Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

as Raphaël Delpart, Maurice Failevic; 1978 Médecins de
Nuit, episode “Christophe”; 1979 Le Journal, 6 52',
Philippe Lefebvre; 1980 La Vie des Autres, episode “Le
Secret de Valincourt,” Emmanuel Fonlladosa; 1981 La
Guerre des Insectes, 2 105', Peter Kassovitz, France
/ Switzerland; 1982 La Marseillaise, Michel Berny). Also
the author of the dialogue of Chut! / Mocky s’moque
No. 1, as dialogist only, Jean-Pierre Mocky, 1972),
he directed about 100 commercials and produced
those shot by Claude Miller, Jean-Jacques Annaud,
and Bob Swaim. He wrote an unfi lmed script for Sam
Peckinpah (Avidosis) and a dozen books, including Les
Justes de l’Ombre (Editions Jean-Claude Lattès, 1995),
L’Histoire des Pieds-Noirs d’Algérie (Michel Lafon, 2002),
Les Rizières de la Souffrance: Combattants français en
Indochine (1945–1954) (Michel Lafon, 2004), Les Convois
de la Honte: Enquête sur la SNCF et la Déportation
(1941–1945) (Michel Lafon, 2004), and Les Enfants
cachés (Editions Jean-Claude Lattès, 2007).
Filmography
1975 Les Amours diffi ciles (unreleased)
1976 Perversions (as Peter Rafaël; also screenwriter)
1978 Ca va pas la Tête (also co-adapter, co-dialogist;
shot in 1976–1977)
1980 La Nuit de la Mort (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist, line producer)
1981 Les Bidasses aux grandes Manœuvres (also coscreenwriter)
1984 Clash (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist;
France / Yugoslavia)
1985 Vive le Fric! (also screenwriter, dialogist, actor)
DELPLANQUE, LIONEL (January 27, 1972, Pontoise,
Val d’Oise, France–)
After studying cinema, he worked as a cameraman
for ACTV cable and served as fi rst assistant director
(1983 L’Equipe, Hervé Lièvre). From 1992 to 1994, he
was adapter and writer for Cinédition before directing
his fi rst short.
Filmography
1994 Le Ticket (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1995 Les Lustrales (short; also co-screenwriter, codialogist)
1997 Silver Shadow (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1998 Opus 66 (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
DELRIEUX, DAVID • 305
2000 Promenons-nous dans les Bois / USA: Deep in the
Woods (also adapter)
2006 Président / USA: President (also co-screenwriter)
DELRIEUX, DAVID (Marcel Delrieux / December
15, 1949, Octeville, Manche, France–)
Trained at the CICF (Conservatoire Indépendant du
Cinéma Français, 1967–1969), he started out as a
trainee director before becoming an assistant director
from 1974 to 1984. He also directed commercials
and institutional fi lms (1984–1989).
Filmography
1975 Le Bout du Monde (16-mm short; also screenwriter)
1979 Et toutes les Mains se sont levees (video short)
1981 L’Oiseau de Madame Blomer (also screenwriter;
shot in 1978)
1991 La Mort des Autres (short)
Television Filmography
1988 Voisin, Voisine (385 58'; co-director only)
1990 Adieu mes Jolis (also co-screenwriter, codialogist)
1992 Les Amants du Tage (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist)
1993 Jour de Colère (also co-screenwriter, codialogist;
shot in 1991)
Le Don (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)
1994 Marie s’en va t’en Guerre (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
Maigret et la Vieille Dame / USA: Maigret and
the Old Lady (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter,
co-dialogist)
1995 Le Neuvième Jour
1997 L’Esprit des Flots
1998 Heureusement qu’on s’aime (also co-adapter)
L’Instit (episode “Touche pas à mon Ecole”;
France / Switzerland)
L’Audace d’y croire (documentary)
1999 Docteur Sylvestre (episode “Lycée en Crise”)
Une Femme d’Honneur (episode “Coupable
idéal”)
2000 Une Femme d’Honneur (episode “Son et Lumière”)
2001 Victor, Maître de Chantier (pilot: “La Baie de
l’Archange”; also adapter, dialogist)