Gérard Courant
Gérard Courant is a French filmmaker, writer, actor, poet and independent producer born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is the son of the writer and historian René Courant. He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of cinema. He created, directed and produced Cinématon, the longest film in the world (over 200 hours long). In all, he has shot nearly 7,000 filmed portraits and a very large number of other films (more than 1,000) since the mid-1970s. He has also published several books on cinema.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1298 |
| Birthday | 1951-12-04 |
| Place of Birth | Lyon, France |
| Also Known As | Gerard Courant, |
2001
Primitifs
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Primitifs
2021
Les Jours et les Nuits
0/0
I give a methodical account of my film work: the creation of new series (Lire, Trio, Avec Mariola), the shooting of a new feature film (Amours décolor...
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Les Jours et les Nuits
2012
Jardins clandestins
0/0
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Jardins clandestins
1985
About Greece
0/0
Gérard Courant films the routes of his voyage in Greece with a Super8 camera. Reflections, waves, ports and landscapes are edited at a dizzying pace;...
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About Greece
2021
Le Passeur immobile
0/0
Le Passeur immobile, which covers the year 1987, is a Booklet filmed stuck between The Days and the Nights (1986) and The Artifice and the Fake (1988)...
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Le Passeur immobile
2020
Un débat À travers l'univers
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"A Debate Across the Universe" is, on the one hand, the capture of the debate which followed the world premiere screening of my film "Across the Unive...
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Un débat À travers l'univers
2015
Encore Cinématé !
0/0
Encore Cinématé ! is a fake Cinématon by Gérard Courant, the author and designer of this famous film series. It is not part of the anthology and is th...
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Encore Cinématé !
2012
Coude à coude
0/0
Coude à coude is an episode of Gérard Courant's Filmed Carnets that follows Velo Love (July 1 to 3, 1996), in which journalist and screenwriter Alain...
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Coude à coude
2022
Lady Usher's Diary
0/0
Loosely inspired by Edgar Poe. A mixture of darkness, melancholy and evanescence, a disturbing atmosphere surrounds Lady Usher's Diary. This slow and...
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Lady Usher's Diary
1982
Litan
5.944/27
Married couple Jock & Nora are visiting the town of Litan during Litan's Day, with its carnivalesque atmosphere. When Nora wakes that morning from dre...
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Litan
1984
Un film (autoportrait)
8/3
The shooting diary of a film shot in France and in the United States. Using photos of Paris and of New York City, excerpts of his former films, statem...
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Un film (autoportrait)
1998
Amours décolorées
0/0
Amours décolorées is a cinematographic poem to the glory of Mariola San Martin, model, stylist, dancer and Spanish photographer.
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Amours décolorées
2007
Zanzibar à Saint-Sulpice
0/0
30 years after their artistic revolution, members of the Zanzibar group meet in 1999 in Saint-Sulpice Square in Paris (France) in front of Gérard Cour...
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Zanzibar à Saint-Sulpice
2013
My Conversations on Film
3.2/6
This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed. Jonas Mekas, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Robert Krame...
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My Conversations on Film
1978
Cinématon
4.857/7
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 y...
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Cinématon
1984
La Neige tremblait sur les arbres
0/0
A Ciné-poem – An impressionist ballad in the early 80’s.
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La Neige tremblait sur les arbres
1993
Up and Down
4.857/7
A bicycle race is held every year in a pass of the Alps called Parpaillon. With the energy of a skillful cyclist perhaps as a great tribute to Françoi...
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Up and Down
1987
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
7.424/86
Two young girls meet, Reinette from the countryside and Mirabelle from Paris, and decide to take a flat together in Paris where they attend University...
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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
1985
The Case of the Morituri Divisions
5.875/8
The story about gladiators against a German background. One of them, Ettore, has become a star of the underworld. He ends up breaking down, caught in...
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The Case of the Morituri Divisions
1998
Omelette
4.875/4
A young man tired of writing and rewriting a screenplay decides to begin a Super 8mm film diary. He films his parents and those close to him and deter...
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Omelette
1986
Paradise Hotel
9/1
A diverse group of guests gather in a small hotel in Paris to contemplate the state of their lives in this pretentious drama. Joseph Goldman (Fernando...
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Paradise Hotel
2005
Trying to Describe Oneself
7.4/5
Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe oneself and describe others. With the camera...
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Trying to Describe Oneself
2013
Le Contrebandier des profondeurs
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Le Contrebandier des profondeurs
1985
Gérard Courant filme Cinématon
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Gérard Courant filme Cinématon
1998
Journey to the Center of the World
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Voyage au centre du monde is, following an invitation from the new Belgrade town hall and the government of the Republika Serbska, the film brought ba...
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Journey to the Center of the World
1979
Hérésie pour Magritte IV
10/1
Ulrich Gregor is filmed in his office at the Berlin Film Festival surrounded by the festival's poster (The Great Family of René Magritte).
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Hérésie pour Magritte IV
1986
Le Jour où TF1 m'a cinématonné
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Le Jour où TF1 m'a cinématonné
1988
Le Jour où Antenne 2 m'a cinématonné
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Le Jour où Antenne 2 m'a cinématonné
2011
Vivre à Naples et Mourir (Entretien avec Werner Schroeter)
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"On the occasion of the premiere of Nel Regno di Napoli in Cannes in 1978, Werner Schroeter gave me an audio interview about this film and about his w...
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Vivre à Naples et Mourir (Entretien avec Werner Schroeter)
1984
Genova Genova
0/0
A song of love to the city of Genoa. The film wanders the streets of the city center and explore the beautiful cemetery and then climb the hills which...
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Genova Genova
1981
Cocktail Morlock
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Cocktail Morlock
1996
Chambéry-Les Arcs
0/0
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Chambéry-Les Arcs
2000
Le journal de Joseph M.
8/1
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Le journal de Joseph M.
2002
Périssable Paradis
10/1
15 years through Le Bois de Vincennes - The "before" and "after" 1999 storm destructions.
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Périssable Paradis
1979
Mon tricot (Thanx to Wilma Schoer)
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Mon tricot (Thanx to Wilma Schoer)
1984
Spoonful
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Spoonful
2001
2000 Cinématons
5/1
A film about an ongoing cinematic adventure that began in 1978: a vast anthology of personality portraits called Cinématons, dealing with people in th...
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2000 Cinématons
2008
Alicudi
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Alicudi
2007
2 ou 3 choses que je sais de Joseph Morder
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2 ou 3 choses que je sais de Joseph Morder
2014
Mes films commencent au moment où les autres se terminent (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez I)
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Mes films commencent au moment où les autres se terminent (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez I)
2014
Un cinéaste qui ne tient pas la caméra est comme un peintre qui ne tient pas le pinceau (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez II)
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Un cinéaste qui ne tient pas la caméra est comme un peintre qui ne tient pas le pinceau (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez II)
2014
Teo Hernandez sur Radio Ark en Ciel
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Teo Hernandez sur Radio Ark en Ciel
2012
Teo Hernandez à Paris
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Teo Hernandez à Paris
2012
Passions (entretien avec Philippe Garrel I)
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Passions (entretien avec Philippe Garrel I)
2012
Attention poésie (entretien avec Philippe Garrel II)
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Attention poésie (entretien avec Philippe Garrel II)
2012
L’Art, c’est se perdre dans les châteaux du rêve (entretien avec Philippe Garrel III)
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L’Art, c’est se perdre dans les châteaux du rêve (entretien avec Philippe Garrel III)
2012
L’oeuvre d’art est utile car elle consolide notre liberté (entretien avec Philippe Garrel IV)
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L’oeuvre d’art est utile car elle consolide notre liberté (entretien avec Philippe Garrel IV)
2012
We Must Save Him! (interview with Werner Schroeter)
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We Must Save Him! (interview with Werner Schroeter)
2016
Le Cinéma Le Trianon de Verneuil-sur-Avre célèbre Juliet Berto
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Le Cinéma Le Trianon de Verneuil-sur-Avre célèbre Juliet Berto
2012
Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter
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Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter
2013
Le Chemin de Resson : Joseph Morder rend visite à Marcel Hanoun
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Le Chemin de Resson : Joseph Morder rend visite à Marcel Hanoun
2012
In Memoriam Marcel Hanoun
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On the occasion of the passing of Marcel Hanoun, Gérard Courant wanted to pay tribute to this companion whom he had known since 1975 by accompanying h...
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In Memoriam Marcel Hanoun
2012
Zouzou à Saint-Denis
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Zouzou à Saint-Denis
2012
L'Artifice et le factice
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"L'Artifice et le factice" is the episode that covers the period from January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1988 of my filmed Notebooks.
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L'Artifice et le factice
2011
Alicudi 1 Bella
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A cinematographic logbook around the mythical island of Alicudi in Sicily.
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Alicudi 1 Bella
2012
Une cérémonie secrète
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Une cérémonie secrète
2012
Joseph Morder filme le défilé du Premier Mai
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Joseph Morder filme le défilé du Premier Mai
2011
Vie
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Vie
2011
Nuits transparentes
0/0
Strolling through France (Roanne, Nice and Carcassonne) with some excursions abroad (Munich, Montreal, New York).
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Nuits transparentes
2003
Lucy en Miroir
8/1
The fortuitous meeting of two women to the identical first name, Lucy, who formerly loved the same man, Jonathan, induced, in this film, of the polyse...
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Lucy en Miroir
1980
La Femme en vert
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La Femme en vert
1979
L'Été madrilène
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L'Été madrilène
1980
Le chien amoureux
7/1
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Le chien amoureux
1982
Au petit Suisse
9/1
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Au petit Suisse
1981
Le lapin à deux têtes
7/1
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Le lapin à deux têtes
2020
Boris Lehman à Toulouse
0/0
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Boris Lehman à Toulouse
2020
Autour de Vent-Pire
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"Autour de Vent-Pire" is a documentary recounting the shooting of "Vent-Pire", the vampire film that Gérard Courant shot on November 12, 1970 at the P...
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Autour de Vent-Pire
2003
Les deux Lucy
7/1
Les Deux Lucy is a short documentary portrait of the shooting of Raphaël Bassan's film Lucy en miroir. It's the opportunity for us to look at one of o...
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Les deux Lucy
1989
Otage
6/1
Inspired by the detention of Jean-Paul Kauffmann and Michel Seurat in Lebanon, hostages and improbable currency for terrorists...
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Otage
1984
Portraits / Mirrors
0/0
A single-screen version of the Portraits / Mirrors multi-projection. Featuring portraits of: Aloual, Gaël Badaud, Raphaël Bassan, Yann Beauvais, Jean...
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Portraits / Mirrors
1981
Confessions d'un cinéaste
0/0
A film by Vincent Tolédano
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Confessions d'un cinéaste
1980
Certains tombent en amour...
0/0
Six other months of my life (December 1979 – June 1980), from one decade to the next, a trip to Quebec, Brussels, Geneva and many other adventures.
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Certains tombent en amour...
1981
Le lapin rose
0/0
Joseph Morder's fifth journal film shot from July to December of 1980.
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Le lapin rose
2022
Le Nouvel Hiver
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Le Nouvel Hiver is a slightly disillusioned reflection on the state of the world (the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the USSR, the Gulf War), the...
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Le Nouvel Hiver
1985
Mort de trois présidents à vie
0/0
The three presidents for life of the Morlock Academy are assassinated by the Academy's permanent secretary in a peaceful village in Ardèche.
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Mort de trois présidents à vie
2019
Eugénie de Franval par Louis Skorecki
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This film is an audio interview of Louis Skorecki, filmmaker and film critic for Cahiers du cinéma, by Patrice Kirchhofer and Gérard Courant. This int...
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Eugénie de Franval par Louis Skorecki
2015
Autour de 24 Passions
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Autour de 24 Passions is the making-of of my film 24 Passions . It was shot in 2003, on the occasion of the 24th year of filming this film on the Stat...
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Autour de 24 Passions
1993
Petit Traité de Chevalerie Morlock en Vélocipède
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Two Morlock cyclists challenge each other in the passes of the Massif Central. Their duel is nightmarish and unusual, but the outcome of their struggl...
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Petit Traité de Chevalerie Morlock en Vélocipède
2014
Andy Warhol, Gregory Markopoulos et Cinématon au Jeu de paume
0/0
The Jeu de Paume in Paris (France) presented an Oscar Muñoz exhibition from June 3 to September 21, 2014. On the occasion of this exhibition, Marina V...
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Andy Warhol, Gregory Markopoulos et Cinématon au Jeu de paume
2014
Le Ciné-Club Universitaire de Dijon
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Le Ciné-Club Universitaire de Dijon is the recording of this radio programme - a first for Gérard Courant - which allows him to talk about some of the...
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Le Ciné-Club Universitaire de Dijon
2011
Car seuls les dieux ont mordu la pomme de l'amour
0/0
The ending of filming 24 passions over 24 years in Burzet (France). Shot on a silver film, it takes us on a tour around the area now left empty.
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Car seuls les dieux ont mordu la pomme de l'amour
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
7/3
Gérard Courant applies the Lettrist editing techniques of Isidore Isou to footage of late 70's pop culture. Courant posits that his cinema offers an a...
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Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
2015
Cinématé !
0/0
This unofficial Cinématon is one of two that Gérard Courant filmed on January 25, 2001. The second Cinématon, filmed in a tighter cinematic frame on t...
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Cinématé !
2014
Le tournage du Cinématon n°1968 de Joseph Morder
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The filming of Joseph Morder's Cinématon n°1968.
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Le tournage du Cinématon n°1968 de Joseph Morder
2012
Jean Cocteau, Derek Jarman, Dresde de sang et de feu sur Radio Libertaire
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This film is a recording of my radio interview with film critic Heike Hurst on the program Le Manège on April 2, 2008, on Radio Libertaire. The progra...
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Jean Cocteau, Derek Jarman, Dresde de sang et de feu sur Radio Libertaire
2012
L'Anniversaire de Bambou
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Patrick Deval, known as Bambou, the author of the cult film Acéphale, is celebrating his birthday.
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L'Anniversaire de Bambou
2012
Direction Sud-Est
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Direction Sud-Est follows L'Anniversaire de Bambou, the previous installment in Gérard Courant's Carnets filmés. It revisits some of the themes that m...
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Direction Sud-Est
2012
Périssable paradis II (Notes pour un monde nouveau)
0/0
Périssable paradis II (Notes pour un monde nouveau) is therefore the result of an anachronism. Indeed, it benefited from funding that I never requeste...
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Périssable paradis II (Notes pour un monde nouveau)
2012
La Cipale d'Arnaud Dazat
0/0
Located in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris (France) and inaugurated in 1894, the Cipale velodrome was the venue for the 1900 and 1924 Olympic Games, th...
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La Cipale d'Arnaud Dazat
2020
Une semaine sainte
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This episode of the Filmed Diaries shows behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of 24 Passions . It was filmed in 2003 to mark the 24th anniversar...
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Une semaine sainte
2019
Exposición (Journal du Mexique)
0/0
This episode of the Carnets filmés, shot in Mexico, is largely devoted to Barbara Peón Solis's photographic exhibition, entitled Como Buda te Veras, w...
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Exposición (Journal du Mexique)
2014
Zones césariennes
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Zones césariennes (which covers the year 2002) is one of Gérard Courant's Filmed Notebooks shot on film. These episodes now coexist with their counter...
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Zones césariennes
2013
Ari Boulogne X 3
0/0
The mix of my films with Ari Boulogne: Ari Boulogne, Cinématon number 2735, Ari Boulogne and Marie-Hélène Raby, Couple number 139 and Les Amis d’Ari B...
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