Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

1958 Vive les Vacances (supervised by Jean Laviron;
also co-dialogist, actor)
1961 Un Cheval pour Deux (also co-dialogist, actor)
THOMAS, LAURENT (July 20, 1961, Creil, Oise,
France–)
After studying at the Conservatoire National des
Arts et Métiers and receiving diplomas in superior
mathematics and physical science, he worked as a
high school teacher until 1992. A fi lm director since
1986, he is also a producer and photographer who
shot his movies in his native region.
Filmography
1986 L’Appât (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1987 Les Mantes religieuses (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
Zone libre (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
La Veste (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
L’Habit ne fait pas le Moine (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1988 Terreur dans l’Escalier (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1991 L’Âme de 14-18 (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1994 L’Enfant de Père inconnu (also screenwriter,
dialogist; shot in 1992)
1995 Drogue Danger Urgence (documentary)
1998 Chômeurs mais on se soigne
1999 Trop tard (short; also screenwriter, dialogist,
producer)
2003 Le Mystère de la Dame blanche (also screenwriter,
dialogist, producer)
Television Filmography
1997 Franck, Michel et Sabrina (also screenwriter,
dialogist, producer)
THOMAS, PASCAL (April 2, 1945, Montargis,
Loiret, France–)
He started as a journalist, publishing articles (sometimes
on fi lmmakers) in various magazines (Lui; Candide;
Elle; Réalités). Producer and director Claude Berri
found some interest in his work and advised him to
write screenplays. The result was his fi rst short (Le
Poème de l’Elève Mikovski). He appeared as an actor in
two fi lms (1996 Beaumarchais l’Insolent / USA: Beaumarchais
the Scoundrel, Edouard Molinaro; L’Educatrice,
Pascal Kané, shot in 1994) and was a technical adviser
to Jean Odoutan (Barbecue-Pejo, Benin / France).
THOMAS, ROBERT • 959
In 1968, he wrote the screenplay of a comic book
drawn by Guy Pellaert, Pravda la Surviveuse.
Filmography
1971 Le Poème de l’Elève Mikovski (also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1973 Les Zozos (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist,
co-producer)
Pleure pas la Bouche pleine / USA: Don’t Cry
with Your Mouth Full (also co-screenwriter,
dialogist, co-producer)
1974 Le Chaud Lapin (also co-dialogist, co-producer)
1976 La Surprise du Chef (also co-screenwriter, codialogist,
co-producer)
Nono Nénesse (co-director with Jacques Rozier;
unfi nished)
1977 Un Oursin dans la Poche (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist, co-producer)
1979 Confi dences pour Confi dences / USA: Heart to
Heart (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, coproducer)
1981 Celles qu’on n’a pas eues (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
1989 Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants (also coscreenwriter,
co-dialogist, actor)
1991 La Pagaille (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist,
co-producer)
1999 La Dilettante (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist,
delegate producer)
2001 Mercredi, folle Journée! (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist, delegate producer)
2005 Mon Petit Doigt m’a dit (also co-screenwriter,
co-adapter, co-dialogist, delegate producer)
2006 Le Grand Appartement (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist, delegate producer, actor)
2007 L’Heure Zéro / USA: Towards Zero (also coscreenwriter,
co-dialogist, delegate producer,
actor)
2008 Le Crime est notre affaire (also co-screenwriter,
co-adapter, co-dialogist)
Television Filmography
1979 Un Coup de Rasoir (short)
La Fabrique, un Conte de Noël (short)
THOMAS, ROBERT (September 28, 1927, Gap,
Hautes-Alpes, France–January 3, 1989, Paris, France)
A former stage actor, he wrote successful plays that
were a mixture of comedy and suspense (1960 Piège