Cyril Collard
Cyril Collard (lang; 19 December 1957, Paris − 5 March 1993, Versailles) was a French author, filmmaker, composer, musician and actor. He is known for his unapologetic portrayals of bisexuality and HIV in art, particularly his autobiographical novel and film Les Nuits fauves (Savage Nights). Openly bisexual, Collard was also one of the first French artists to speak openly about his HIV-positive status.
Cyril Collard
- Born
- 1957 · 16th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1993 · Versailles.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · composer · writer · director
- Education
- Institut industriel du Nord · Lycée Hoche
- Honours
- César Award for Best First Film · César Award for Best Film
- Languages
- French
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Early life
Early life
Collard was born into a liberal, middle-class family in France. He attended Lycée Hoche in Versailles, and pursued an engineering degree at Institut Industriel du Nord in Villeneuve d'Ascq, later known as École centrale de Lille before deciding to drop out.
Les Nuits fauves
Les Nuits fauves
The semi-autobiographical Savage Nights (Les Nuits fauves), finished in 1992, was Collard's first and only feature film. It won four Césars (best editing, best film, best first work, and most promising actress) in 1993. Unfortunately, Collard did not live to accept his award; he had died three days earlier.
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Cyril Collard lived from 19 December 1957 to 5 March 1993 and was a film director and writer. The birth of Cyril Collard is recorded on 19 December 1957, and the death on 5 March 1993.
Other directing credits
Other directing credits
Early in his career, Collard assisted fellow director Maurice Pialat and directed six music videos, as well as several television programs. Among the music videos he directed were those of French-Algerian band Carte de Séjour, whose lead singer Rachid Taha was one of the most famous rock-ethnic musicians in France. • Les raboteurs, short film after painting by Caillebotte; choreography by Angelin Preljocaj, music by Thierry Lancino (1988).
AIDS
AIDS
Collard's own experiences with AIDS undoubtedly influenced his work. He died of an AIDS-related illness, aged 35.
Identity
Identity
Cyril Collard is recorded as having received César Award for Best First Film and César Award for Best Film.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1989
[SV-87] Cyril Collard (1989) Las noches salvajes (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1989
[SV-87] Cyril Collard (1989) Las noches salvajes digitised by Internet Archive.
1993
Cyril Collard died in 1993 at Versailles.
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16th arrondissement of Paris.
Birth place
Versailles.
Death place
Books
• Condamné amour (1987) • Les Nuits fauves (1989) (trans. Savage Nights by William Rodarmor, 1993) • L'Ange sauvage (1993) • L'Animal (1984)
Primary material
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q504708: Cyril Collard
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- “Cyril Collard”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Collard, Cyril, Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
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- 1.Gilles Médioni. Cyril Collard. Flammarion. 1995.
- 2.Gilles Médioni.
- 3.Des jours blancs avant Les Nuits fauves : Cyril Collard sur le campus de l’Université de Lille (1977-1979). Insula. 19 décembre 2017.
- 4.Fourre-tout .
- 5.Gilles Médioni.
- 6."Les Nuits fauves", le film étendard d’une génération. rts.ch. 2019-10-14.
- 7.Dominique Cazenave, Doug Headline, Histoire de Chien-Loup, Ex Nihilo, Banfilm, documentaire 1993, Inathèque
- 8.Les Raboteurs, musée d'Orsay, production de Virginie Herbin.
- 9.Jean-Philippe Guerand, Martine Moriconi. Cyril Collard. La passion. J'ai Lu. 1994.
- 10.Institut national de l’audiovisuel. Cyril Collard sur le SIDA. Ina.fr.
- 11.Savage Nights (1992). IMDb.com.
- 12.Corine Blue, 42 ans, “coach” d'acteurs. Fut l'amante de Cyril Collard, mort du sida, et l'accoucheuse des Nuits fauves. La fauvette. Libération. 1999/05/11.
- 13.Journal d'une parisienne. Éd. du Seuil. 1994. 978-2-02-013448-4.
- 14.La mort du cinéaste et romancier Cyril Collard. Un parcours à perdre haleine. Le Monde. 7 mars 1993.
- 15.Voir sur ina.fr.
- 16.Voir sur ina.fr.
- 17.Cyril Collard: l'ange noir. Ed. du Rocher [u.a.]. 1995. 978-2-268-01862-1.
- 18.La Fondation Cyril Collard perpétue le combat de l'auteur des Nuits fauves. Le Monde. 16/04/1996.
- 19.Bruno Peuchamiel. Polémique glauque sur la vie privée de Cyril Collard. L’Humanité. 16 avril 1994.
- 20.Affaire Cyril Collard. Ina.
- 21.Françoise Giroud. Journal d'une parisienne. Seuil. 1994.
- 22.Michèle Leloup. Collard peut-il reposer en paix ?. L’Express. 2 mars 1995.
- 23.Une histoire de la lutte contre le Sida. 2021. 978-2-38094-174-6.
- 24.Fondation Cyril Collard - Accueil/ actualité. Fondation Cyril Collard.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Jean-Philippe Guerand et Martine Moriconi, Cyril Collard, la passion, Ramsay, Paris, 1993, 220 p.
- Corine Blue, L'Oiseau libre, NiL éditions, 1995, 155 p.
- Gilles Médioni. Cyril Collard. Flammarion. 1995. 2-08-066949-4.
- Cyril Collard: l'ange noir. Ed. du Rocher [u.a.]. 1995. 978-2-268-01862-1.
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scholarly publication
Collard, Cyril, Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture, 2002Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q504708: Cyril CollardWikimedia Foundation
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