Guy Gilles
French film director whose intimate, poetic cinema spanned three decades, from the New Wave era through the early 1990s.
What do we know about Guy Gilles?
Here are the key biographical details about Guy Gilles:
- Name: Guy Gilles
- Also Known As: Guy Chiche
- Date of Birth: August 25, 1938
- Place of Birth: Algiers, Algeria
- Date of Death: February 3, 1996
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Screenplay, Editor
Who is Guy Gilles?
Guy Gilles born Guy Chiche (25 August 1938 - 3 February 1996) was a French film director.
His first feature film, L'Amour à la mer (1962), starred Juliette Greco, Romy Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud. Patrick Jouan featured in many of his films. He also worked for television with productions such as Dim, Dam, Dom and Pour le plaisir.
His latest films include Le Crime d'amour (1982), with Richard Berry and Jacques Penot, and Nuit docile (1987). He caught AIDS in the late 1980s, and in experiencing difficulties with production, he struggled to complete Néfertiti, la fille du soleil in 1994 which was released in 1996 on the year of death.
What is Guy Gilles known for?
Guy Gilles is a French director recognized for a series of deeply personal feature films. His most notable works include:
- Love at Sea (1965, Movie)
- Wall Engravings (1968, Movie)
- Earth Light (1970, Movie)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1962, Movie)
- Repeated Absences (1972, Movie)
- The Garden That Tilts (1975, Movie)
- The Army Game (1960, Movie)
- What a Flash! (1972, Movie)
- Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun (1994, Movie)
- Le Crime d'amour (1982, Movie)
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