Jean Chapot

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Jean Chapot (born November 15, 1930 in Bois-Guillaume , Seine-Maritime department , † April 10, 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department ) was a French film director , screenwriter and film producer . He directed several films, including Chimney No. 4 and The Lioness and Her Hunter .

life and career

Jean Chapot was born in 1930 in the Seine-Maritime department. Chapot, who had already gained experience as a supporting actor in Alex Joffé's film drama The Merciless in front of the camera in 1957 , began his actual film career in 1960 as a screenwriter for director Robert Ménégoz with the comedy The House of 1000 Windows . The main roles were played by Pierre Fresnay and Jean-Louis Trintignant .

In 1966 he shot the film drama Chimney No. 4 with Romy Schneider , Michel Piccoli and Hans Christian Blech , for which he also wrote the screenplay himself.

In 1972 he won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival for best short film for Le fusil à lunette

In 1973 the critically acclaimed psycho thriller The Lioness and Her Hunter was created with Alain Delon and Simone Signoret in the lead roles and an atmospheric soundtrack by Jean-Michel Jarre , the son of the French composer Maurice Jarre .

Since 1978 he has also directed several episodes for the French crime series The Cases of Monsieur Cabrol as well as several TV films such as: Livingstone (1981), Frédéric and the Joy Girl (1991) and Honorin et l'enfant prodigue (1994).

Chapot died on April 10, 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 67.

Awards

Filmography (selection)

Film director

Screenwriter

  • 1960: The House of 1000 Windows (La millième fenêtre)
  • 1965: The sky is on fire (Le ciel sur la tête)
  • 1966: chimney no.4 (La voleuse)
  • 1972: Le fusil à lunette
  • 1973: The lioness and her hunter (Les granges brûlées)
  • 1976: Nea - A girl discovers love (Néa)
  • 1978: The Falls of Monsieur Cabrol (Les cinq dernières minutes) (1 episode, 1978)
  • 1979: Charles and Lucie (Charles et Lucie)
  • 1985: Looking in the mirror / The fear in the mirror (Le regard dans le miroir) (TV series)
  • 1991: Frédéric and the Girl of Joy (Les mouettes) (TV movie)
  • 1991: Plaisir d'amour

film producer

  • 1979: Charles and Lucie (Charles et Lucie)
  • 1991: Plaisir d'amour

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biographical data of Jean Chapot in: Fischer Film Almanach , by Horst Schäfer, Walter Schobert, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 1999, page 464
  2. ^ Jean Chapot in: Historical Dictionary of French Theater , by Edward Forman, 2010, p. 139
  3. ↑ Jean Chapot in: Télévision française, la Saison 1998 , Corlet-Télérama, 1998, page 48
personal data
SURNAME Chapot, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French film director, screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Bois-Guillaume , Seine-Maritime department , France
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1998
Place of death Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department , France