Édouard Molinaro | |
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 Molinaro in 2009 | |
| Born | 13 May 1928
Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 7 December 2013 (aged 85)
Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1946–2013 |
| Known for | La Cage aux Folles |
Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. [1]
Biography
He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès ( Oscar, Hibernatus), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although after 1985 he had almost exclusively been producing works for television. [2]
In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie Française for excellent film work.
Molinaro died of a respiratory insufficiency in 2013 at the age of 85.
Filmography (as director)
- Les Alchimistes (1957, short)
- Back to the Wall (Le Dos au mur, 1958) — based on a novel by Frédéric Dard
- The Road to Shame (Des femmes disparaissent, 1959) — based on a novel by Gilles-Maurice Dumoulin
- Witness in the City (Un témoin dans le ville, 1959) — screenplay by Boileau-Narcejac
- A Mistress for the Summer (Une fille pour l'été, 1960) — based on a novel by Maurice Clavel
- The Passion of Slow Fire (1961) — based on a novel by Georges Simenon
- Les Ennemis (Touch of Treason, 1962) — based on a novel by Fred Noro
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1962, anthology film)
- Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (Arsene Lupin vs. Arsene Lupin, 1962) — Arsène Lupin sequel
- Une ravissante idiote (Agent 38-24-36, The Ravishing Idiot, 1964) — based on a novel by Charles Exbrayat
- Male Hunt (1964)
- Quand passent les faisans (When the Pheasants Pass, 1965)
- To Commit a Murder (1967) — based on a novel by Jacques Robert
- Oscar (1967) — based on a play by Claude Magnier
- Hibernatus (1969) — based on a play by Jean Bernard-Luc
- Mon oncle Benjamin (My Uncle Benjamin, 1969) — based on a novel by Claude Tillier
- La Liberté en croupe (1970) — based on a novel by Jacques Perry
- Les Aveux les plus doux (The Most Gentle Confessions, 1971) — based on a play by Georges Arnaud
- La Mandarine (Sweet Deception, 1972) — based on a novel by Christine de Rivoyre
- Le Gang des otages (The Hostage Gang, 1973)
- L'Emmerdeur (A Pain in the A..., 1973) — screenplay by Francis Veber
- L'Ironie du sort (The Irony of Chance, 1974) — based on a novel by Paul Guimard
- Histoires insolites: Un jour comme les autres avec des cacahuètes (1974, TV series episode)
- Le Téléphone rose (The Pink Telephone, 1975) — screenplay by Francis Veber
- Dracula and Son (1976) — Dracula parody
- Man in a Hurry (1977) — based on the novel The Man in a Hurry by Paul Morand
- Madame le juge: Le Dossier Françoise Muller (1978, TV series episode)
- Claudine (1978, TV miniseries) — based on the Claudine novels by Colette
- La Cage aux folles (1978) — screenplay by Francis Veber, based on the play La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret
- Il était un musicien: Monsieur Strauss (1979, TV series episode)
- Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses! (1979) — screenplay by Francis Veber, based on a novel by Peter Marks
- La Pitié dangereuse (1979, TV film) — based on Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig
- Sunday Lovers (1980, anthology film) — screenplay by Francis Veber
- La Cage aux Folles II (1980) — screenplay by Francis Veber, sequel to La Cage aux Folles
- Au bon beurre (1981, TV film) — based on The Best Butter by Jean Dutourd
- Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... (For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now, 1982) — based on a play by Didier Kaminka
- La Veuve rouge (1983, TV film) — based on a novel by Armand Lanoux
- Just the Way You Are (1984)
- Palace (1985)
- L'Amour en douce (Love on the Quiet, 1985)
- Le Tiroir secret (1986, TV miniseries)
- Un métier du seigneur (TV film) — based on A Noble Profession by Pierre Boulle
- L'Ivresse de la métamorphose (1988, TV miniseries) — based on The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig
- Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator (1988) — based on a play by Gérard Lauzier
- La Ruelle au clair de lune (1988, TV film) — based on Moonbeam Alley by Stefan Zweig
- Manon Roland (1989, TV film) — biographical film about Madame Roland
- Les Grandes Familles (1989, TV miniseries) — based on a novel by Maurice Druon
- Le Gorille: La Peau du gorille (1990, TV series episode)
- L'Amour maudit de Leisenbohg (1991, TV film) — based on a novella by Arthur Schnitzler
- Coup de foudre: Résurgence (1992, TV series episode)
- Coup de foudre: Grand, beau et brun (1992, TV series episode)
- La Femme abandonnée (1992, TV film) — based on The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac
- The Supper (1992) — based on a play by Jean-Claude Brisville
- Ce que savait Maisie (1995, TV film) — based on What Maisie Knew by Henry James
- Beaumarchais (1996) — biographical film about Beaumarchais, based on a play by Sacha Guitry
- H (1998–1999, TV series, 14 episodes)
- Nora (1999, TV film) — based on Watch and Ward by Henry James
- Tombé du nid (1999, TV film)
- Nana (2001, TV film) — loosely based on Nana by Émile Zola
- Un homme par hasard (2003, TV film)
- Navarro: Double meurtre (2005, TV series episode)
- Une famille pas comme les autres (2005, TV film)
- Les Hommes de cœur (2005–2006, TV series, 3 episodes)
- Navarro: Manipulation (2005, TV series episode)
- Le Tuteur (2005–2008, TV series, 5 episodes)
- Dirty Slapping (2008, TV short film)
References
- ^ "Mort d'Edouard Molinaro, artisan indispensable du cinéma français - Cinéma - Télérama.fr". Telerama.fr. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ^ "Cage aux Folles film director Edouard Molinaro dies". BBC.co.uk. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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