Pierre Schœndœrffer
Pierre Schœndœrffer (born May 5, 1928 in Chamalières , Puy-de-Dôme department , † March 14, 2012 in Clamart , Hauts-de-Seine department ) was a French director and writer of feature films and documentaries . Recurring motifs in his works are war, seafaring and the attempt of man to assert himself in an indifferent world.
Life
From 1947 to 1949 Schœndœrffer went to sea. In 1951 he became a cameraman of the French army in Indochina War and fell in the battle of Dien Bien Phu in captivity . After his release, he worked as a private war correspondent for some time .
Schœndœrffer's documentary 2. Company, 1. Platoon, Vietnam 1966 about American soldiers in the Vietnam War received the Oscar, the Prix Italia and the Emmy Award in 1968. The film La 317e Section won the 1965 Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In his film Diên Biên Phú - Symphony of Fall , Schœndœrffer relentlessly recounts his experiences in the contested fortress. He wrote the script for this and directed it at the same time.
He had been a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts since 1988 and in 2007 held its presidential office, which is newly filled every year.
In 2003 he received the Prix littéraire de l'armée de Terre - Erwan Bergot .
Pierre Schœndœrffer is the father of Frédéric Schœndœrffer and Ludovic Schœndœrffer .
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1958: Pass of the Devil (La Passe du diable)
- 1959: Pêcheurs d'Islande
- 1959: Ramuntcho
- 1965: 317th section (La 317e section)
- 1966: Paras - Gold theft in the air (Objectif 500 millions)
- 1967: 2nd Company, 1st Platoon, Vietnam 1966 (La Section Anderson)
- 1969: Farewell to the King (L'Adieu au Roi) ( Prix Interallié , 1969)
- 1977: The warrior (Le Crabe-tambour)
- 1982: The Honor of a Captain ( L'honneur d'un capitaine )
- 1989: Farewell to the King - They called him Learoy (Farewell to the King)
- 1992: Diên Biên Phú - Symphony of Doom (Diên Biên Phú)
- 2003: A king above the clouds (Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages)
Web links
- Schœndœrffer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Pierre Schœndœrffer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on the website of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schœndœrffer, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French director and writer of feature films and documentaries |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chamalières , Puy-de-Dôme department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2012 |
| Place of death | Clamart , Hauts-de-Seine department , France |