1980 and divorced in 1990. Weinfeld has a son by his second marriage to Jaimie Lilly, whom he divorced in 1999. He is now[when?] living in New York, sharing his time between Paris, New York City, Los Angeles and London.[citation needed]
References
- IMDb
- ^ He dropped out after the first semester.
- ^ "Bouton Rouge" TV show playlist on Dailymotion
- ^ Jimi Hendrix Live in Paris, "Bouton Rouge" on Dailymotion
- ^ Cream, "Sunshine of Your Love", "Bouton Rouge", on Dailymotion
- ^ "La Bonne Nouvelle" on IMDB
- ^ New York Times article
- ^ Dewaere Online - In French
- ^ From Raquel With Love
- ^ Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
- ^ "Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness" (1984) on IMDB
- ^ "A Week With Raquel" (1986) on IMDB
- ^ "Lose 10 Lbs. in 3 Weeks" (1988) on IMDB
- ^ "Raquel: Body & Mind" (1989) on IMDB
External links
- André Weinfeld at IMDb
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