Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

DUPÉ, GILBERT (August 30, 1900, Nantes, Loire-
Atlantique, France–July 23, 1986, Cannes, Alpes-
Maritimes, France)
His ancestors were peasants, soldiers, and sailors.
The son of a horticulturist and landscape gardener,
he started his working life drawing ships for the
shipyards of Loire. He also was chief editor of a regional
review and published poems, short stories, and
critical essays. Having settled in Paris, he became a
successful novelist. Many of his books were brought
to the screen (1945 La Ferme du Pendu, Jean Dréville;
1947 Le Bateau à Soupe, Maurice Gleize; Le Village
perdu, Christian Stengel; 1948 La Figure de Proue,
Christian Stengel; 1956 La Foire aux Femmes / USA:
Tides of Passion, Jean Stelli).
Filmography
1953 Tempête sur les Mauvent / Malaire (co-director
with Alejandro Perla; also author of original
novel, producer; France / Spain)
DUPEYRON, FRANÇOIS (August 14, 1950, Tartas,
Landes, France–)
After his studies at the IDHEC (1972–1975), he
joined a group of militant fi lmmakers for which he
shot reports and then edited (1980 Happy End, short,
Ann Le Monnier) and directed shorts and documentaries
for ten years. He also was a co-screenwriter
(1994 Le Fils préféré, Nicole Garcia; 2006 Perl oder Pica
/ Canada: Little Secrets, Pol Cruchten, Luxembourg),
screenwriter, adapter, dialogist (1994 Le Joueur de
Violon, Charlie Van Damme, France / Belgium / Germany;
1999 Un Pont entre Deux Rives / UK and USA:
The Bridge, Frédéric Auburtin, Gérard Depardieu), and
technical adviser (2007 Ensemble, c’est tout, Claude
Berri). Novel: 2002 Jean qui dort (Editions Fayard);
2004 Inguelezi (Editions Actes Sud); 2006 Le Grand
Soir (Editions Actes Sud).
Filmography
1977 Télédiction, un nouveau Regard sur la Terre
(documentary; short; co-director with Paul
Absil and Paul de Roubaix)
1978 L’Ornière (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
1980 Expédition Pount (short)
1982 La Dragonne (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
On est toujours trop bonne (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
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1983 Les Récoltés du Désert (documentary; short;
also screenwriter)
1984 Cochon de Guerre (documentary; short; also
screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)
La Nuit du Hibou / La Nuit du Hibou ou la Métamorphose
des Plantes (documentary; short;
also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)
1985 Oasis sous la Mer (documentary; short; also
screenwriter)
1988 Lamento (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)
Drôle d’Endroit pour une Rencontre (also coscreenwriter,
dialogist)
1991 Un Coeur qui bat / UK and USA: A Beating
Heart (also screenwriter, dialogist)
1994 La Machine / Die Maschine / UK and USA: The
Machine (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist;
France / Germany)
1996 L’@mour est à réinventer / L’@mour est à réinventer,
Dix Histoires d’Amour au Temps du Sida /
US DVD: Love Reinvented (shorts; segment “Et
alors?”; also adapter)
1999 C’est quoi la Vie? (also screenwriter, dialogist)
2001 Pas d’Histoires! (shorts; segment “Poitiers, Voiture
11”)
La Chambre des Offi ciers (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist)
2003 Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran / USA:
Monsieur Ibrahim (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist)
2004 Inguélézi (also screenwriter, dialogist)
2008 Aide-toi et le Ciel t’aidera (also screenwriter,
dialogist)
DUPONT, JACQUES (Claude Jacques Dupont /
April 21, 1921, Ruelle-sur-Touvre, Charente, France–)
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in law, he
studied cinema at the Ecole Technique de Photographie
and then at the IDHEC. An assistant director
(1947 Paysans noirs / Famoro le Tyran, Georges
Régnier) and costume designer (1962 Les Amants de
Teruel / USA: The Lovers of Teruel, Raymond Rouleau;
1966 Hotel Paradiso, also color consultant, Peter Glenville,
UK), he began directing shorts.
Filmography
1946 Au Pays des Pygmées (documentary; short)
1947 Pirogues sur l’Ogooue (documentary; short)
1949 La Grande Case (documentary; short)
1950 Savage Africa / Congolaise (documentary; USA)
1951 L’Eveil d’un Monde (documentary; short)