Jean Vautrin
Jean Vautrin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean Herman 17 May 1933 Pagny-sur-Moselle, France |
| Died | 16 June 2015 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, film director/critic |
| Years active | 1958–2015 |
Jean Vautrin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ votʁɛ̃]; 17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.[2]
Life and career
After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.[3]
He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu.[4]
His novel Le Cri du Peuple was adapted as a graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.
Filmography
Assistant director
- India, Terre Mère
- Paris nous appartient
- Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse
- Le Jour le plus long[5]
Director
- 1958 Voyage en Boscavie (co-directed by Claude Choublier) (short)
- 1960 Actua-Tilt (short)
- 1961 La Quille (short)
- 1962 Twist Parade (short)
- 1962 Le Chemin de la mauvaise route (short)
- 1963 Les Fusils (short)
- 1964 La Cinémathèque Française (short)
- 1967 Le Dimanche de la vie
- 1968 Adieu l'ami
- 1969 Jeff
- 1969 Decameron 69 (co-directed by Bernard Clarens, Jean Desvilles, Louis Grospierre, Miklós Jancsó, Serge Korber and François Reichenbach)
- 1971 Popsy Pop
- 1972 L'Œuf
- 1974 Graf Yoster, 2 episodes : Der Papageienkäfig and Das Spiel mit dem Tode (TV series)
- 1975 Les Grands Détectives, 2 episodes : Un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres and Monsieur Lecoq (TV series)
- 1975 Les Peupliers de la Prétentaine (TV series)
Screenwriter
- 1958 Voyage en Boscavie directed by Jean Herman and Claude Choublier (short)
- 1960 Actua-Tilt directed by Jean Herman (short)
- 1961 La Quille directed by Jean Herman (short)
- 1962 Twist Parade directed by Jean Herman (short)
- 1962 Le Chemin de la mauvaise route directed by Jean Herman (short)
- 1964 La Cinémathèque Française directed by Jean Herman (short)
- 1968 Adieu l'ami directed by Jean Herman
- 1971 Popsy Pop directed by Jean Herman
- 1972 L'Œuf directed by Jean Herman
- 1976 Le Grand Escogriffe directed by Claude Pinoteau
- 1977 Banlieue sud-est directed by Gilles Grangier (TV series)
- 1979 Histoires insolites (1 episode Le locataire d'en haut directed by Gilles Grangier) (TV series)
- 1979 Les Insulaires directed by Gilles Grangier (TV movie)
- 1979 Miss directed by Roger Pigaut (TV series)
- 1979 Flic ou Voyou directed by Georges Lautner
- 1980 Le Guignolo directed by Georges Lautner
- 1980 L'Entourloupe directed by Gérard Pirès
- 1980 Jean-Sans-Terre directed by Gilles Grangier (TV movie)
- 1981 Garde à vue directed by Claude Miller
- 1983 Le Marginal directed by Jacques Deray
- 1984 Rue barbare directed by Gilles Béhat
- 1984 Canicule directed by Yves Boisset
- 1985 Intrigues directed by Maurice Dugowson (TV series)
- 1985 Urgence directed by Gilles Béhat
- 1986 Bleu comme l'enfer directed by Yves Boisset
- 1987 Charlie Dingo directed by Gilles Béhat
- 1991 Berlin Lady directed by Pierre Boutron (TV series)
- 2000 Under Suspicion directed by Stephen Hopkins
- 2012 L'Été des Lip directed by Dominique Ladoge (TV)
Actor
- 1983 : Le Marginal, directed by Jacques Deray
- 1985 : Billy Ze Kick, directed by Gérard Mordillat
- 1986 : Série Noire, (episode La nuit du flingueur directed by Pierre Grimblat) (TV series)
Novels
- À bulletins rouges, 1973
- Billy-Ze-Kick, 1974 - Novel adapted by Gérard Mordillat 1985
- Mister Love, 1977
- Typhon gazoline, 1977
- Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise, 1978
- Bloody-Mary, 1979
- Groom, 1981
- Canicule, 1982 - Novel adapted by Yves Boisset 1984
- La Vie Ripolin, 1987
- Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu, 1989 Prix Goncourt
- Symphonie Grabuge, 1994 Prix du roman populiste
- Le Roi des ordures, 1997
- Un monsieur bien mis, 1987
- Le Cri du peuple, 1998 Prix Louis-Guilloux in 1999. Adapted as a graphic novel in four books by Jacques Tardi in 2005.
- L’homme qui assassinait sa vie, 2001
- Le Journal de Louise B., 2002
Four French Soldiers
- Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour, 2004 [vol 1]
- La Femme au gant rouge, 2004 [vol 2]
- La grande zigouille, 2009 [vol 3]
- Les années Faribole, 2012 [vol 4]
Novellas
- 1983 : Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984
- 1986 : Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986
- 1989 : Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint
- 1992 : Courage chacun
- 2005 : Si on s’aimait ?
- 2009 : Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre
Collaboration
Les Aventures de Boro, reporter photographe, with Dan Franck
- La Dame de Berlin, 1987 - Novel adapted by Pierre Boutron 1991
- Le Temps des cerises, 1990
- Les Noces de Guernica, 1994
- Mademoiselle Chat, 1996
- Boro s’en va-t-en guerre, 2000
- Cher Boro, 2005
- La Fête à Boro, 2007
- La Dame de Jérusalem, 2009
References
- ^ "Mort du romancier et scénariste Jean Vautrin". Le Monde. 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Jean Vautrin : biographie et tous les livres". Fnac.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Profile Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, livres.fluctuat.net; accessed 7 August 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jean Vautrin - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
External links
- Jean Vautrin at IMDb