Philippe de Broca
Philippe de Broca (born March 15, 1933 in Paris , † November 26, 2004 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris) was a French film director .
Life
De Broca came from the French small nobility. Initially, Georges Lacombe and Henri Decoin were his teachers. He then learned his craft as an assistant director with well-known directors such as Claude Chabrol and François Truffaut . Philippe de Broca played a minor role in Chabrol's first film, Le Beau Serge (1958).
He has made films with stars like Jean-Pierre Cassel , Françoise Dorléac , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Yves Montand , Philippe Noiret and Catherine Deneuve . De Broca was also called "New Wave Comedian" in film circles. Especially in the 1960s he shot numerous comedies, comedies and adventure films. He became known for Cartouche the Bandit (1962) and Adventure in Rio (1964) with Belmondo in the lead roles. In 1960 he received the German Film Critics' Prize and the Silver Bear at the Berlinale for his film Liebesspiele (with Jean-Pierre Cassel) .
With the actress Marthe Keller he had a son, Alexandre (* 1971). Two other children were born from the marriage to the French actress Valérie Rojan .
De Broca died on 26 November 2004 at the American Hospital of Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 71 years a cancer . At the beginning of October his last film, Viper in Faust, was released in French cinemas; due to his illness, he was no longer able to watch the cinema release. With his death, the film became a box-office hit in France. De Broca's grave is in the Cimetiere communal in Sauzon on the island of Belle-Ile-en-Mer in the Morbihan department , region Brittany .
Filmography
- 1960: love games (Les Jeux de l'amour)
- 1960: where is morality, sir? (Le Farceur)
- 1961: Lovers for five days (L'Amant de cinq jours)
- 1962: The Seven Deadly Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux)
- 1962: Cartouche, the Bandit (Cartouche)
- 1963: Five lucky guys (Les Veinards)
- 1964: Adventure in Rio (L'Homme de Rio)
- 1964: I was a male sex bomb (Un monsieur de compagnie)
- 1965: The great adventures of Monsieur L. (Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine)
- 1966: King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur)
- 1967: The oldest trade in the world (Le plus vieux métier du monde) (one episode)
- 1969: Grab the tiger by the tail quickly (Le Diable par la queue)
- 1970: If only Marie wasn't so moody (Les Caprices de Marie)
- 1971: Three on the run (La Poudre d'escampette)
- 1972: The Affaire (Chère Louise)
- 1973: Le Magnifique - I am the greatest (Le Magnifique)
- 1975: The Incorrigible (L'Incorrigible)
- 1977: Tame me - love me (Julie pot de colle)
- 1977: A Crazy Chicken (Tendre poulet)
- 1979: Edouard, the heartbreaker (Le Cavaleur)
- 1980: A Crazy Wedding aka Who Stole Jupiter's Thigh? aka Who stole Jupiter's bottom? (On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter)
- 1981: Psy
- 1983: The Bush Pilot (L'Africain)
- 1986: La Gitane - Nothing but trouble with women (La Gitane)
- 1988: Chouans! - Revolution and Passion (Chouans!)
- 1990: Sheherazade - With 1001 HP into adventure (Les Mille et Une Nuits)
- 1991: Mixed doubles (Les Clés du paradis)
- 1997: duel of swords (Le Bossu)
- 2000: Amazon
- 2004: Viper in the Fist (Vipère au poing)
Awards
- 1960: Silver Bear / Grand Jury Prize at the 1960 Berlinale for love games
- 1960: German Film Critics' Prize
Web links
- Philippe de Broca in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Philippe de Broca
Individual evidence
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Philippe de Broca
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broca, Philippe de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Broca de Ferrussac, Phillipe Claude Alex de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2004 |
| Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris |