Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

Les Beaux Jours (documentary; episode “Antecume
ou la Vie choisie”)
1974 L’Album de Zouc (documentary)
Vive le Cinéma (documentary; episode “Micheline
Presle”)
Au-delà du Pont (documentary; co-director
with Claude de Givray)
Lieux communs (documentary; short; episode
“La Bella Poutina”)
1977 Une Autre Vie, une Chronique de quelques Indiens
Wayana (6 60' documentary)
1979 Bande à Part (documentary; episodes “Les Degling’s,”
“Aimée la bien-nommée,” “F comme
Catcheuse”)
1981 Rue des Archives (documentary; episode “Le
Monde ouvrier vu par la Télévision”)
Danielle a disparu (documentary)
Sous une Pluie d’Or (documentary)
1982 Loin des Sans-Pareils (documentary)
1985 Entre Ciel et Terre—Jérusalem: En attendant le
Messie (documentary)
Nouveaux Mondes (documentary; episodes
“Des Ranchs au Milieu de nulle part,” “Dame
Nature”)
1986 L’Afrique en Noirs et Blancs (documentary; shot
in 1983)
Nouveaux Mondes (documentary; episode
“Philippines: Le Retour de l’Homme en
blanc”)
MATALON, EDDY (Elie Isidore Matalon / September
11, 1937, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France–)
A former assistant director, he began his directing career
shooting shorts. He produced a short (1971 Tous
Risques, Jacques Doillon) and co-produced La Chair de
l’Orchidée / Un orchidea rossa sangue / Das Fleisch der
Orchidee / USA: Flesh and the Orchid (Patrice Chéreau,
France / Italy / West Germany, 1975), The Romantic Englishwoman
/ Une Anglaise romantique (Joseph Losey, UK
/ France, 1975), Malevil (Christian de Chalonge, France
/ West Germany, 1981), and Thank You Satan! / Oh!
Satan! (as executive producer, André Farwagi, France
/ Canada, 1989). Other credit (as author of original
story): 2002 Partners in Action (Sidney J. Furie, USA).
Filmography
1962 Gaspard a un rendez-vous (short; also screenwriter,
author of commentary)
Gaspard fait du Cheval (short; also screenwriter)
MATHOT, LÉON • 691
Gaspard se marie (short; also screenwriter)
1966 Le Chien fou (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)
1970 Trop petit mon Ami / UK: Ticky / USA: Too Small
My Friend (also co-screenwriter)
L’Île aux Coquelicots
1973 Les Garces / UK: Love Hungry Girls / USA: Dangerous
When Aroused (as Jack Angel; France /
Italy)
La Révélation (co-director with Alain Lavalle;
shot in 1971)
1974 La Pension du libre Amour / UK: Hotel of Free
Love (as Jack Angel)
Et avec les Oreilles qu’est-ce que vous faîtes?
(also screenwriter)
La Promenade (short)
1975 La Chatte sans Pudeur (as Jack Angel)
La Bête à Plaisir / Ma Femme, mon Amour
Filles insatiables
1977 Cathy’s Curse / Cauchemars / Une si gentille petite
Fille (as Eddy Greenwood; also co-screenwriter,
producer; Canada / France)
1978 Blackout / New York Black Out / Black-Out à
New York / Et la Terreur commence / New
York ne répond plus (also producer; Canada /
France)
1979 Brigade mondaine: La Secte de Marrakech
1980 T’inquiète pas, ça se soigne (also co-screenwriter)
1983 Prends ton Passe-Montagne, on va à la Plage
(also screenwriter, co-adapter)
1993 Sweet Killing / Deux Doigts de Meurtre (also
co-screenwriter; Canada / France / UK; shot
in 1991–1992)
1998 Au Jour le Jour (short)
Television Filmography
1967 Quand la Liberté venait du Ciel (13 26'; codirector
only)
1968 Spécial Bardot (TV show; co-director with
François Reichenbach)
MATHOT, LÉON (March 5, 1886, Roubaix, Nord,
France–March 6, 1968, Paris, France)
He spent his childhood in Liège, Belgium. His passion
for theater led him to take acting courses at the
Paris Conservatory. He entered fi lms as an extra in
La Course à la Perruque (short, Georges Hatot, André
Heuzé) and soon became a leading man of French
silent cinema. From 1906 to 1939 (Deuxième Bureau