Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

446 • GIRRE, RONAN
GIRRE, RONAN (December 12, 1959, Paris,
France–)
After studying law and philosophy, he wrote scores
for fi lms (1982 La Fonte de Barlaeus, short, Pierre-
Henry Salfati; Le Beau Mariage / UK: A Good Marriage
/ USA: The Well-Made Marriage, Eric Rohmer; 1984
L’Enfance invisible, André Lindon; Mon Inconnue, short,
Philippe Harel; 1987 Les Aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle
/ USA: Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle,
Eric Rohmer; 1998 Les Amis de Ninon, short, Rosette)
and worked as an associate and music producer of
the Chez Maupassant TV series (2007–2008).
Filmography
1992 Tendres Intrus (short; as Romain Baboeuf; also
composer)
1994 Tina et le Revolver (short; as Romain Baboeuf;
also composer)
2000 Virilité / Virilité et autres Sentiments modernes
(also screenwriter, dialogist, composer)
GIUSTI, STÉPHANE (August 13, 1964, Toulon, Var,
France–)
He studied history and political sociology before
co-writing TV movies (1994 Eclats de Famille, Didier
Grousset; 1995 Facteur VIII, Alain Tasma; Act Up, short,
Philippe Gautier; Act Up 2, Philippe Gautier; 1996
La Femme rêvée, Miguel Courtois; 1997 Si je t’oublie
Sarajevo, Arnaud Sélignac; La Balade de Titus, Vincent
de Brus; Mauvaises Affaires, Jean-Louis Bertucelli;
1998 Les Insoumis, Gérard Marx; 2006 Les Bleus, also
creator and collection director, episode “Premiers
Pas dans la Police,” Alain Tasma; Mes Parents terribles,
Philomène Esposito; 2007 Les Bleus, episodes “Dommage
collatéral,” Vincent Monnet; “Une Vie de Chien,”
Vincent Monnet; “Fantôme du Passé,” Vincent Monnet;
“Hôtels particuliers,” Didier Le Pêcheur; “Retour
de Flammes,” Didier Le Pêcheur; “Faux semblants,”
Didier Le Pêcheur; “Otages,” Didier Le Pêcheur;
“Rien ne va plus,” Didier Le Pêcheur; “Infi ltration,”
Patrick Poubel; “Enquête interne,” Patrick Poubel)
and directing movies since 1999.
Filmography
1999 Pourquoi pas moi? / ¿Entiendes? (also screenwriter,
dialogist; France / Spain; shot in 1997)
2001 Bella ciao (also co-screenwriter; co-dialogist;
France / Italy)
2008 Made in Italy (also screenwriter, dialogist)
Television Filmography
1997 L’Homme que j’aime (also screenwriter, dialogist,
actor)
2006 Fort comme un Homme
GIVRAY, CLAUDE DE (Claude Pierre Simon
Givray Desmouceaux / April 7, 1933, Nice, Alpes-
Maritîmes, France–)
A former fi lm critic for Arts et Spectacle and Les Cahiers
du Cinéma, he befriended New Wave directors
and was an assistant to François Truffaut (1957 Les
Mistons / UK: The Brats / USA: The Kids, short, François
Truffaut) and to Claude Chabrol (1958 Le Beau Serge
/ UK: Bitter Reunion / USA: Handsome Serge). He appeared
in Erotissimo (Gérard Pirès, France / Italy,
1969) and co-wrote several movies (1961 Me faire ça
à moi / USA: It Means That Much to Me, Pierre Grimblat;1968
Baisers voles / USA: Stolen Kisses, François
Truffaut; 1970 Domicile conjugal / Non drammatizziamo
è solo questione di corna! / UK and USA: Bed and Board,
also co-dialogist, France / Italy; 1984 Un Eté d’Enfer /
Un verano d’infi erno, as adapter only, Michaël Schock,
France / Spain; 1988 La Petite Voleuse / USA: The Little
Thief, Claude Miller). His fi rst directing effort was a
remake of Jean Renoir’s Tire-au-Flanc.
Filmography
1961 Tire-au-Flanc 62 / USA: The Army Game (codirector
with François Truffaut; also coscreenwriter,
co-adapter, co-dialogist)
1962 Une Grosse Tête (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
1965 Un Mari à Prix fi xe (also co-screenwriter, coadapter;
shot in 1963)
L’Amour à la Chaîne / USA: Tight Skirts, Loose
Pleasures (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)
Television Filmography
1967 Cinéastes de notre Temps: Jacques Becker (documentary)
1970 Mauregard (6 60'; also co-screenwriter, actor)
1971 Adieu mes quinze Ans (19 13')
1975 Les Cinq dernières Minutes (episode “Un Cœur
sur Mesure”)
1985 Vivement Truffaut (documentary)
1986 La Méthode rose
2003 On Location to Bed and Board (video documentary)