Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

798 • PATRIS, GÉRARD
A press journalist, he entered ORTF (French TV) in
1964. Four years later, he created his own production
company that fi nanced the shorts, commercials, and
industrial fi lms he directed. In 1976, he founded a
second society and fi lmed four feature fi lms. He is the
founder and manager of a local channel, Canal 32.
Filmography
1970 Au Fil de l’Aube (short; also screenwriter, producer)
1976 L’Echappatoire (also screenwriter, dialogist,
producer; unreleased)
1977 Viens faire l’Amour (Charlotte) (also screenwriter,
dialogist, producer)
1980 La Meilleure Façon de s’envoyer en l’Air (also
screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1982 Scratch (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
PATRIS, GÉRARD (1931, Paris, France–1990,
Chailles, Loir-et-Cher, France)
After his secondary studies, he enrolled in art school
and then founded a lithography workshop. After marrying
musician Pierre Schaeffer’s daughter, he worked
with his father-in-law in the research department at
ORTF (French TV at the time). He created a production
company, La Chesnaie Films. Also an occasional
fi lm editor (1969 Carmen: De Herbert Von Karajan,
documentary, François Reichenbach; 1971 Medicine
Ball Caravan / UK: We Have Come for Your Daughters,
documentary, François Reichenbach, France / USA),
he directed mostly documentaries. He died in a road
accident.
Filmography
1962 Caustiques (short)
Spontané III (16-mm short)
Spontané IV (short)
1967 Naissance d’un Opéra (documentary; short)
1969 L’Amour de la Vie—Arthur Rubinstein / UK: Love
of Life / USA: Arthur Rubinstein—The Love of
Life (documentary; co-director with François
Reichenbach)
1970 9e Symphonie (documentary; also screenwriter;
West Germany)
1971 Un Homme de Russie (documentary)
1972 My Name Is Stern (documentary)
Television Filmography
1963 Auto-Portrait (short)
1965 La Chute d’Icare (short)
Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short;
episode “El expecto resurrectionem mortuorum”;
co-director with Luc Ferrari)
Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short;
episode “Hommage à Varèse”; co-director
with Luc Ferrari)
1966 Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short,
episode “Momente”; co-director with Luc
Ferrari)
Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short;
episode “Quand un Homme consacre sa Vie à
la Musique”; co-director with Luc Ferrari)
Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short;
episode “De l’Autre Côté du Chemin de Fer”;
co-director with Luc Ferrari)
Les Enfants grecs (documentary; short)
Parade (documentary; short)
Rien ne va plus (documentary; short)
Ecole de Nice (documentary; short)
A propos d’un Crime (documentary; short)
1973 Trans und so weiter (documentary; mediumlength;
West Germany / Belgium)
Proximities & Calligraph for Martyrs (2 30'
documentary)
Histoires naturelles (documentary; mediumlength)
1974 La Famille de mon Frère (documentary)
1975 Denier Théâtre, Camélias-Souvenirs (documentary)
Adieu ma petite Léonie (documentary; mediumlength)
1976 Le Château et la Chaumière (documentary)
Anthologie poétique (documentary; short)
1977 Les Apprentis (documentary)
1978 Schubert (documentary; medium-length; West
Germany)
1979 Mélodrame ce Soir (documentary; mediumlength)
1980 La Liberté de l’Esprit (2 52' documentary)
1986 L’Anthropographe (documentary; mediumlength;
episodes “Solitudes,” “Médiums”)
1987 L’Anthropographe (documentary; mediumlength;
episodes “Dialogue secret,” “Arte
maga”)
1988 L’Anthropographe (documentary; mediumlength;
episode “Le Petit Chat est mort”)
1989 L’Anthropographe (documentary; mediumlength;
episodes “Le Commerce amoureux,”
“Cancer”)
1990 L’Anthropographe (documentary; episode “La
Saison du Brâme”)