Francis Girod
Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
Francis Girod
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- Name
- Francis Girod
- Born
- 9 October 1944
- Birthplace
- Semblançay, France
- Died
- 19 November 2006
- Place of death
- Bordeaux, France
- Occupation
- Film director, actor, screenwriter
- Full name
- Francis Yvon Girod.
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the National Order of Merit · Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.
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• Name — Francis Girod • Born — 9 October 1944 • Birthplace — Semblançay, France • Died — 19 November 2006 • Place of death — Bordeaux, France • Occupation — Film director, actor, screenwriter • Years Active — 1967–2006
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Slogan, directed by Pierre Grimblat (1969) - screenwriter, along with Pierre Grimblat and Melvin Van Peebles • Le Trio infernal (1974) • Rene the Cane (1977) • The Savage State (1978) • The Lady Banker (1980) • Le Grand Frère (1982) • Le Bon Plaisir (1984) • Descente Aux Enfers (1986) • Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur, directed by Jacques Rouffio (1986) – actor • L'enfance de l'art (1988) • Lumière and Company (1995) • Passage à l'acte (1996) • Terminale (1998) • Un ami parfait (2006)
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- 1.Festival de Cannes: L'Enfance de l'art.
- 2.Berlinale: 1994 Juries.
- 3.Fiche Allo-Ciné
- 4.le Monde, nécrologie du 19 novembre 2006
- 5.Académie des beaux-arts, fiche de Francis Girod
- 6.Propos recueillis par Stéphane Lerouge. In livret du CD Bandes originales des films de Francis Girod. Musiques composées et dirigées par Laurent Petitgirard. Play-Time, 2006. (1 CD audio)
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