Louis Seguin (writer)
Louis Seguin (born June 18, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department , † January 9, 2008 ) was a French librarian, film critic and writer. A few times he was also active as an actor.
Live and act
In 1952 Seguin founded together with Roger Tailleur (1927–1985) and Michel Perez (1932–1990) the magazine Séquences , which later became part of the film magazine Positif . Between 1953 and 1978 Seguin wrote regularly for the magazine Positif and from 1970 he was also able to publish regularly in La Quinzaine littéraire .
Seguin worked as a librarian in the city library of Metz ( Moselle department ) and later in that of Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Pas-de-Calais department ). He gradually took on various administrative tasks and was retired as conservateur général des bibliothèques .
Seguin was interested in politics and was involved in various projects. On this way he made the acquaintance of Robert Lapoujade through the journalist Jacques-Francis Rolland . As an opponent of the " French doctrine " he was one of the signatories of the 121st manifesto in September 1960 .
Fonts (selection)
- as an author
- Le sadisme au cinéma . Terrain Vague, Metz 1964.
- Une critique dispersée . Edition 10/18, Paris 1976, ISBN 2-264-00026-0 .
- Ado Kyrou . Surréalisme, cinema . In: Ketty Tsékénis (ed.): Surréalistes grecs . ECP, Paris 1991, ISBN 2-85850-607-8 (also catalog of the exhibition of the same name, Center Georges-Pompidou , June 26 to September 23, 1991).
- as editor
- L'espace du cinéma. Hors-champ, hors-d'œuvre, hors-jeu . Éditions Ombres, Toulouse 1999, ISBN 2-84142-106-6 .
- Viv (r) e le cinéma de Roger Tailleur . Actes Sud, Toulouse 1997, ISBN 2-7427-1362-X .
Filmography
- Marie-Claude Treilhou (director): Un petit cas de conscience . 2002 - a son of Margot
- Pazul Vecchiali (director): à vot 'bon cœur . 2004 - a rascal
literature
- Maurice Nadeau: Adieu à Louis Séguin . In: La Quinzaine littéraire , vol. 962 (2008)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seguin, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film critic and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2008 |