François About
François About (lang; 1 September 1939 – 7 July 2026) was a French film director and photographer. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière, he worked closely with Jacques Scandelari. About died on 7 July 2026, at the age of 86.
François About
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- Name
- François About
- Born
- 1 September 1939
- Birthplace
- Nancy, France
- Died
- 7 July 2026
- Occupation
- Film director Photographer
- Education
- École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière
- Full name
- François Georges Pierre About.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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François About lived from 1939 to 2026 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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• Name — François About • Born — 1 September 1939 • Birthplace — Nancy, France • Died — 7 July 2026 • Occupation — Film director Photographer • Education — École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière
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Herblay-sur-Seine.
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As photography director
• New York City Inferno (1978) • Victims of Vice (1978) • Emmanuelle 7 (1993)
As film director
As film director
• Éric à New York (1980) • Un Arabe à New York (1981) • À la recherche de Douglas (1982) • Virginia (1990 film) (1990) • La Fièvre de Laure (1996) • Fantasmes en été (2000) • Entre femmes (2000) • Pulsions sauvages (2001) • Désir fatal (2001)
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