Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

NADEJDINE, SERGE (1880, Moscow, Russia–
Deceased)
Russian born, he started his career as a ballet master
and director at the Imperial Alexander Theatre
in St. Petersburg. After taking part in a few fi lms, he
fl ed from the Soviet Union in the early 1920s and
took refuge in France. He directed several movies
for Albatros, a French fi lm company created by his
compatriots, before fading into obscurity.
Filmography
1924 Le Chiffonnier de Paris
L’Heureuse Mort / USA: Happy Death
La Cible (also co-screenwriter)
1925 Naples au Baiser de Feu
Le Nègre blanc
NADJARI, RAPHAËL (1971, Marseille, Bouchesdu-Rhône,
France–)
After studying plastic arts in Strasbourg, he moved to
the USA, where he shot three movies. He also wrote
a TV movie (2000 Le P’tit Bleu, François Vautier).
Filmography
1998 Snow Bird (short; also screenwriter)
2000 The Shade (also screenwriter; shot in 1998;
USA / France)
2001 I Am Josh Polonski’s Brother (also screenwriter;
USA / France)
2002 Appartment = / / = 5 C (also screenwriter;
France / USA / Israel)
2004 Avanim (also screenwriter; Israel / France)
2007 Tehilim (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist;
France / Israel / USA)
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NAHON, CHRIS (December 5, 1968, Soisy-Sous-
Montmorency, Val-de-Marne, France–)
He shot several commercials before being spotted
by Luc Besson, who hired him to direct action fi lms.
Other credit (as co-screenwriter only): 2008 Skate or
Die (Miguel Courtois).
Filmography
2001 Le Baiser mortel du Dragon / Kiss of the Dragon
(France / USA)
2005 L’Empire des Loups / UK and US DVD: Empire
of the Wolves (also co-screenwriter)
2009 Blood of the Last Vampire / Last Blood / Rasuto
buradda (Hong Kong; shot in 2007)
NAHOUN, PHILIPPE (February 8, 1949, Paris,
France–)
A former stage actor and playwright, he notably
authored six plays for Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He
also played in fi lms (1977 La Machine, Paul Vecchiali;
1984 Histoire du Caporal, Jean Baronnet, 1988 Tabataba,
Raymond Rajaonarivelo, France / Madagascar)
and on TV (1978 Aurélien, Michel Favart).
Filmography
1976 Une Fille unique / USA: A Girl of Her Own (also
screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1980 Fil, fond, fosfor (unreleased)
Television Filmography
1995– Métropolis (documentary; shorts; episodes
1999 “Le Père Noël a pondu un Œuf,” “Sauver Assise,”
“La Gloire d’Alexandrie,” “Louise Bourgeois,”
“Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris,” “Psychose,”
“La Maison Picassiette,” “Notre-Dame