Yves Boisset

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Yves Boisset
Boisset at the 23rd Cinematic Encounters of Cannes in 2010.
Born (1939-03-14) 14 March 1939 (age 85)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1966-present

Yves Boisset (born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and scriptwriter.[1][2][3]

Biography[edit]

Boisset was born 14 March 1939, in Paris, France.[4]

Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Ciampi, Melville and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut. Boisset frequently contributed to the scripts he shot and is known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers. His 1972 film L'Attentat entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.[5]

Filmography[edit]

As director[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Du pétainisme transcendantal au cinéma : éloge d'Yves Boisset, auteur majeur et mésestimé". Blast le souffle de l’info (in French). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Yves Boisset, le cinéaste révolté". lejdd.fr (in French). 4 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Yves Boisset : L'homme le plus censuré de France : épisode • 4/5 du podcast Yves Boisset ou le prix du danger". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Yves Boisset". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". Moscow International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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