Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

DA PALMA, ANNA (October, 16, 1963, Lisbon,
Portugal–)
Portuguese born, she settled in France at age twelve.
After completing her studies of art history, she
moved to Paris, where she joined a theatrical group.
She performed onstage for three years before enrolling
in La Maison du Court Métrage, where she acquired
some cinematographic experience. During her
apprenticeship, she directed a unfi nished short, Mémoire
Sépia. Then she began working as a second assistant
director for fi lms (1995 Fiesta, Pierre Boutron;
1997 Le Ciel est à nous / USA: Shooting Stars, Graham
Guit) and TV (1995 Les Femmes et les Enfants d’abord,
Sandra Joxe; 1996 Les Faux Médicaments, Alain-Michel
Blanc; 1998 Le Temps d’un Eclair, Marc Pauly) and
studied screenwriting at the Fémis. Other credit (as
co-screenwriter): 2003 Lune (short, Hubert Fillet).
Filmography
2000 Bienvenue (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
2005 Sem Ela / Sans Elle (also screenwriter, dialogist;
Portugal / France; shot in 2003)
Television Filmography
2005 Telma Demain (also screenwriter, dialogist)
2008 Lisbon Calling (short; also screenwriter)
DABAT, GRISHA M. (July 1, 1921, Cairo, Egypt–)
Known mainly as a co-screenwriter (1961 De quoi
tu t’mêles, Daniela! / Zarte Haut in schwarzer Seide /
UK and USA: Daniela, Criminal Strip-Tease / Daniella
by Night, Max Pécas, France / West Germany; 1962
Douce Violence / UK: Sweet Violence / Violent Ecstasy
/ USA: Sweet Ecstasy, Max Pécas; 1963 Le Cri de la
Chair / L’Eternité pour nous / USA: Sin of the Beach /
Romance on the Beach, José Benazeraf; shot in 1961),
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he directed only one feature fi lm, supervised by
Roger Vadim.
Filmography
1962 Et Satan traduit le Bal (supervised by Roger
Vadim; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist)
DAËRT, DANIEL (Jacques Godaert / 1941, France–)
He started out directing comedies before specializing
himself in erotic and then porn movies (under the
pseudonyms of Jacques Dumoda, Maurice Claveret,
and Stanley Mills).
Filmography
1969 Le Débutant (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1970 Caïn de nulle part / USA: Cain from Nowhere
(also adapter, dialogist, cinematographer, editor)
Le Voyageur (also producer, cinematographer)
1971 Chaleurs / La Femme créa l’Amant
1972 Les Félines / UK: The Cats / USA: The Felines
1973 Le Dingue (also producer, cinematographer)
1974 Les Filles de Malemort / Le Carnaval de Malemort
(also co-screenwriter)
Un Couple parmi tant d’Autres . . . mais si pervers
(as Jean-Paul Maryse)
Cours du Soir pour Messieurs seuls (L’Annonce
faite au mari) (as Jean-Paul Maryse, also
screenwriter, dialogist)
1978 Plein les Poches pour pas un Rond (also
adapter)
DAGAN, ROBERT-PAUL (January 9, 1904, Paris,
France–November 3, 1983, Saint-Lo, Manche, France)