Nikos Papatakis
Nico Papatakis (Greek: Νίκος Παπατάκης; * July 5, 1918 in Addis Ababa ; † December 17, 2010 in Paris ) was a Greek , Ethiopian-born, French film director , film producer , screenwriter and actor .
Life
He spent his youth in Ethiopia and Greece . In 1939 he settled in Paris , made the acquaintance of André Breton , Jean-Paul Sartre , Jean Genet and Jacques Prévert and worked as a filmmaker.
In 1940 he had an affair with Olga Kosakiewicz. From 1947 to 1952 he was managing director of the Parisian Cabaret La Rose rouge , in which the singer Juliette Greco appeared.
In 1951 he produced Le Chant d'amour , a film on homosexuality by Jean Genet .
From 1951 to 1954 he was married to the actress Anouk Aimée , their daughter, Manuela Papatakis, was born in 1951. In 1957, Papatakis moved to New York City , met John Cassavetes, and co-produced Cassavetes' Shadow (1959) .
From 1954 to 1962, during the Algerian War , he took sides with the National Liberation Front . In 1975 he made Gloria Mundi , a film about torture during the Algerian war . From 1967 to 1974 he campaigned against the Greek military dictatorship . From 1967 to 1982 he was married to the actress Olga Karlatos, their son Serge Papatakis was born in 1967.
In 1962 he made his first feature film Les Abysses , which, like Jean Genet's Die Maiden , was based on the story of Christine and Léa Papin, and received heavy criticism from Jean-Paul Sartre in an article in Le Monde , Beauvoir, Prévert and Breton, which he announced at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1963 but was not chosen.
In 1967 he turned Οι βοσκοί της συμφοράς (Shepherds).
In 1987 he shot Φωτογραφίας (The Photography). In 1992 he made his last film: Walking a Tightrope , which was shown from September 3-14 , 1991 at the Venice International Film Festival .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gloria Mundi Plot: Galai is the leading actress in an experimental film on the subject of torture, made by her lover Hamdias. But the film is unfinished, Hamdias himself disappeared, possibly dead. Galai firmly believes in the project and wants to end this film called “Tortura”, but for this she needs producers who are willing to finance such a film. She endures numerous humiliations in order to achieve her goal. In addition, it seems to be followed and bugged. [1]
- ↑ Οι βοσκοί της συμφοράς, [2]
- ^ Jean-Paul Sartre , Contemporaries
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Papatakis, Nikos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Παπατάκης, Νίκος (Greek); Papatakis, Nico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Addis Ababa |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 2010 |
| Place of death | Paris |