Jean Delire
Jean Delire (born March 24, 1930 in Châtelet , † April 1, 2000 in Brussels ) was a Belgian film director.
Delire became known as a director of short and documentary films. His film about the blues musician Big Bill Broonzy , Big Bill Blues (1956), which won a Silver Bear at the 1957 Berlinale, attracted particular attention . He received an Antenne de Cristal for Chalet I (1968) , as well as for Plus jamais seuls (1969). He shot his last two films Furor Teutonicus (1999) and Irkutz 88 (2000) as assistant to director Jean-Jacques Rousseau .
Filmography
- Lettre de New-York , 1986
- Europe-story , 1983
- Plus jamais seuls , 1969
- Liberated , 1969
- La princesse vous demande , 1968
- Trois étranges histoires , 1968
- Une certaine Belgique , 1968
- Les contes fantastiques , 1966-67 (2 episodes)
- Sax-O-Phone , 1966
- L'homme à battre , 1962
- Jazz Session , 1958
- Big Bill Blues , 1956
- L'usine abandonnée , 1955
- L'etonnante évolution d'une ville , 1954
- La vallée de l'Ourthe , 1953
- Un pays noir , 1953
- La boîte à surprise , 1951
- La grille ne s'ouvre jamais seule , 1949
swell
- Jean Delire in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Point Culture - Jazz on Film - Big Bill Blues
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau Le cinéaste de l'absurde - Jean Delire
- cairn.info - Le rêve de Big Bill
- L'apport wallon au cinéma
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delire, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châtelet (Belgium) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2000 |
| Place of death | Brussels |