Gérard Courant
Directing•Born December 4, 1951 (age 74)•Lyon, France
Biography
Gérard Courant is a French filmmaker, writer, actor, poet and independent producer born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is the son of the writer and historian René Courant. He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of cinema. He created, directed and produced Cinématon, the longest film in the world (over 200 hours long). In all, he has shot nearly 7,000 filmed portraits and a very large number of other films (more than 1,000) since the mid-1970s. He has also published several books on cinema.
Known For
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
1987•Movie•
7.4
Cinématon
1978•Movie•
4.9
Litan
1982•Movie•
5.9
Les Jours et les Nuits
2021•Movie
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977•Movie•
7.0
Primitifs
2001•Movie•
5.0
Trying to Describe Oneself
2005•Movie•
7.4
Paradise Hotel
1986•Movie•
9.0
Filmography
2014
Mes films commencent au moment où les autres se terminent (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez I)
Movieas Himself (voice)
2014
Un cinéaste qui ne tient pas la caméra est comme un peintre qui ne tient pas le pinceau (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez II)
Movieas Himself (voice)
2012
L’oeuvre d’art est utile car elle consolide notre liberté (entretien avec Philippe Garrel IV)
Movieas Himself (voice)
2012
L’Art, c’est se perdre dans les châteaux du rêve (entretien avec Philippe Garrel III)
Movieas Himself (voice)
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayDecember 4, 1951
Place of BirthLyon, France
Popularity0.2