Gérard Lauzier

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Gérard Lauzier (2008)

Gérard Lauzier (30 November 1932 – 6 December 2008) was a French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented

French comics
scene of the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Gérard Lauzier was born in

Brasilia.[2] In 1959, he got conscription for the Algerian War.[3]

In Brazil, he contributed editorial cartoons to

Tranches de vie.[2] His most iconic character is Michel Choupon, an oversexed and philosophical 18-year-old, who starred in the comic Souvenirs d'un Jeune Homme and in the movie P'tit Con.[4]

In later years, he became a film director, sometimes with movies based on his comics or on new stories. His most famous film is the 1991

Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar.[6]

He died on 6 December 2008 in Paris, aged 76.[2]

Works

In 1981, publisher Dargaud released a two volume collection Lauzier (Intégrale), containing Tranches de vie I, II, III, IV in the first volume, and La course du rat - La tête dans les sac - Lili fatale - L'île grande in the second one.[7]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Lauzier interview by Isabelle Forestier and Jean Léturgie, published in journal Schtroumpf, December 1978. Excerpt of a Spanish translation.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Labé, Yves-Marie (9 December 2008). "Gérard Lauzier, dessinateur" (in French). France: Le Monde. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b Lietta Tornabuoni Il lamento di Gérard Lauzier
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (19 April 1985). "Screen: 'Petit con,' by Lauzier". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  5. ^ "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  6. ^ "BD et cinéma en deuil de Gérard Lauzier" (in French). Tribune de Genève. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  7. ^ Lauzier (Intégrale)

Further reading

External links

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