Jacques Bral
Jacques Bral | |
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| Born | 21 September 1948 |
| Died | 17 January 2021 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director Screenwriter |
Jacques Bral (21 September 1948 – 17 January 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1] He was also a painter.[2]
Biography
After his studies at
In 1978, Bral founded the production company Les Films Noirs, which was responsible for the release of Extérieur, nuit in 1980.[3] It was remastered for the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon in 2009,[4] and a rerelease into theaters occurred on 27 June 2010.
In 1984, Bral directed the film Polar, which was an adaptation of the novel Morgue plein by Jean-Patrick Manchette.[5] In 1989, he produced Street of No Return, the final feature film in the career of American director Samuel Fuller.[6] His poetic fable Mauvais garçon was released in 1993.
After directing many films, Bral focused on screenwriting, and served as both director and screenwriter for the film Un printemps à Paris,[7] which won the Grand Prize at the Police Paris New York Film Festival in 2007.[8] In 2012, he directed and produced Black Really Suits You, a cross-cultural romantic tragedy.
Jacques Bral died in Paris on 17 January 2021 at the age of 72.[9]
Filmography
Director
- Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents (1974)
- Extérieur, nuit (1980)
- Polar (1984)
- Mauvais Garçon (1993)
- Un printemps à Paris (2006)
- Black Really Suits You (2012)
Writer
- Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents (1974)
- Extérieur, nuit (1980)
- Polar (1984)
- Street of No Return (1989)
- Mauvais Garçon (1993)
- Un printemps à Paris (2006)
- Black Really Suits You (2012)
Actor
- Quelques hommes de bonne volonté (1983)
- L'Embellie (1995)
References
- ^ "Le cinéaste Jacques Bral, réalisateur d'"Extérieur nuit", est décédé". Le Progrès (in French). 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Jacques Bral - Plasticien et cinéaste". Jacques Bral (in French).
- ^ "Extérieur, nuit". Les Films Noirs (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Prix Lumière 2009". Institut Lumière (in French).
- ^ "Polar". Les Films Noirs (in French). Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Sans Espoir de Retour". Thunder Films International (in French). Archived from the original on 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Un printemps à Paris". Thunder Films International (in French). Archived from the original on 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Police Paris New York Film Festival 2007". French Culture (in French). Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Le cinéaste Jacques Bral, réalisateur d'"Extérieur nuit", est mort à l'âge de 72 ans". BFM TV (in French). 17 January 2021.
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