Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

2007 Sa Majesté Minor / Su Majestad Minor, France /
Spain). He died of lung cancer.
Filmography
1969 Des Bleuets dans la Tête (short; also screenwriter)
1970 La Maison (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)
1971 Le Bateau sur l’Herbe / USA: The Boat on the
Grass (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, codialogist)
BRAL, JACQUES (September 21, 1948, Téhéran,
Iran–)
Of Iranian descent, he settled in France in 1966
and studied architecture at the Beaux-Arts in Paris
(1966–1968). He enrolled in the IFC (Institut de
Formation Cinématographique, 1968–1970), where
he directed with other pupils several shorts, including
Quand tout le Monde sera parti. In 1978, he
co-founded with Jean-Paul Leca and Julien Lévi a
production company, Les Films Noirs. He was also
co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, co-editor,
co-producer (Street of No Return / Sans Espoir de
Retour / Rua sem Regresso / USA: Samuel Fuller’s Street
of No Return, Samuel Fuller; France / Portugal), actor
(1993 Quelques Hommes de bonne Volonté, TV series,
François Villiers; 1996 L’Embellie, Charlotte Silvera;
2003 Play It Around Sam, documentary, short, Olivier
Serrano), and cinematographer (2002 The Making of
“Street of No Return” (documentary, short, Ian Hendrie,
Derrick Scocchera, USA).
Filmography
1970 M.88 (shot on 16-mm; also screenwriter, dialogist;
unreleased)
1971 Frisou (shot on 16-mm; also screenwriter;
unreleased)
1975 Une Baleine qui avait mal aux Dents (also
screenwriter, dialogist; shot in 1973)
1980 Extérieur Nuit (also screenwriter, adapter, codialogist,
editor)
1984 Polar (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, codialogist,
editor)
1993 Mauvais Garçon (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist, producer, editor; shot in
1990–1991)
2006 Un Printemps à Paris (also screenwriter, dialogist,
supervising producer, cameraman, editor)
BRANDSTRÖM, CHARLOTTE • 143
BRANDSTRÖM, CHARLOTTE (May 30, 1959,
Paris, France–)
Born to Swedish parents, she lived in Stockholm
(1961–1971) and Paris (1971–1981) before settling
in Los Angeles. Having graduated from the directing
program at the American Film Institute in Los
Angeles, she was assistant editor, editor, production
coordinator (1985 Once Bitten, Tim Hunter, USA), assistant
director (1986 River’s Edge, Tim Hunter, USA),
and fi nally director.
Filmography
1989 Un Eté d’Orages (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
1994 A Business Affair / Astucias de mujer / D’une
Femme à l’autre / Liebe und andere (also screenwriter;
UK / France / Germany / Spain)
Television Filmography
1990 Sweet Revenge / Une Femme parfaite (USA /
France)
1991 Road to Ruin (France / USA)
1993 Le Juge est une Femme (episode “L’Ami
d’Enfance”)
1995 Ils n’ont pas Vingt Ans
1996 Le Cheval de Cœur
Magic Horses (documentary)
1997 Julie Lescaut (episodes “Mort d’un petit Soldat,”
“Cellules mortelles”)
1998 Drôle de Père
1999 Le Monde à l’envers (2 90')
Brigade spéciale (episode “La 7ème Victime”)
Manège (episode “Le Défi ”)
2000 La Femme de mon Mari
2001 Brigade spéciale (episodes “Meurtre ultime,”
“Un Jeu dangereux”)
Un Couple modèle
2002 Le Juge est une Femme (episode “L’Ami
d’Enfance”)
Une Ferrari pour Deux
2003 Fargas (episode “La Loi du Sang”)
Une Villa pour Deux
2004 Julie, Chevalier de Maupin / Il mistero di Julie (2
120'; France / Italy)
2006 Alerte à Paris
Opération Rainbow Warrior
2007 Le Fantôme de mon Ex (France / Belgium)
2008 Bruay-en-Artois, l’Impossible Vérité (France /
Belgium)