Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

MISSIAEN, JEAN-CLAUDE (August 17, 1939,
Paris, France–)
He worked as an effects man, projectionist, and
journalist (notably for Le Nouveau Cinémonde and Les
Cahiers du Cinéma) before becoming a well-known
fi lm press attaché (1967–1981). A movie buff since
his childhood, he authored several books (1964
Anthony Mann, Editions Universitaires Impr. Clerc;
1966 Howard Hawks, Editions Universitaires Impr.
Clerc; 1977 Jean Gabin, co-author with Jacques Siclier,
Editions Henri Veyrier; 1978 Cyd Charisse: Du Ballet
classique à la Comédie musicale, Editions Henri Veyrier;
1982 Cyd Charisse, Editions Henri Veyrier). Other
credit (as co-screenwriter): 1991 Les Carnassiers (TV
movie, Yves Boisset).
Filmography
1982 Tir groupé (also screenwriter, co-adapter, codialogist)
1984 Ronde de Nuit (also original idea, co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
1985 La Baston (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter,
co-dialogist)
Television Filmography
1991 Les Hordes (4 90')
1993 Renseignements Généraux (episode Goupil voit
rouge)
Une Image de trop / Picture Perfect (also coscreenwriter;
France / Canada)
MISSOLZ, JÉRÔME DE (October 8, 1954, Lyon,
Rhône, France–)
Parallel with his studies (master of law at Saint-Etienne),
he frequented the “Coopérative des Cinéastes” and
the “Collectif Jeune Cinéma” and started directing
experimental movies in 1974. An occasional cinematographer
(1977 Urgent ou A quoi bon exécuter des
Projets puisque le Projet est en lui-même une Jouissance
suffi sante, Gérard Courant; 1979 Race d’Ep, Lionel
Soukaz; 1982 Maman que Man, Lionel Soukaz, 2005
Daddy, Daddy USA, Pierre Hodgson), he shot industrial
fi lms, shorts, and documentaries for TV.
Filmography
1974 Politique Pollution (short; also screenwriter)
1975 L’Ange noir et L’Orange électrique (short; also
screenwriter)
1976 Retro-Perspectives nouvelles (short; also screenwriter)
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1977 Promenade à travers la Ville (short; also screenwriter)
1978 Celluloïd Heroes (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer)
1981 Ligne Z Zero (short; co-director with Nicole
Deschaumes and Jean-Louis Jacopin; also cinematographer)
H93 (short; also co-screenwriter, cinematographer)
1982 Prière pour les Ivrognes (also screenwriter, cinematographer)
Attractions, John Hassell (also screenwriter,
cinematographer)
1983 Entrées de Secours (documentary; short; also
screenwriter, cinematographer)
1986 Les Foules de ma Tête (also screenwriter, cinematographer)
1988 Furie Rock (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer)
1990 Beau bleu (short)
1996 I (comme Isabelle) (short; also screenwriter,
cinematographer)
2000 La Mécanique des Femmes (also co-screenwriter)
2005 Sans Titre (also screenwriter, dialogist)
Television Filmography
1979 Top Ten Designers (documentary; co-director
only; also co-screenwriter)
1990 Jan Saudek-Prague Printemps 90 (documentary;
also co-screenwriter, cinematographer)
1992 You’ll Never Walk Alone (co-director only; also
co-screenwriter)
1993 Chercheurs de Disparus (documentary, also coscreenwriter,
cinematographer)
1994 La Machine Mode (documentary, also screenwriter,
cinematographer)
Yves Saint-Laurent, tout terriblement (documentary;
also co-screenwriter, cinematographer)
Joël Peter Witkin: L’Image indélébile (documentary;
also screenwriter, cinematographer)
1995 Agatha Christie, Maîtresse du Mystère (documentary;
also co-screenwriter, cinematographer)
Kitsou Dubois, une Danseuse en Apesanteur
(documentary; also screenwriter, dialogist)
La Flambe (documentary; also co-screenwriter,
cinematographer)
1996 Fascisme, le Retour (documentary; also coscreenwriter,
cinematographer)