Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

Pascal Arnold; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist,
executive producer, actor, co-cinematographer;
France / Denmark)
BARRATIER, CHRISTOPHE (June 17, 1963,
France–)
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in concert
from L’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and
the winner of several international contests, he was
trained as a classical guitarist. In 1991, he was hired
by his uncle actor-producer Jacques Perrin and joined
the production company Galatée Films. He worked
as delegate producer on a dozen movies (1996 Microcosmos:
Le Peuple de l’Herbe / Microcosmos—Il popolo
dell’erba / USA: Microcosmos, documentary, Claude
Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou, France / Switzerland /
Italy; 1998 Plus fort que tout, short, Hugues Deniset;
1999 Himalaya, l’Enfance d’un Chef / Canada: Caravan
/ USA: Himalaya, Eric Valli, France / UK / Switzerland
/ Nepal, shot in 1997; The Trench / La Tranchée, William
Boyd, UK / France; 2001 Le Peuple migrateur / Il
popolo migratore / Nomaden der Lüfte—Das Geheimnis
der Zugvögel / Nomadas del viento / Canada and USA:
Winged Migration, Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud,
Michel Debats, France / Italy / Germany / Spain /
Switzerland; 2002 Le Peuple migrateur—Le Making of,
documentary, Oli Barbé; 2003 La Vie comme elle va,
documentary, Jean-Henri Meunier) and a TV miniseries
(2002 Les Ailes de la Nature, 3 52', Jacques
Cluzaud). His fi rst feature fi lm was a huge popular
success. Other credit (as actor): 1999 La Dilettante,
Pascal Thomas).
Filmography
2002 Les Tombales (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
2004 Les Choristes / Die Kinder des Monsieur Mathieu
/ USA: The Chorus (also co-screenwriter, codialogist;
France / Switzerland / Germany)
2008 Faubourg 36 (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)
BARROIS, CLAUDE (May 5, 1941, Paris, France–)
He entered fi lms as an assistant editor (1963 Adieu
Philippine / Desideri nel sole, Jacques Rivette, France /
Italy, shot in 1960; 1966 L’Amour avec des si, Claude
Lelouch, shot in 1962). An editor for twelve years
(1964 Une Fille et des Fusils / UK: To Be a Crook / The
Decadent Infl uence, Claude Lelouch; La Femme Spec-
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tacle / USA: Night Women / Paris in the Raw, Claude
Lelouch; 1965 . . . Pour un Maillot jaune / UK: For a
Yellow Jersey, documentary, short, Claude Lelouch;
1966 Un Homme et une Femme / UK and USA: A
Man and a Woman, Claude Lelouch; 1967 Vivre pour
vivre / Vivere per vivere / USA: Live for Life, Claude
Lelouch, France / Italy; 1968 One More Time, short,
Daniel Pommereulle; 13 Jours en France / UK: Challenge
in the Snow / USA: Grenoble, documentary; Guy
Gilles, Claude Lelouch, François Reichenbach; 1969
Un Homme qui me plait / Un tipo che mi piace / UK:
A Man I Like / USA: Love Is a Funny Thing, Claude
Lelouch, France / Italy; La Vie, l’Amour, la Mort / La
vita, l’amore, la morte / USA: Life Love Death, Claude
Lelouch; Tout peut arriver / UK and USA: Don’t Be
Blue, Philippe Labro; 1971 Tumuc Humac, Jean-Marie
Périer; Le Bateau sur l’Herbe / USA: The Boat on the
Grass, Gérard Brach; Sans Mobile apparent / Senza
movente / UK and USA: Without Apparent Motive,
Philippe Labro, France / Italy; 1973 L’Héritier / L’erede
/ USA: The Inheritor / The Exterminator, Philippe Labro,
France / Italy; 1974 Le Trio infernal / Trio infernale / Trio
infernal / UK and USA: The Infernal Trio, Francis Girod,
France / Italy / West Germany; 1975 La Table, short;
Eric Brach), he started his directing career fi lming
TV musical shows. Other credits (as actor): 1970 Le
Voyou / Voyou / UK: Simon the Swiss / USA: The Crook
(Claude Lelouch, France / Italy); 1974 Le Chaud Lapin
(Pascal Thomas); 1975 Sept Morts sur Ordonnance /
Quartett Bestial / Siete muertes por prescripcion facultativa
(Francis Girod, France / West Germany / Spain);
1979 Bête mais discipliné (Claude Zidi); 1988 La Maison
de Jeanne (Magali Clément).
Filmography
1980 Alors, heureux? (also actor)
1982 Le Bar du Téléphone (also co-adapter)
Television Filmography
1970 Sylvissima (TV musical)
1971 Gala 71 (TV show)
1972 Pour une Pomme (TV musical; co-director with
Jean-Marie Périer)
1983 Secret diplomatique (episodes “Mort d’un Ambassadeur,”
“L’Homme de Vienne,” “Carte
Blanche”)
1984 Disparitions (episodes “Trous de Mémoire,”
“Vice-versa”)
1985 Hôtel de Police (episode “Le Surdoué”)
1989 Le Triplé gagnant (episode “Le Crime de
Neuilly”)