Georges Conchon
Georges Conchon (born May 9, 1925 in Saint-Avit , † July 29, 1990 in Paris ) was a French writer and screenwriter .
Life
Conchon was born the son of a teacher. He studied literature and philosophy and then went into politics. From 1952 to 1958 he was head of the general assembly of the Union française and from 1960 to 1980 he was parliamentary secretary in Paris. At the same time he worked as a journalist and published his debut novel Les grandes lessives at the age of 28 . Several novels followed. For L'horizon. Les honneurs de la guerre was awarded the Prix Fénéon in 1956 and the Prix des Libraires in 1960 for La corrida de la victoire . In 1964 he won the prestigious Prix Goncourt for wild states ( L'état sauvage ) . His novels often deal with current issues such as racism and corruption.
In 1967 Conchon first worked for the film. He was working on the adaptation of his own novel L'horizon. Les honneurs de la guerre involved, which was filmed by Jacques Rouffio under the title L'horizon . Further scripts followed, including Luchino Visconti's Der Fremde (1967) based on the novel of the same name by Albert Camus , Quartet Bestial , for which he received a César nomination in 1976 , and Sehnsucht nach Afrika , which won the 1977 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film . Numerous novels by Conchon were made into films, including La corrida de la victoire , L'état sauvage , Le sucre , Judith Therpauve and La banquière .
Works
- 1953: Les grandes lessives
- 1954: Les chemins écartés
- 1955: L'horizon. The honors de la guerre
- 1957: Tous comptes faits
- 1959: La corrida de la victoire
- 1961: the ashes of victory
- 1961: L'esbrouffe
- 1964: L'état sauvage
- 1965: Wild conditions
- 1967: Le Canada
- 1967: L'apprenti gaucher
- 1967: L'Auvergne
- 1969: Nous la gauche devant Louis-Napoléon
- 1972: L'amour en face
- 1975: Sept morts sur ordonnance
- 1977: Le sucre
- 1978: Judith Therpauve
- 1980: La banquière
- 1981: The President of the Bank
- 1983: Le bel avenir
- 1986: Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur
- 1987: Colette Stern
- 1990: Lacenaire
Filmography
- 1967: L'horizon
- 1967: The Stranger (Lo straniero)
- 1967: L'ami Fritz (TV)
- 1969: Ashes of Victory (TV)
- 1975: Quartet Bestial (7 morts sur ordonnance)
- 1975: Santiago (Il pleut sur Santiago)
- 1976: Longing for Africa (La victoire en chantant)
- 1978: Silent Fear (L'état sauvage)
- 1978: The last edition (Judith Therpauve)
- 1978: Sugar, Sugar! (Le sucre)
- 1980: The banker's wife (La banquière)
- 1981: A matter between men (Une affaire d'hommes)
- 1985: Châteauvallon (TV series, 26 episodes)
- 1986: Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur
- 1990: Lacenaire
- 1994: Radetzkymarsch (TV series)
Awards (selection)
- 1956: Prix Fénéon for L'horizon. The honors de la guerre
- 1960: Prix des Libraires for La corrida de la victoire
- 1961: Prix des Volcans for L'esbrouffe
- 1964: Prix Goncourt for Wild Conditions
- 1976: César nomination, Best Screenplay , for Quartet Bestial
- 1979: César nomination, Best Screenplay, for Sugar, Sugar!
Web links
- Georges Conchon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pierre Maury: Georges Conchon n'ecrira plus . archives.lesoir.be, July 31, 1990.
- ↑ Georges Conchon on cinema.encyclopedie.personnalites.bifi.fr
- ↑ Georges Conchon on larousse.fr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conchon, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Avit |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1990 |
| Place of death | Paris |