Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

202 • CHAMBON, JEAN-CLAUDE
1996 Le Bel Eté 1914 (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
1997 Le Comédien
Television Filmography
1974 Histoires insolites (episode “Parcelle brillante”)
1988 Les Dossiers secrets de l’Inspecteur Lavardin
(episode “Le Château du Pendu”)
1990 L’Inspecteur Lavardin (episode “Le Diable en
Ville”)
1999 Un Meurtre de première Classe (France / Belgium
/ Switzerland)
2002 Maigret et le Marchand de Vin
Maigret chez le Ministre
Maigret et la Maison de Félicie
2007 L’Avare
2008 Le Malade imaginaire
CHAMBON, JEAN-CLAUDE (January 31, 1932,
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France–)
Having graduated from the Louis Lumière fi lm school,
he co-directed his fi rst short with Claude Guillemot.
From 1973 to 1985, he was a cinema journalist, collaborating
on Le Film Français and creating the daily newspaper
Ciné Chiffres and the monthly magazine he also
ran, Cinéma de France. In 1986, he founded the Centre
Chopin, a musical center and piano school. He wrote
episodes for such TV series as Groupe Nuit (episode
“Dette d’Honneur,” Patrick Jamain, 1997), Un Homme
en Colère (episode “Meurtre aux Urgences,” Dominique
Tabuteau, 1998), Frères et Flics (three episodes, Bruno
Gantillon, 1998), Cordier Juge et Flic (episodes “LeDiable
au Cœur,” Alain Wermus, 1998; “Le Deuxième Fils,”
Jean-Denis Robert, 1998; “Saut périlleux,” Gilles Béhat,
1999; “Menaces sur la Ville,” Jean-Denis Robert, 1999;
“Otages,” Gilles Béhat, 2002; “Silences coupables,”
Alain Wermus, 2005), Une Femme d’Honneur (episode
“Trafi c de Clandestins,” Philippe Monier, 2000), and
Le Prix de la Vérité (Joël Santoni, 2001) and TV movies
(1980 Le Nœud de Vipères, Jacques Trébouta).
Filmography
1961 La plus belle Conquête de l’Homme (short; codirector
with Claude Guillemot)
1962 Une Semaine en France (short; co-director
with Claude Guillemot)
1964 Les Pieds Nickelés (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
1971 Comme on fait son Lit (documentary; short)
Le Viaduc de Garabit (documentary; short)
CHAMBORANT, CHRISTIAN (1910, France–
1948, France)
Parallel with his directing career, he successively
worked as an editor (1936 Marinella, Pierre Caron),
assistant director (1939 Circonstances atténuantes /
UK and USA: Extenuating Circumstances, Jean Boyer;
1940 Sérénade, Jean Boyer; Miquette, Jean Boyer),
and production manager (1946 Fils de France, Pierre
Blondy). He killed himself at age thirty-eight.
Filmography
1933 Renaissance de la Chanson française (short)
1937 Police mondaine (co-director with Michel Bernheim)
1939 Quartier Latin (co-director with Alexandre
Esway, Pièrre Colombier)
1942 Patrouille blanche (shot in 1939–1940)
Signé Illisible
1945 Adhémar (short)
1947 Rouletabille joue et gagne
1948 Rouletabille contre la Dame de Pique
CHAMMAH, RONALD
From 1975 to 1980, he was fi rst assistant director
to Mauro Bolognini and then, in 1983, to Patrice
Chéreau (L’Homme blessé / USA: The Wounded Man).
Other credit (as actor): 1985 Signé Charlotte / UK and
USA: Sincerely Charlotte (Caroline Huppert); (as producer):
2007 Médée Miracle / Medea Miracle (Tonino
de Bernardi, France / Italy). In 1982, he married actress
Isabelle Huppert (b. 1953).
Filmography
1988 Milan noir (also co-screenwriter; France /
Switzerland)
CHAMPAVERT, GEORGES
Filmography
1917 La Phalène bleue (also screenwriter)
1918 Les Deux Jarretières (three parts; also screenwriter)
L’Unique Aventure de Maître Petit-Pethon (also
screenwriter)
1919 Un Vol (three parts; also screenwriter; shot in
1917)
L’Oeil de Saint-Yves (also screenwriter)
Le Passé renaît (also screenwriter)
Mea Culpa (also screenwriter)