Henri Colpi

Henri Colpi (born July 15, 1921 in Brig , Valais ; † January 14, 2006 in Menton on the Côte d'Azur ) was a Swiss director , screenwriter and film editor .

Life

Grave of Henri Colpi (Cimetière marin de Sète)

Henri Colpi celebrated his greatest success with his first directorial work in 1961. Even after a year and a day ( Une aussi longue absence ) was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961 . Two years later he was awarded another prize at the 1963 Festival for his screenplay for the film Codine . He shot this and other films in collaboration with Romania , including 1965 Pour une étoile sans nom based on a play by Mihail Sebastian . However, his films flopped at the box office, so Colpi turned to television. For television he mainly worked as a director of television series . In the film editing category he was nominated for an Emmy for the documentary series Cousteau - Adventure Ocean ( The Cousteau Odyssey ) .

Awards

• 1960: Louis Delluc Prize for Noch nach Jahr und Tag
• 1961: Palme d'Or for Still After Year and Day , Cannes International Film Festival
• 1963: Best Screenplay for Codine , Cannes International Film Festival
• 1965: Kinema Junpo Award for Even after a year and a day
• 1980: Emmy nomination for The Cousteau Odyssey

Filmography (selection)

R stands for direction, B for script, S for editing, T for technical advisor

• 1956: Picasso (Le Mystère Picasso) , p
• 1959: Hiroshima, mon amour , p
• 1961: Even after year and day (Une aussi longue absence) , R
• 1961: Last year in Marienbad (L'Année dernière à Marienbad) , p
• 1965: Pour une étoile sans nom / Steaua fără nume , R
• 1973: Ruler of a sunken world (La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo) , R / B
• 1977: Bilitis , S / T
• 1981: The fruits of passion (Les Fruits de la passion) , p
• 1982: The big brother (Le grand frère) , p
• 1989: Longing for Australia (Australia) , p

Web links

• Henri Colpi in the Internet Movie Database (English)