Francis Reusser
Francis Reusser (born December 1, 1942 in Vevey ; † April 10, 2020 ) was a Swiss film director and photographer .
Life
Francis Reusser completed his studies at the École de photographie in Vevey, later an apprenticeship at Télévision Suisse Romande . Together with François Albera, he founded the audio-visual department of the École Supérieure d'Art Visuel in Geneva. Between 1966 and 2018 he shot a total of more than 20 films and was awarded the Golden Leopard and the César , among others .
Reusser died on April 10, 2020 at the age of 77.
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: Quatre d'entre Elles
- 1967: Vive la mort
- 1976: Le Grand Soir
- 1981: Seuls
- 1984: Derborence
- 1988: La Loi sauvage
- 1991: Jacques & Françoise
- 1999: La Guerre in the Haut Pays
- 2002: Les Printemps de notre vie
- 2007: Voltaire et l'affaire Calas (TV)
- 2012: Ma nouvelle Héloïse
- 2014: La terre promise
- 2018: La Séparation des Traces
Awards
- 1976: Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for Le Grand Soir
- 1976: Grand Prize at the Festival de Hyères , for Le Grand Soir
- 1985: César for the best French-language film, for Derborence
- 1999: Nomination for the Swiss Film Award / Best Fiction Film with La Guerre dans le Haut Pays
- 2003: Prix Leenaards , for the complete works
literature
- Fritz Billeter and Peter Killer (eds.): 1968 - Zurich is upside down. Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich, ISBN 978-3-85881-220-9 .
Web links
- Francis Reusser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Francis Reusser at filmportal.de
- Francis Reusser at swissfilms.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Seuls: documentation pour un film, Éditions Cinémathèque suisse, 1981, limited preview in the Google book search
- ^ Swiss film maker Francis Reusser dies at 77. In: Swissinfo. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
- ^ Book description from Scheidegger & Spiess publishing house. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reusser, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss film director and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vevey |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 2020 |