Francis Cosne

Francis Cosne (born May 17, 1916 in Lausanne , Switzerland , † December 13, 1984 in Paris , France ) was a Swiss-born film producer and film official in France.

Live and act

Cosne attended the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly and then the law school in Paris. As early as 1934 he began his cineastic career with the local film company, initially as a technician. In 1942 he married Jacqueline Demongeot, with whom he had four daughters. Since 1946 Cosne worked in cinema production, initially as a production manager, soon afterwards as a film producer.

In this function, Francis Cosne produced a wealth of artistically not too ambitious films, which, however, were sometimes great successes (such as especially fanfan, the hussar ) and were cast with audience favorites such as Brigitte Bardot , Gérard Philipe and Martine Carol . His collaboration with director Bernard Borderie turned out to be a stroke of luck for both men in 1964 when they put together the extremely box-office film series about the French courtesan Angélique over the next four years .

Cosne filled several positions in the domestic film industry: from 1958 he served as President and General Director of Francos-Films, from 1967 to 1969 as President of Uni-France-Films and from 1961 to 1963 as President of the Association of French Film Producers and of 1977 to 1978 of the Federation of French Film Producers. Cosne was also a member of other advisory boards and commissions of the domestic film industry and was listed as a co-author of scripts in various films. In 1970 he was seen with a small role in the crime thriller A bull sees red .

Filmography

As production manager, (co-) producer or production manager:

• 1946: As long as I live (Tant que je vivrai)
• 1947: The double life of a doctor (Non coupable)
• 1948: The lost happiness (Les condamnés)
• 1948: Les parents terribles
• 1949: Bal cupidon
• 1951: Le cap de l'espérance
• 1952: Fanfan, the Hussar (Fanfan, la tulipe)
• 1952: Lucrezia Borgia (Lucrèce Borgia)
• 1954: Madame Dubarry
• 1955: Le madelon
• 1955: TKX does not answer (Si tous les gars du monde)
• 1956: The adventures of Till Ulenspiegel
• 1956: Forbidden for men (Club de femmes)
• 1957: The Parisian woman (La parisienne)
• 1959: Do you want to dance with me? (Voulez-vous danser avec moi?)
• 1960: The little sinners (Les portes claquent)
• 1960: trained in freedom (La bride sur le cou)
• 1961: Parisian women (Les Parisiennes)
• 1962: The pillow of rest (Le repos de guerrier)
• 1964: Angélique (Angélique, marquise des Anges) (also co-script)
• 1965: Angélique, Part 2 (Merveilleuse Angélique) (also co-script)
• 1966: Angélique and the King (Angélique et le roy) (also co-script)
• 1966: Special Department C III Montmartre (anti-gangs brigade)
• 1966: Two weeks in September (A cœur joie / Two Weeks in September)
• 1967: Indomptable Angélique (Indomptable Angélique) (also co-script)
• 1968: Angélique and the Sultan (Angélique et le sultan) (also co-script)
• 1968: private lessons (La leçon particulière)
• 1969: Cran d'arrêt (also screenplay)
• 1970: Du soleil plein des yeux
• 1971: Petroleum-Miezen (Les Pétroleuses)
• 1971: how do I become a hero? (À la guerre comme à la guerre) (also co-script)
• 1973: Are you interested in the matter? (Voulez-vous interest a la chose?)
• 1974: Dis-moi que tu m'aimes
• 1976: The Faithful Woman (Une femme fidèle)
• 1979: The sect (Brigade mondaine)
• 1980: The Super Witch of Love Island (also co-script)

literature

• Who's Who in France 1983–1984. Éditions Jacques Lafitte, Paris. P. 353.

Web links

• Francis Cosne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Francis Cosne at filmportal.de