Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

1979 Pierrot, mon Ami
1981 Le Voleur d’Enfants
1986 Le Cœur du Voyage
1987 L’Île (7 45'; France / Finland)
1989 Imogène (episode “Ne vous fâchez pas,
Imogène”)
1990 Imogène (episodes “Imogène est de Retour,”
“Encore vous, Imogène”)
1993 Clovis (episodes “Les Disparus de Reillanne,”
“La Vengeance du Clown”)
LETERRIER, LOUIS (June 17, 1973, Paris, France–)
The son of director François Leterrier and costume
designer Catherine Leterrier, he studied cinema at
New York University. He made his fi lm debut as an
assistant to Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1997 Alien: Resurrection,
USA). Having returned to France, he served as a
second assistant director (1998 Restons groupés, Jean-
Paul Salomé; 2002 Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre
/ Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra / UK and USA:
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra / USA: Asterix and
Obelix Meet Cleopatra, also actor, Alain Chabat, France
/ Germany; 2002 L’Idole, Samantha Lang, France / Germany
/ Japan), artistic director (2002 Le Transporteur /
The Transporter, Corey Yuen, France / USA), and production
assistant (1997 Alien: Resurrection, Jean-Pierre
Jeunet, USA; 1999 Jeanne d’Arc / UK: Joan of Arc / USA:
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Luc Besson)
before directing commercials.
Filmography
2002 Le Transporteur / The Transporter (co-director
with Corey Yuen; also artistic director; France
/ USA)
2005 Danny the Dog / Unleashed (France / USA /
Hong Kong)
Le Transporteur II / The Transporter 2 (also associate
producer; France / USA)
2008 The Incredible Hulk (USA)
LEVENT, ALAIN (September 15, 1934, Paris,
France–August 28, 2008, Paris, France)
The son of cinematographer Pierre Levent (1910–
1987), he started out as an assistant cameraman
in 1957 (Le Beau Serge / UK: Bitter Reunion / USA:
Handsome Serge, Claude Chabrol). He was an assistant
to Henri Decae until 1961 and shot his fi rst
movie in 1960 (Photo Souvenir, short, Henri Fabiani).
His credits as director of photography include more
than 100 titles.
LÉVIANT, MICHEL • 635
Filmography
1972 Le Bar de la Fourche (also co-screenwriter,
adapter)
Television Filmography
1980 Comme le Temps passe (2 90')
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (episode
“La Colère de Maigret”)
1981 Carte vermeil
1983 La Traversée de l’Islande
1984 Les Enquêtes du Commissaire Maigret (episode
“Maigret à Vichy”)
LÉVIANT, MICHEL (May 7, 1947, Washington, DC,
USA–)
Having trained at the Polytechnic School (1966), in
1970 he moved to Los Angeles, where he spent three
years at the University of California, Los Angeles, and
fi lmed fi ve shorts. A co-screenwriter and co-dialogist
for fi lms (1981 Une Sale Affaire, Alain Bonnot; 1994 La
Fille de d’Artagnan / USA: D’Artagnan’s Daughter / The
Daughter of d’Artagnan / US video: Revenge of the Musketeers,
Bertrand Tavernier; 1996 Le Silence des Fusils,
Arthur Lamothe, Canada, shot in 1994; 2007 Sous les
Bombes, Philippe Aractingi, France / Lebanon / UK)
and TV (1981 Sans Famille / USA: An Orphan’s Tale, 5
53', Jacques Ertaud; 1989 Le Prix du Silence, Jacques Ertaud;
Haute Tension, episode “Eaux troubles,” also actor,
Alain Bonnot; 1994 Rapt à Crédit, Pierre Boutron;
Le Juge est une Femme, episode “Danse avec la Mort,”
Claude Grinberg; 1996 Les Amants de la Rivière rouge,
2 90', Yves Boisset, shot in 1994; 1997 Pardaillan,
Edouard Niermans; 2003 Quai No. 1, episodes “24 h
Gare du Nord,” “Les Liens du Sang,” Patrick Jamain;
2005 Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkans, 4 90', Michel
Favart, France / Greece / Poland / Spain / Bulgaria),
he directed his fi rst feature in 1981 and occasionally
played in fi lms (1980 Girls / Les Femmes-Enfants /
Girls—Die kleinen Aufreisserinen, Just Jaeckin, France /
West Germany / Canada) and TV movies (1985 Série
noire, episode “Pas de Pitié pour les Rats,” Jacques
Ertaud). Other credits (as assistant director): 1984
Liste noire (Alain Bonnot).
Filmography
1968 Le Froid (animated short)
1971 Pour l’Amour de la Lune (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1981 La Gueule du Loup (also co-screenwriter, codialogist)