Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

906 • SALVADORI, PIERRE
A former stage actor, fi lm actor (1947 La Taverne du
Poisson couronné, René Jayet; Le Village perdu, Christian
Stengel; 1950 Le Grand Cirque, Georges Péclet; 1953
Les Compagnes de la Nuit / USA: Companions of the
Night, Ralph Habib; 1954 La Rafl e est pour ce Soir,
Maurice Dekobra; 1973 L’Evénement le plus important
depuis que l’Homme a marché sur la Lune / Niente di
grave, suo marito è incinto / UK: A Slightly Pregnant Man,
Jacques Demy, France / Italy) and TV actor (1974
L’Accusée, 20 13', Pierre Goutas; 1975 Les Brigades
du Tigre / Mit Rose und Revolver, episode “De la Poudre
et des Balles”; 1977 Bonsoir Chef, 26 13', Pierre
Goutas), he directed two movies and co-wrote a
fi lm (1960 Monsieur Suzuki / USA: The Versailles Affair,
as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Robert
Vernay) and TV movies (1966 La Morale de l’Histoire,
Claude Dagues; 1970 Le Service des Affaires classées,
as co-screenwriter, Yannick Andréi, Georges Franju,
France / Canada).
Filmography
1961 En votre Âme et Conscience / USA: Double Verdict
(also screenwriter, dialogist)
1962 Le Dernier Quart-d’Heure (also co-adapter,
dialogist)
SALVADORI, PIERRE (November 8, 1964, Sfax,
Tunisia–)
He studied cinema at a university while attending
dramatic art courses. He briefl y worked as a stagehand
at the Théâtre du Châtelet before directing his
fi rst fi lm, a short. He also wrote plays and sitcoms
and worked as an actor (1994 L’Histoire du Garçon
qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse, Philippe Harel; 1997 La
Femme défendue, Philippe Harel; 2005 Tu vas rire mais
je te quitte, Philippe Harel) and screenwriter (1998 La
Femme du Cosmonaute, as co-screenwriter, also actor,
Jacques Monnet, shot in 1996–1997; 2002 Francisca /
De qué lado esta? / Francisca—Auf welcher Seite sehlst
Du?, as co-screenwriter, Eva López-Sánchez, Spain /
Mexico / Germany).
Filmography
1992 Ménage (short)
1993 Cible émouvante / UK and USA: Wild Target
(also screenwriter, dialogist)
1995 Les Apprentis (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter,
co-dialogist)
1996 L’amour est à réinventer, dix Histoires au temps
du Sida / US DVD: Love Reinvented (short; segment
“Un Moment . . .”)
1998 . . . Comme elle respire / USA: White Lies (also
co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)
2000 Les Marchands de Sable (longer version of TV
movie Le Détour)
2003 Après vous / USA: After You (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
2006 Hors de Prix / UK and USA: Priceless (also coscreenwriter,
co-dialogist)
SAMIE, JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC (1948, France–)
Filmography
1978 Son Image dans la Ville (documentary; also
screenwriter)
SAMUELL, YANN (June 7, 1965, Paris, France–)
The son of actors, he followed his parents on the
road, conducting theatrical tours, attending festivals,
and even visiting Steven Spielberg’s sets. After studying
at the CLCF (Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma
français), he became an illustrator and painter for several
French publishers (Hachette, Denoël, Excelsior,
1985–1995). In 1993, he directed a play, Marivaux’s
Le Legs. The same year, he made his directing debut.
From 1990 to 2000, he worked as storyboard artist.
Filmography
1993 A propos de la Crise (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1994 Mano-a-mano (short; also screenwriter)
1996 1587 (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1998 Teddy (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
Cata-Clysm (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
2001 Pop Up (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
2003 Jeux d’Enfants (also screenwriter, dialogist)
2007 My Sassy Girl (also actor; USA)
Television Filmography
1999 Les Jardins de Traverse (6 13')
SANCHEZ, MANUEL (1958, Fourchambault,
Nièvre, France–)
He studied literature and philosophy at Clermont-
Ferrand before moving to Medellín, Colombia, where
he taught French at the Alliance française. Having
returned to France, he enrolled in the Conservatoire
Libre du Cinéma Français (editing department) and
joined the crew of François Truffaut’s editor. He directed
only two shorts and a feature fi lm.