Pierre-André Boutang
Pierre-André Boutang (* 1937 in Paris ; † August 20, 2008 near Grosseto-Prugna ) was a French filmmaker and co-founder of the Franco-German television channel ARTE .
Boutang made films from the 1960s, often including portraits of important intellectuals and artists such as Pablo Picasso , Claude Lévi-Strauss and Serge Daney . He was one of the co-founders of the TV channel ARTE and on this the program Metropolis , to which he wanted to give a German-French-intercultural mediator function.
Boutang died at the age of 71 in a swimming accident while on vacation off Corsica .
Individual references and sources
- ↑ Dominique Rabourdin: ARTE television notice: A homage to Pierre-André Boutang ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Metropolis of August 31, 2008. Article of September 14, 2010, amended on October 5, 2010.
Web links
- Pierre-André Boutang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boutang, Pierre-André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 2008 |
| Place of death | near Grosseto-Prugna |