Pierre-André Boutang
Pierre-André Boutang (March 25, 1937, in Paris – August 20, 2008, in Porticcio, Corsica) was a French documentary filmmaker, producer and director. He was one of the leaders of the Franco-German channel Arte as well as of La Sept previously.
Also recorded as Pierre-Andre Boutang
Pierre-André Boutang

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- Name
- Pierre-André Boutang
- Born
- March 25, 1937
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- August 20, 2008
- Place of death
- Porticcio, Corsica
- Occupation
- Writer Publisher
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- documentary film · film direction · film production · television production
- Education
- Sciences Po
- Honours
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 7 d'Or
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Biography
Pierre-André Boutang studied at Sciences Po. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is documentary film, film direction and film production. Employment is recorded with Office de radiodiffusion télévision française, France Régions 3 and Arte. Distinctions recorded are Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and 7 d'Or.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pierre-André Boutang • Born — March 25, 1937 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — August 20, 2008 • Place of death — Porticcio, Corsica • Occupation — Writer Publisher
Biography
Biography
Son of Marie-Claire and maurrasianist and monarchist philosopher Pierre Boutang, and half-brother of Yann Moulier-Boutang, he was married to Martine Ferrand, editor at Éditions Grasset, with whom he had a daughter, Adrienne, teacher-researcher specializing in American cinema and half-sister of French radio journalist Émilie Aubry and novelist Gwenaëlle Aubry.
Formation
Formation
As a student at Sciences Po in 1958, he met Jean-Daniel Pollet and joined the ORTF as assistant director.
Career
Career
In association with Philippe Collin (director), director and film critic at Elle and at Le Masque et la plume, Boutang produced and arranged interviews with such notables of film and literature as Jean-Paul Sartre, George Steiner, Gilles Deleuze and Serge Daney. He was close to French film producer Jean-Pierre Rassam. Boutang was responsible for cultural programs for FR3 and Océaniques from 1987 to 1992, and for Oceanopolis and Métropolis from 1995 to 2006, replaced by Rebecca Manzoni.
Fiction producer
Fiction producer
• 1972: Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble, Maurice Pialat. • 1972: Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil, Jean Yanne • 1973: Moi y'en a vouloir des sous, Jean Yanne • 1973: La Grande Bouffe, Marco Ferreri coproduit avec Jean-Pierre Rassam • 1974: Lancelot du Lac, Robert Bresson. • 1975: Numéro deux, Jean-Luc Godard. • 1978: Comment ça va?, de Jean-Luc Godard. • 1974: Les Chinois à Paris, de Jean Yanne. • 1984: Favoris de la Lune, d'Otar Iosselliani
Actor
Actor
• 1972: Everybody he's handsome, everybody he's nice, by Jean Yanne • 1972: We Will Not Grow Old Together, by Maurice Pialat • 1973: La Grande bouffe, by Marco Ferreri • 1973: Moi y'en a vouloir des sous, by Jean Yanne • 1974: Touche pas à la femme blanche, by Marco Ferreri • 1974: Lancelot du lac, by Robert Bresson • 1974: Les Chinois à Paris, by Jean Yanne. • 1985: Cinématon #545, de Gérard Courant: lui-même.
Interviews
Interviews
• 1978: Marcello Mastroianni, Collection « L’homme en question ». • 1987: Dom Juan, le mythe et la réalité » de Jean-Marie Carzou, Collection "Océaniques" • 1988: La bibliothèque idéale: 1/2 Voyage aux bibliothèques., Collection "Océaniques" • 1989: Satyajit Ray, Calcutta 89, Collection « Océaniques ». • 1999: Leos Carax – Interview, Collection « Metropolis ». • 2006: Polanski par Polanski Collection, « Thema ».
Achorman
Achorman
• 1964: Antonioni, Collection « Les écrans de la ville » • 1992: Le FIPA à Cannes. de Guy Seligmann
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13th arrondissement of Paris.
Birth place
Grosseto-Prugna.
Death place
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- 1.Interview de Pierre- André Boutang, dans 'Souvenirs autour de Jean-Daniel Pollet', réalisé par Noël Simsolo, 2005 - DVD L'Acrobate.
- 2.voir l'émission "Micros et caméras" sur INA.fr en date du 8 avril 1967 intitulée "Les nouveaux programmes de la 2ème chaîne" où il présente les motivations pour proposer des nouvelles émissions par exemple celles du dimanche après-midi - http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF86625909/les-nouveaux-programmes-de-la-2eme-chaine-video.html
- 3.Biographie de Rebecca Manzoni, evene.fr, 27 juin 2010
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