Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

tion manager, André Berthomieu; 1938 Le Révolté,
as production manager, Léon Mathot; 1939 Le Duel,
as production supervisor, Pierre Fresnay; Le Jour se
lève / USA: Daybreak, as production manager, Marcel
Carné; 1941 Parade en Sept Nuits, as production
manager, Marc Allégret; 1942 Une Femme disparaît /
UK: A Woman Disappeared. Portrait of a Woman / USA:
Portrait of a Woman, Jacques Feyder). Other credit (as
co-screenwriter, co-adapter): 1938 Education de Prince
/ USA: Bargekeeper’s Daughter (Alexandre Esway).
Filmography
1936 On ne roule pas Antoinette
MADIGAN, SYLVAIN (September 9, 1954, Bondy,
Seine-Saint-Denis, France–)
A fi lm director from 1978, he also played bit parts in
Patrick Braoudé’s (1991 Génial, mes Parents divorcent,
1997 Amour et Confusions, 2000 Deuxième Vie) and Jean-
Paul Lilienfeld’s comedies (2000 XY) and co-wrote a TV
series (1985 Les Bargeot, 65 13', Jean-Pierre Barizien,
Nicolas Cahen, Gérard Espinasse, Bernard Gesbert,
Dominique Giuliani, Robert Réa, Gérard Thomas).
Filmography
1978 Le Goût étrange de Juliette (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1981 Ne me parlez plus jamais d’Amour (short; also
co-screenwriter)
1982 Le Frère de Casanova (short; also editor)
1983 Ballade sanglante (short)
1987 Sale Destin! (also screenwriter; dialogist; coadapter)
Television Filmography
1990 Imogène (episode “Notre Imogène”)
Deux Flics à Belleville (also producer)
1991 Strangers dans la NuItaly
1993 Chambre froide
1994 Ferbac (6 90'; episode “Le Carnaval des
Ténèbres”)
1997 Un Malade en Or
MAGNAT, JULIEN (February 8, 1973, Aubenas,
Ardèche, France–)
A movie buff since his teenage years, he decided to
be a director at age seventeen. Having won a full
scholarship, he then opted to study in the UK for
seven years, gaining his international baccalaureate
from Atlantic College in Wales and a degree in fi lm
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from Reading University, England. During this time,
he was also a fi lm critic for the cable station Telecential.
In 1996, he returned to France and joined
the most famous national fi lm school, the Fémis. He
regularly collaborated on the French movie magazine
L’Ecran Fantastique and co-wrote some episodes of an
animated TV series (Skyland, France / Canada, 2006;
Valérian et Laureline, France / Japan, 2007).
Filmography
1995 Teddy’s Eye (short; also screenwriter)
1996 Shalt Thou Shew Wonders to the Dead? (short;
also producer, screenwriter, editor)
1997 The Thirteenth Returns (short; also screenwriter;
visual effects)
1998 Bois-moi (documentary; short; also screenwriter,
producer)
The Loveliest Night (short; also screenwriter)
Varnish Dreams (short; also screenwriter, visual
effects supervisor)
1999 Vena cava (short; also screenwriter, actor)
2000 Les Nouvelles Aventures de Chastity Blade / The
All-New Adventures of Chastity Blade (short; also
co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)
2002 Bloody Mallory (also co-screenwriter, codialogist)
MAGNERON, JEAN-LUC (1935, Paris, France–)
He studied sociometry and fi lmology before receiving
the Fullbright grant for directing. After founding
Le Centre International de Théâtre Expérimental,
he became the Gabonese TV manager in 1966. He
directed plays and documentaries for French and US
television stations.
Filmography
1973 Le Vaudou: entre Vivants et Morts, le Sang (documentary;
also screenwriter)
1977 Kung-Fu Wu-Su (documentary)
2008 Mai 68, la belle Ouvrage (documentary)
MAGNIER, CLAUDE (January 20, 1920, Paris,
France–June 22, 1983, Paris, France)
He wrote his fi rst play at age twelve. Then he attended
Maurice Escande and Jean Marchat’s acting courses.
He made his acting debut onstage in 1941 (Jeanne
by Charles Péguy) and entered fi lms playing supporting
roles (1942 Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary /
USA: Mlle Desiree, Sacha Guitry; 1943 Le Voyage de la