Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

France / USSR; 1974 Ursule et Grelu, as co-screenwriter,
co-adapter, dialogist, Serge Korber, France /
Italy) and TV (1988 Les Tisserands du Pouvoir, 6 50',
Claude Fournier) and played in Jean-Luc Godard’s
Week-End / Week-End, un uomo e una donna dal sabato
alla domenica / UK and USA: Weekend (France /
Italy, 1967). A fi lm critic (by 1964) and then a literary
critic (by 1968) at the weekly newsmagazine Le
Nouvel Observateur, he tried his luck as a director
in 1968. Other books: 1959 Les Enfants de la Justice
(Gallimard); 1994 Histoire de vivre (Maeght); 2003 Au
Cinéma (Léo Scheer).
Filmography
1968 Les Gauloises bleues (also screenwriter, adapter,
dialogist)
COURRÈGE, PIERRE (September 20, 1959,
France–)
After studying at the Cinematographic University
of Milan, he directed about twenty industrial fi lms
(1987–1990). He had already made his fi lm debut
as an actor (1982 Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour être
heureux!, Coline Serreau). In 1990, he fi lmed his fi rst
short. Other credits (as co-screenwriter): 1997 Mer
calme . . . Mort agitée (TV, Charles Nemes); 1999 Un
Jeudi en Hiver (short, Anne Flandrin); 2003 Livraison à
Domicile (Bruno Delahaye).
Filmography
1990 La Porte des Hommes (short)
1993 Casting Crazy (short)
1994 Titaneige (short)
1997 La Cible (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter;
shot in 1995)
2002 Le Labyrinthe
COURTOIS, MIGUEL (June 26, 1960, Paris,
France–)
Born to a French father and a Spanish mother, he
graduated with a master’s degree in philosophy. He
briefl y was a teacher and worked for radio. From
1982 to 1986, he earned a living as a fashion photographer
for several magazines before becoming
reporter and cameraman for the Sygma press agency.
In 1990, he co-created Tetra Media, a production
company founded by cinema professionals. He fi -
nanced fi lms (1994 Killer Kid / US DVD: The Boy from
Lebanon, also actor, Gilles de Maistre; 1997 Bouge!,
Jérôme Cornuau; 2002 Féroce, Gilles de Maistre, shot
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in 1999–2000; Squash, short, Lionel Bailliu; 2003 Dissonances,
as executive producer, Jérôme Cornuau;
2007 Le Premier Cri, documentary, Gilles de Maistre)
and TV movies (1998 Le Chant de l’Homme mort, also
producer, Jérôme Cornuau; 1999 Premières Neiges,
Gaël Morel).
Filmography
1988 Preuve d’Amour (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist)
1999 Une Journée de Merde! (shot in 1997)
2001 Un Ange (shot in 1999)
2004 El Lobo (Spain)
2006 Gal (Spain)
2008 Skate or Die
Television Filmography
1989 Les Jupons de la Révolution: Théroigne de Méricourt—L’Amazone
rouge (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
1990 The Hitchhiker (episode “Working Girl”; USA /
France / Canada)
1992 Une Maman dans la Ville
1993 Leïla née en France (also co-screenwriter)
Le Sang des Innocents
1994 Vengeances
Le Cri coupé
1995 Les Faux-Frères
1996 La Femme rêvée
Paroles d’Enfant
La Vie avant tout
1997 La Bastide blanche
1998 La Spirale
1999 La Crim’ (episodes “La Part du Feu,” “Mort
d’un Peintre,” “Ad patres,” “Le Saigneur,” “Les
Tripes de Louchebem,” “Le Serpent”)
2000 Le Lycée (TV series; co-director only)
2001 La Crim’ (episodes “Le Sang d’une Etoile,”
“Mort au Rat”)
2002 Brigade des Mineurs (also producer; episode
“Tacle gagnant”)
2005 Seconde Chance
2007 Où es-tu? (4 52')
COUSIN, GILLES (June 5, 1958, Le Mans, Sarthe,
France–)
He had already directed a couple of shorts before
enrolling in the Paris-based Institut de l’Audiovisuel in
1979. Mostly a TV director (sport reports, talk shows,
documentaries), he shot a poorly released feature