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.
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Director 190
Producer 125
self 55
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Hinnis (2024)
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Vivarais (2024)
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Roubines (2024)
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Des eaux, petites et grandes (2023)
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Idanus (2023)
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Lyon en 96 minutes (2023)
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Les Malheurs de Paul Cadéac (2023)
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Dis-nous ce que tu sais (2023)
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Les Malheurs d'Yvan Noé (2023)
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Les Malheurs de Marc Allégret (2023)
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L'homme qui parle de Louis Le Prince
Lady Usher's Diary (2022)
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Soleil mouillé (2021)
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Solitudes en ruine (2021)
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Printemps Météore (2021)
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Villagium (2021)
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Pons (2021)
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Ergasterium Atomicum (2021)
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Die Reise nach Wien (2021)
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La Valse de Vienne (2021)
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Nuit sans réveil (2021)
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Dérapages (2020)
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Rêveries d'un escaladeur solitaire (2020)
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Autour de Vent-Pire (2020)
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(Daniel) Petit Lu (2020)
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Ave, Patrick Topaloff ! (2020)
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Boris Lehman à Toulouse (2020)
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Ignis (2020)
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Vent-Pire (2019)
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L'Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon (2019)
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Le Jour où la Terre s'éveilla (2019)
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La Femme qui pleure dans les nuages (2019)
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Hitch x 4 (2018)
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À travers l'univers à la Cinemateca Portuguesa de Lisbonne (2017)
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L’Homme Atlantique de Marguerite Duras par Gérard Courant (2016)
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Le Cinéma Le Trianon de Verneuil-sur-Avre célèbre Juliet Berto (2016)
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Bulle Ogier sur Radio Ark en Ciel (2016)
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L’Âge d’or de Jean-Luc Godard (2015)
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Inventaire filmé des rues de la Croix-Rousse à Lyon (2015)
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Samawah, year zero (2015)
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Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet (2015)
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Les Deux Lyon (2015)
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Le Cinématon invisible de Raymonde Carasco (2015)
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Mes films commencent au moment où les autres se terminent (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez I) (2014)
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Un cinéaste qui ne tient pas la caméra est comme un peintre qui ne tient pas le pinceau (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez II) (2014)
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Teo Hernandez sur Radio Ark en Ciel (2014)
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Le Contrebandier des profondeurs (2013)
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Le Chemin de Resson : Joseph Morder rend visite à Marcel Hanoun (2013)
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La Nuit claire de Marcel Hanoun par Gérard Courant (2013)
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Vincent Nordon raconte Straub, Huillet, Pialat et Cinématon (2012)
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Vincent Nordon vous salue bien (2012)
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Une cérémonie secrète (2012)
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Vincent Nordon, Marguerite Duras, Kenji Mizoguchi et le Japon (2012)
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Luc Moullet (et Patricio Guzmán) à Manosque III (2012)
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Vincent Nordon, Roland Barthes et Ça/Cinéma (2012)
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Luc Moullet à Manosque II (2012)
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Antonietta Pizzorno chante Luc Moullet (2012)
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Joseph Morder filme le défilé du Premier Mai (2012)
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Montagnes endormies (2012)
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L’oeuvre d’art est utile car elle consolide notre liberté (entretien avec Philippe Garrel IV) (2012)
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L’Art, c’est se perdre dans les châteaux du rêve (entretien avec Philippe Garrel III) (2012)
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Teo Hernandez à Paris (2012)
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Tour de France 1972 (2012)
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Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1970 (1ère étape) (2012)
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We Must Save Him! (interview with Werner Schroeter) (2012)
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Passions (entretien avec Philippe Garrel I) (2012)
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Attention poésie (entretien avec Philippe Garrel II) (2012)
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Zouzou à Saint-Denis (2012)
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Jean Douchet analyse « Vivre sa vie » de Jean-Luc Godard au cinéma Devosge de Dijon (2012)
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Marilyn (2012)
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Joseph Morder à Madrid, la neige à Montreuil (2012)
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Abel Ferrara in Lucca (2012)
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Luc Moullet (Éric Pauwels et Jeon Soo-Il) à Manosque I (2011)
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Inventaire filmé des rues et places de Lyon avec des noms d’universitaires (2011)
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Vie (2011)
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Alicudi 3 Lontana (2011)
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Alicudi 2 Selvaggia (2011)
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Nuits transparentes (2011)
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Alicudi 1 Bella (2011)
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Neiges (2011)
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Vivre à Naples Et Mourir (2011)
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Werner et Nenad (2010)
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Le Temps et les rêves II (2010)
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BB X 20 (2010)
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Notes Lyonnaises II (2010)
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Dresde de sang et de feu (2010)
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Magdalena Montezuma (2010)
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Philippe Garrel à Digne (Second voyage) (2010)
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Philippe Garrel à Digne (Premier voyage) (2010)
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Massalia II (2010)
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L'Impossible retour (2010)
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La Course des coeurs I (2010)
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Voyage dans les îles du Frioul (2010)
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Massalia (2010)
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Montre Oeil Mon Oeil (2009)
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Burgundia II (2009)
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Promenade dans les lieux de mon enfance dijonnaise (2009)
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La Ville des fantômes II (2008)
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Dans la gloire intime des nuages enflammés (2008)
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Compression de À travers l'univers (2008)
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Sortie du port de Marseille en direction des îles du Frioul (2008)
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Alicudi (2008)
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À travers l'univers (2006)
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Prenez mon sang, prenez mon corps, en souvenir de moi ! (2005)
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24 Passions (2004)
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Lucy en Miroir (2003)
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Zythum (2003)
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Périssable Paradis (2002)
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Notes Lyonnaises I (2002)
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2000 Cinématons (2001)
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Route d'argent (2001)
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Le Pharaon à Lyon (2001)
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Encore Cinématé ! (2001)
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Place Saint Michel (2001)
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Tout est Brisé (2000)
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Mon sang fuit sauvage et deborde (2000)
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Le journal de Joseph M. (2000)
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Derrière la Nuit (1999)
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Le Nouveau Désert (1998)
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Toronto 1998 (1998)
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Journey to the Center of the World (1998)
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Omelette (1998)
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Cinéma (1997)
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Le ciel écarlate (1997)
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Mongibello (1997)
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Velo Love (1996)
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Tu vis maintenant à jamais (1995)
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Le Passé retrouvé (1995)
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Ponts routiers de la Seine à Paris (1994)
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Le maso
Up and Down (1993)
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Travellings (1992)
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La Terre des Vivants (1992)
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De ma voiture (1992)
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Le Nouvel Hiver (1991)
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Ne sais-tu pas quel est ce jour sacré ? (1991)
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Oh ! Plainte ! Plainte ! Plainte effroyable (1991)
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Délivre le monde si c'est ton sort (1991)
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Oh ! Peine ! Peine sans égale ! (1991)
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Est-ce là l'effet du Saint Jour ? (1991)
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Montre-moi si vraiment du ciel tu es l'élu (1991)
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Cinématou (1991)
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Cinécabot (1991)
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Nuages de soie (1991)
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Solitude perdue (1991)
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Histoires Ordinaires (1990)
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Double Jeu (1989)
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Avec Mariola (1987)
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Trio (1987)
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Lire (1986)
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Mourir, mourir, unique grâce ! (1986)
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Couple (1986)
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Cinématon XL (1984)
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Cinématon XXXIX (1984)
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Cinématon XXXVIII (1984)
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Cinématon XXXVII (1984)
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Cinématon XXXVI (1984)
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Cinématon XXXV (1984)
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Cinématon XXXIV (1984)
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Cinématon XXXIII (1984)
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Cinématon XXXII (1984)
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Gare (1984)
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Je marche à peine et je suis déjà loin (1984)
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L'Hiver a fui, l'avril est là (1984)
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Tu vois, mon fils, l'espace ici naît du temps (1984)
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Spoonful (1984)
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Baignoire (1984)
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Dévotion (1984)
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Cinématon XXXI (1984)
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Cinématon XXX (1984)
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Cinématon XXIX (1983)
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Cinématon XXVIII (1983)
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Cinématon XXVII (1982)
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Cinématon XXIV (1982)
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Cinématon XXV (1982)
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Cinématon XXVI (1982)
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Cinématon XXIII (1982)
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Cinématon XXII (1982)
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Cinématon XXI (1982)
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Cinématon XVI (1982)
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Cinématon XVII (1982)
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Cinématon XVIII (1982)
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Cinématon XX (1982)
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Cinématon XIX (1982)
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Litan (1982)
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Cinématon XIV (1981)
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Cinématon XIII (1981)
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Cinématon XV (1981)
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Cinématon XII (1981)
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Cinématon XI (1981)
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Shiva (1981)
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Coeur bleu (1980)
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Mon sang pécheur ruisselle ardent (1980)
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Cinématon VIII (1980)
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Cinématon IX (1980)
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Cinématon X (1980)
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Himself
La Femme en vert (1980)
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Cinématon VII (1980)
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Aditya (1980)
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Un sanglant symbole (1979)
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Cinématon VI (1979)
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Thé au bois (1979)
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Cinématon V (1979)
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Hérésie pour Magritte I (1979)
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Cinématon IV (1978)
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Cinématon (1978)
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L'Âge doré (1978)
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Cinématon III (1978)
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Cinématon II (1978)
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Rasage (1978)
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Cinématon I (1978)
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Sha-Dada (1978)
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M M M M M... (1977)
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Cinématon N°1988 Zouzou
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La bande des quatre
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Les Malheurs de Luis Buñuel
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Nơi anh em ta hội tụ
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Un monde nouveau
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1951-12-04 (73 years old)
Birth Place4th arrondissement of Lyon, France
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsGerard Courant
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