Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

812 • PETITCUÉNOT, DANIEL
les Autres, André Buytaens, Belgium; 2002 Père et Maire,
TV series; 2006 Alex Santana, Négociateur, episode “La
Cible,” René Manzor; Great Performances, documentary,
episode “Jewels from the Paris Opera Ballet,”
Pierre Cavassilas; 2007 L’Hôpital, episodes “Protégés,”
“Fragiles,” “Jusqu’au Bout,” “Etat de Choc,” “A Corps
perdu,” “Sur le Fil,” Laurent Lévy; 2008 Hold-Up à l’Italienne,
Claude-Michel Rome).
Filmography
1976 Une Nuit en Californie (short)
1979 De Pierre à Paul (short)
1980 Les Trois derniers Hommes (documentary)
1992 La Nuit de l’Océan (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist; shot in 1987)
PETITCUÉNOT, DANIEL (April 7, 1962, Besançon,
Doubs, France–)
He began shooting amateur Super-8 shorts at age
eleven. Having graduated from the C.U.E.J. (Centre
Universitaire du Journalisme de Strasbourg) in 2001,
he earned his living as a journalist and reporter for
TV channels. He shot commercials and institutional
fi lms. His three feature fi lms were poorly released.
Filmography
1975 Besançon tremble (Super-8 short)
1977 Choc psychologique (Super-8 short)
1979 Intellect’duel (Super-8 short)
1984 447 (16-mm short)
1986 Retour dans l’Âme—Le Rêve autrichien (16-mm
short; shot in 1980–1982)
1990 Le Syndrome de l’Espion (also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1992 La Chasse aux Doryphores (also editor; unreleased)
2002 Le Syndrome de Montmartre (also screenwriter)
Television Filmography
1994 Extrême Limite (104 26'; co-director)
PÉTRÉ, BENOÎT (April 7, 1977, Compiègne, Oise,
France–)
Having trained at the Conservatoire National de
Paris and at the Cours Florent, he is a member of
the comedy team Les Quiches. He directed or codirected
half a dozen shorts and a feature fi lm and
played in fi lms (2003 Quelques Mots d’Amour, short,
Laetitia Colombani; 2004 Confi dences trop intimes,
Patrice Leconte; 2006 Saltimbanques, Pierre-Yves
Touzot) and on TV (2005 L’Homme qui voulait passer
à la Télé, Amar Arhab, Fabrice Michelin; Allô Quiche, TV
series, Alexandre Brik, Mika Tard).
Filmography
2002 4 Femmes (short; co-director with Alexandre
Brik)
Babyphone (short; co-director with Stéphane
Metzger)
2003 Quichago (short)
Telle qu’elle (short)
2004 Basic Actrice (short)
2005 Foon (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)
2006 EXs (short)
Television Filmography
2006 Enterrement de Vie de jeune Fille (6 15'; codirector
with Deborah Saïag)
PEYON, OLIVIER (January 23, 1969, L’Hays-les-
Roses, Val-de-Marne, France–)
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economic
sciences (1990) and a degree in audiovisual
and cinematographic studies (1991) from the University
of Paris VII, he wrote articles for two reviews
of the Centre de la Cinématographie (CNC Info, Ciné
Qua Non) in 1992–1993. Then he worked as a second
assistant director (1992 Les Mots perdus, Marcel
Simard), fi rst assistant director (1995 Rien dans le Ventre,
short, Carlo Pardo; A Fleur de Peau, Marion Laine),
and production assistant (1990 Les Baigneurs, short,
Jean-Marie Larrieu; 1991 Roman Photo, Carole Scotta;
L’Enfant et le Caïman, short, Mustapha Dao, Burkina
Faso; La Princesse blanche, Michel Rodde; Alisée, André
Blanchard, Canada / France; Karim na Sala / Karim
et Sala, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso). His main
activity remains fi lm dubbing (more than 100 movies).
Other credit (actor as himself): 2007 En Service
(short, Cyril Brody).
Filmography
1993 Béatrice (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1996 Promis, juré (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1997 Jingle Bells (short; also co-screenwriter, codialogist)
2001 Claquage après Etirement (short; also coscreenwriter,
co-dialogist)