Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

386 • FÉRIÉ, BERNARD
Having trained at the Ecole Nationale d’Art Dramatique
de Strasbourg, he started as a stage actor and
director with the Compagnie Vincent Jourd’heuil.
Parallel to his directing career, he played in fi lms
(1973 Georges qui?, Michèle Rosier, shot in 1971; 1976
Lumière / Scene di un’ amicizia tra donne / USA: Lumiere,
Jeanne Moreau, France / Italy; 1981 La Fille prodigue
/ USA: The Prodigal Daughter, Jacques Doillon; 1983
Sarah, also executive producer, Maurice Dugowson;
1988 Savannah, la Ballade, Marco Pico; 1994 3000 Scénarios
contre un Virus, segment “Discussions entre un
Père et son Fils,” Jean-Daniel Pillault; 1999 Est-Ouest
/ La vida prometida / UK and USA: East-West, Régis
Wargnier, France / Russia / Bulgaria / Spain / Ukraine)
and TV movies (1975 Esquisse d’une jeune Femme sens
dessus-dessous, Alain Boudet; 1981 Qu’est-ce qu’on attend
pour être heureux, as himself, Bernard Bouthier;
1986 Tous en Boîte, 6 52', Charles Nemes; 1987 La
Tricheuse, Joyce Buñuel; 1994 Couchettes Express, Luc
Béraud; 1999 Mélissol, episode “Paranoia,” Jean-Pierre
Igoux; 2000 Les Enfants du Printemps, 3 90', Marco
Pico). He also worked as producer (1976 Moi, Pierre
Rivière ayant égorgé ma Mère, ma Sœur et mon Frère,
René Allio; 1981 Dernier Eté, Robert Guédiguian,
Frank Le Wita; 1991 Un Homme et Deux Femmes / UK
and USA: A Man and Two Women, also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist, Valérie Stroh; 1997 Dakar, Mohamed
Camara, Guinea / France) and executive producer
(1979 Plurielles, Jean-Patrick Lebel; 1983 Itinéraire Bis,
Christian Drillaud, shot in 1981).
Filmography
1975 Histoire de Paul (also screenwriter, dialogist)
1977 La Communion solennelle (also screenwriter,
dialogist, actor, producer)
1979 L’Enfant roi (also screenwriter, actor; unreleased)
1980 Fernand (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1985 Le Mystère Alexina / UK: Alexina / USA: The
Mystery of Alexina (also screenwriter, dialogist,
producer)
1987 L’Homme qui n’était pas là / USA: The Man
Who Wasn’t There (also screenwriter, dialogist,
actor; shot in 1985)
1989 Baptême (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1992 Promenades d’Eté (also screenwriter, producer)
1993 La Place d’un Autre (also screenwriter, dialogist,
producer)
2001 Rue du Retrait (also screenwriter, actor, producer)
2002 Les Frères Gravet (also screenwriter, dialogist;
shot in 1994)
2003 L’Enfant du Pays (also screenwriter, dialogist,
producer)
2006 Il a suffi que Maman s’en aille . . . (also screenwriter,
dialogist, producer)
2008 Comme une Etoile dans la Nuit (also screenwriter,
dialogist)
FÉRIÉ, BERNARD (January 20, 1947, Agen, Lot-et-
Garonne, France–)
Having graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in philosophy from the University of Nanterre
(1969–1970), he enrolled in the Service de la Recherche
de l’ORTF (French television research department)
(1971–1972). After completing his military service
in Tunisia (1971–1972), he worked as an assistant
to the Films de l’Atalante (1973) before becoming a
fi ction adviser for a French TV channel, Antenne 2
(1974–1979). From 1970 to 1975, he directed seven
shorts (Le Verbe être; Font-Guilhem; Quelques Gouttes
d’Orage; La Septième Chandelle; Eléments pour une Authenticité;
A elle; Courants).
Filmography
1980 Eclipse sur un ancien Chemin vers Compostelle
(also screenwriter, shot in 1978)
Television Filmography
1979– Pleins Feux (theatrical TV program)
1981
1982 L’Ange foudroyé ou La Passion Hölderlin (also
screenwriter, dialogist; France / West Germany)
1984 Une Petite Fille dans les Tournesols / US TV: A Girl
in the Sunfl owers (also screenwriter, dialogist)
1987 La Pierre en Pleurs (documentary)
1991– Passages (TV monthly program)
2000
1992 Le Moindre Bruit ou Arette, 25 Ans après (documentary)
1995 Pastorales (documentary)
1997 Bonjour l’Ancêtre (documentary; episode “Lascaux”)