Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

“L’Esprit de Famille,” “La Femme interdite,”
“Une Journée en Enfer,” “Lucie,” “Les Raisons
du Cœur,” “Les Mots pour le dire,” “Les Limites
du Pouvoir”)
2002 Sous le Soleil (episodes “La Mauvaise Réputation,”
“Comme un Aimant,” “Une Amitié
particulière,” “Sans Issue,” “Une Blessure trop
profonde,” “Fuir le Bonheur”)
2003 Dock 13 (3 52')
Sous le Soleil (episodes “L’alternative,” “Fille et
Mère,” “Homme Sweet Homme,” “Un Enfant
sous Infl uence,” “Un Goût de Cendres,” “La
Confusion des Sentiments,” “Tu ne tueras
point”)
2004 Ariane Ferry (2 52')
Sous le Soleil (episode “Le Bonheur en Question”)
2005 Joséphine, Ange gardien (episode “Trouvez-moi
un Prince charmant”)
Sous le Soleil (episodes “Attraction Répulsion,”
“Un Soupçon de Jalousie,” “Lune de Sang”)
2006 Femmes de Loi (episodes “Dette de Sang,”
“Clichés meurtriers”)
Sous le Soleil (episodes “L’Avocat du Diable,”
“Body Guard”)
2007 La Fille du Chef
Joséphine, Ange gardien (episode “Profession
Menteur”)
2008 Camping Paradis: Lorsque l’Enfant paraît
2009 Mes Amis, mes Amours, mes Emmerdes (6 52')
AZIMI, IRADJ (October 1, 1941, Chiraz, Iran–)
He left Iran in 1960 and spent two years in London
before moving to Paris, where he took French civilization
(history of art) courses (1963–1965). He studied
directing and production at IDHEC (1966–1968).
An opponent of the Iranian government, he stayed in
France and fi lmed a short fi rst. He had to wait fi ve
years before shooting a feature fi lm.
Filmography
1968 Illuminations (short; also screenwriter, dialogist,
producer)
1975 Les Jours gris (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer;
shot in 1973)
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1979 Utopia (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist,
executive producer; shot in 1977–1978)
1983 Les Îles (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist,
co-producer; France / West Germany; shot
in 1981)
1998 Le Radeau de la Méduse (also screenwriter,
dialogist, co-producer; shot in 1987–1990)
Television Filmography
1998 Le Radeau de la Méduse (3 90' TV version
of the movie; also screenwriter, dialogist, coproducer;
shot in 1987–1990)
2000 Le Rouge et le Blanc (also screenwriter, dialogist,
co-producer)
AZUELOS, LISA (November 6, 1965, Neuilly-sur-
Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France–)
The daughter of actress Marie Laforêt, she briefl y
worked as an assistant art director (1989 Monsieur
Hire / UK and USA: Monsieur Hire, Patrice Leconte)
before shooting a short in 1990. She co-directed her
fi rst feature fi lm with her former husband Patrick
Alessandrin, for whom she also wrote the screenplay
and the dialogue of 15 Août (as Lisa Azuelos-
Alessandrin, 2001). She authored an essay (2004
Manuel à l’Usage des Filles qui auraient dû dire non, Editions
Pictorus) and two novels (2005 Le Bras blanc,
Editions Jean-Claude Lattès; 2008 Eloge du Silence
pendant l’Amour, Editions Plon) and created her own
production company, Waf Production.
Filmography
1990 Bural (short)
1995 Ainsi soient-elles / Mujeres a fl or de piel (as Lisa
Alessandrin; co-director with Patrick Alessandrin;
also co-screenwriter, uncredited actor;
France / Spain; shot in 1993)
2002 Ti amo (short; also screenwriter, delegate
producer, actor)
2006 Comme t’y es belle (also screenwriter, dialogist;
France / UK / Luxembourg / Belgium)
2009 Lol (also screenwriter, dialogist)