Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

296 • DEFRANCE, PHILIPPE
DEFRANCE, PHILIPPE (April 4, 1946, France–
Deceased in 2002)
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy,
he learned acting with Antoine Vitez and played
at the Théâtre des Amandiers. He also wrote fi lm
reviews in Cinéma 66 and 67. He was seen in fi lms
(1972 L’Oeuf, Jean Herman; 1973 L’An 01, Jacques Doillon,
Alain Resnais, Jean Rouch) and TV movies (1972
Albert Einstein, Gérard Chouchan; 1976 Au Bout du
Compte, also co-screenwriter, Gérard Chouchan; 1979
Fou comme François / L’Internement, Gérard Chouchan;
1980 Les Mystères de Paris / Die Geheimnisse von Paris,
6 52', André Michel; La Faute, André Cayatte). Other
credits (as co-screenwriter): 1974 Les Doigts dans la
Tête / USA: Touched in the Head (Jacques Doillon);
1980 Il me faut un Million (TV, Gérard Chouchan); 1982
Six Jours à vivre (TV, Gérard Chouchan).
Filmography
1980 Le Fou de Mai (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist,
actor; shot in 1976)
Television Filmography
1975 Les Cinq dernières Minutes (episode “Au Nom
du Coq”)
1983 L’Homme qui aimait deux Femmes (also coscreenwriter)
DEGLI-ESPOSTI, DOMINIQUE (1946, Corsica,
France–)
After studying plastic arts in Paris, he became a painter,
photographer, and director. He fi lmed the fi rst fi ction
feature fi lm shot in the Corsican language.
Filmography
1984 Brusgiature / Brûlures
DEKOBRA, MAURICE (Maurice Charles Tessier
/ May 26, 1888, Paris, France–June 4, 1973, Paris,
France)
A former reporter, translator (Daniel Defoe, Mark
Twain, and Jack London), and novelist (since 1912),
he collaborated as a screenwriter on several movies
(1939 Quartier Latin, Christian Chamborant; 1951
Sérénade au Bourreau, as author of original novel, coscreenwriter,
co-adapter; 1953 Opération Magali, as
author of original novel, co-screenwriter, co-adapter,
co-dialogist; 1955 Soupçons, as author of original
novel, co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Pierre
Billon). Some of his other novels were brought to
the screen, notably, La Madone des Sleepings (two versions:
1927 La Madone des Sleepings / USA: Madonna
of the Sleeping Cars, Marco de Gastyne, Maurice
Gleize; 1955 La Madone des Sleepings, Henri Diamant-
Berger) and Macao, l’Enfer du Jeu / USA: Gambling Hell
/ Mask of Korea (Jean Delannoy, 1942).
Filmography
1954 La Rafl e est pour ce Soir (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist)
DELACOURT, GRÉGOIRE (July 26, 1960, Valenciennes,
Nord, France–)
From 1983, he worked in advertising as a creation
director for the Australie agency and directed many
commercials. Other credit (as screenwriter): 2006
Peter Pan a grandi et John Lennon est mort (short, Alexandre
Charlet).
Filmography
1991 Nuit de Noces (short; also screenwriter, dialogist;
unfi nished)
1995 On ne se refait pas (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1996 Bleue (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1998 Préférence / Cain, el preferido (also screenwriter,
dialogist; France / Italy / Spain)
DELACROIX, RENÉ (August 27, 1900, Paris,
France–June 11, 1976, Draveil, Essonne, France)
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in law, he
entered fi lms as a sound engineer (1930 Adieu les
Copains!, Léo Joannon). While directing his own fi lms,
he also was an assistant director (1939 Ma Tante
Dictateur, René Pujol; 1941 Notre Dame de la Mouise /
Onze lieve vrouw van de sloppen, also co-screenwriter,
co-adapter, Robert Péguy; 1942 Les Affaires sont les
Affaires, Jean Dréville; 1943 La Grande Marnière, Jean
de Marguenat; 1944 La Rabouilleuse, Fernand Rivers;
La Malibran, Sacha Guitry; 1945 Sortilèges / UK and
USA: The Bellman, Christian-Jaque; 1948 Le Maître
des Forges, Fernand Rivers) and managed Les Studios
de La Garenne (1933–1940). Under contract with
several production companies (Gaumont, MGM, and
Etoile Films), he worked as a distributor and dubbing
director.
Filmography
1935 Promesses (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)