Pierre Granier-Deferre

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Pierre Granier-Deferre (born July 22, 1927 in Paris , † November 16, 2007 there ) was a French film director and screenwriter .

Life

Granier-Deferre studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) and was then for a long time assistant to Marcel Camus and Jean-Paul Le Chanois . He shot his first big film Der Liftboy vom Palasthotel in 1962. This was followed by over forty other film and television productions as a director and screenwriter by 2006; Granier-Deferre worked with well-known actors such as Simone Signoret , Lino Ventura , Jean Gabin , Alain Delon and Romy Schneider . The director also shot several Maigret episodes with Bruno Crémer for television .

His best-known films include the drama The Cat (1971) based on Georges Simenon , with Jean Gabin and Simone Signoret in the leading roles, and the crime film Adieu, Bulle (1975) with Lino Ventura and Patrick Dewaere . For the film A Strange Career (1981), in which an employee (played by Gérard Lanvin ) succumbs to the subtle seduction arts of his superior ( Michel Piccoli ) until he loses his identity, he received the renowned Louis Delluc Prize and nominations for the most important French film award César as the best director and screenwriter. Granier-Deferre received another nomination a year later for the script for the Simenon film Star of the North .

He was married to actress Susan Hampshire from 1967 until his divorce in 1974 , his second marriage to circus artist and actress Annie Fratellini until his death . Pierre Granier-Deferre had five children, including Denys Granier-Deferre and Christopher Granier-Deferre , who also worked as film directors , and was grandfather five times.

Granier-Deferre died in November 2007 at the age of 80 after a hospital stay of several weeks.

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

  • 1971: Nomination for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Cat
  • 1981: Louis Delluc Prize for a strange career
  • 1982: Nominations for A Strange Career
    • Interfilm Prize / Otto Dibelius Film Prize of the Berlin International Film Festival
    • Golden Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival
    • César in the categories "Best Director" and "Best Screenplay" (together with Christopher Frank and Jean-Marc Roberts)
    • in the “Best Film” category at the MystFest
  • 1983: César nomination in the “Best Screenplay” category (together with Jean Aurenche and Michel Grisolia) for Stern des Nordens

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personal data
SURNAME Granier-Deferre, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 2007
Place of death Paris