Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

1969 Une Femme douce / UK: A Gentle Creature / USA:
A Gentle Woman). He was also an assistant director
(1932 Chair ardente, René Plaissetty; 1939 Grand Père,
Robert Péguy; 1946 Martin Roumagnac / USA: The
Room Upstairs, Georges Lacombe) and technical adviser
(1944 Le Voyageur sans Bagages, Jean Anouilh).
Filmography
1938 Clodoche (co-director with Claude Orval)
1947 Miroir
LANCELOT, MARTINE (May 18, 1948, Neuillysur-Seine,
Hauts-de-Seine, France–)
Filmography
1975 Images à propos de “Enluminures autour des
Minutes du Procès de Gilles de Rais” / L’Etrange
Histoire de Gilles de Rais
1979 S’il vous plaît . . . la Mer? (also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1995 Jinebana, la Maladie des Esprits (documentary)
1997 Ambiance familiale (documentary)
1998 Jean Lescure, Le Poète et la Couleur (documentary)
2003 De Bamako à Monaco (documentary)
2006 La Maladie silencieuse (documentary)
2007 Sisikurun, la Pirogue qui fume (documentary)
LANDRON, FRANCK (January 24, 1957, France–)
After studying architecture, he joined the Ecole Louis
Lumière, a fi lm school from which he graduated in
1982. He entered fi lms as a cameraman and cinematographer
on several shorts before serving as an assistant
to director Claude Berri (1986 Jean de Florette;
Manon des Sources / Manon delle sorgenti / USA: Manon
of the Spring) and Magali Clément (1988 La Maison
de Jeanne). In 1986, he co-founded a fi lm production
company, Les Films en Hiver, which fi nanced several
of his movies. Other credits (as producer): 1995
Parenthèses (short, Philip Mattéaccioli); 2000 En attendant
(short, Serge Hazanavicius); Le Battement d’Ailes
du Papillon / UK and USA: Happenstance (Laurent
Firode); 2004 Inguélézi (François Dupeyron); 2006 La
Serre de Glace (short, Marc Barbé); 2007 Kozak (short,
Olivier Fox).
Filmography
1981 In Out (short; also screenwriter, producer)
1982 L’Amour noir (short; also screenwriter, producer,
editor)
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1983 L’Esprit de Contradiction (short; also screenwriter,
producer)
Johnny, fais-moi mal! (short; also screenwriter,
producer)
1984 La Leçon de Cinéma (short; also screenwriter,
producer)
1985 La Lampe électrique (short; also screenwriter,
producer)
1990 Un Amour de trop / USA: Sandra (also screenwriter,
delegate producer)
1992 A Table (short; also screenwriter, delegate
producer, actor)
1997 Le Secret de Polichinelle (also co-screenwriter,
delegate producer, actor; shot in 1994–1996)
1998 Samedi, Dimanche et Fêtes short; also screenwriter,
delegate producer)
2004 Les Textiles (also co-screenwriter, cinematographer,
producer)
LANG, MICHEL (June 9, 1939, Paris, France–)
After studying French literature and American civilization
and literature, he became a second assistant
director (1961 Le Président / Il presidente / UK: The
President, Henri Verneuil, France / Italy; 1962 Un Singe
en Hiver / UK: It’s Hot in Hell / USA: A Monkey in Winter,
Henri Verneuil; Le Doulos / Lo spione / UK: The Finger
Man / USA: Doulos: The Finger Man, Jean-Pierre Melville,
France / Italy; 1965 Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 / OSS
117 furia a Bahia / UK: Mission for a Killer / USA: OSS
117 Mission for a Killer, André Hunebelle, France / Italy;
Fantômas se déchaîne / Fantomas minaccia il mondo /
USA: Fantomas Strikes Back / The Vengeance of Fantomas,
André Hunebelle, France / Italy; Un Milliard dans un Billard
/ Allarme in cinque banche / Diamantenbillard / UK:
Diamonds Are Brittle / USA: Diamonds Are Cue, Nicolas
Gessner, France / Italy / West Germany) and then
fi rst assistant director (1966 Estouffade à la Caraïbe /
Avventurieri per una rivolta / Pagati per morire / UK: The
Looters / USA: Gold Robbers, Jacques Besnard, France /
Italy; 1967 Le Grand Restaurant / USA: What’s Cooking
in Paris, Jacques Besnard; 1968 La Blonde de Pékin / La
bionda di Pechino / Die Blonde von Peking / USA: Peking
Blonde / The Blonde von Peking, Nicolas Gessner, France
/ Italy / West Germany, shot in 1966; A tout casser /
Quella carogna di Frank Mitraglia / UK: The Great Chase
/ USA: Breaking It Up, John Berry, France / Italy; Salut
Berthe!, Guy Lefranc; Béru et ces Dames, Guy Lefranc;
1969 L’Auvergnat et l’Autobus, Guy Lefranc; 1970 12 +
1 / Una su tredici / UK: Twelve plus One / US video: The
13 Chairs, Nicolas Gessner, Luciano Lucignani, France