Guy Gilles
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Guy Gilles | |
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Born | Guy Chiche 25 August 1938 Algiers, Algeria |
Died | 3 February 1996 Paris, France | (aged 57)
Occupation | Film director |
Guy Gilles (born Guy Chiche; 25 August 1938 – 3 February 1996) was a French film director.
Biography
He directed his first short film, Soleil éteint, in 1958. He changed his surname to Gilles based on the name of his mother (Gilette) to create a pseudonym. After studying at the Beaux-Arts, he moved to Paris, where he worked as an assistant to François Reichenbach in 1964.
His first feature film,
His romantic relationship with
Hélène Martin requested him to make a documentary about Jean Genet Saint, poète et martyr. It was released at a gay film festival organized by Lionel Soukaz in 1978, and the film was troubled by a fascist group that injured the director.
His latest films include Le Crime d'amour (1982), with
A retrospective was presented at the 31st International Film Festival of La Rochelle in July 2003.
Filmography
Film
- 1956 : Les chasseurs d'autographes
- 1958 : Soleil éteint
- 1959 : Au biseau des baisers
- 1961 : Mélancholia
- 1964 : Journal d'un combat
- 1964 : L'Amour à la mer
- 1965 : Paris un jour d'hiver
- 1966 : Les cafés de Paris
- 1966 : Chanson de geste
- 1966 : Le jardin des Tuileries
- 1966 : Les cafés de Paris
- 1967 : Un dimanche à Aurillac
- 1968 : Au pan coupé
- 1970 : Le clair de terre
- 1971 : Côté cour, côté champs
- 1972 : Absences répétées
- 1974 : Le Jardin qui bascule
- 1976 : Montreur d'images
- 1982 : Le Crime d'amour
- 1987 : La Nuit docile
- 1994 : Néfertiti, la fille du soleil
Television
- 1965 : Ciné Bijou
- 1966 : Pop'âge
- 1967 : Festivals 1966 Cinémas 1967
- 1969 : Vie retrouvée
- 1969 : Le Partant
- 1971 : Proust, l'art et la douleur
- 1974 : Saint, poète et martyr (about Jean Genet)
- 1975 : La Loterie de la vie
- 1975 : La Vie filmée : 1946-54
- 1983 : Où sont-elle donc ?
- 1984 : Un garçon de France, based on Pascal Sevran's novel
- 1992 : Dis papa, raconte-moi là-bas about Algeria
- 1994 : La Lettre de Jean about toxicomania
External links
- Further reading
- Guy Gilles at IMDb