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Jean-Pierre Lajournade

Jean-Pierre Lajournade

Known for
Directing
Born
April 19, 1937, Pau, France
Died
November 8, 1976
Movies
26

After studying at IDHEC from 1959 to 1961, he worked for television from 1962 to 1968. He was co-producer and director of the program Lire: he signed fifteen documentaries and four TV movies. In 1967 he filmed his first short film, Assommons les pauvres, with stolen film.

He left the ORTF after the strike movement of May 1968. He then devoted himself to the realization of his experimental feature film (Le Joueur de quilles), produced by Jean-Edern Hallier, and three short films produced by Pierre Braunberger.

He collaborated in the journal Cinéthique from 1975.

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

1970BartlebyBartleby
1970La Fin des PyrénéesL'acrobate céleste
1969Cinéma-Cinéma
1968Le joueur de quilles

Directing, Writing & Producing

1971The BloodWriter
1970La Fin des PyrénéesDirector, Writer
1969Cinéma-CinémaDirector, Writer
1969Le Droit d'asileDirector
1969Libre de ne pas l'êtreDirector
1969Assomons les pauvresDirector
1968Le joueur de quillesWriter, Director
1968WertherDirector
1967HistoireDirector
1967BrunoDirector
1967Jean CayrolDirector
1967Rapide 345Director
1966Witold GombrowiczDirector
1966Carnets d'un retour au pays natalDirector
1966ArchiloqueDirector
1966Un gardien des lettresDirector
1966ArtaudDirector
1966Céline parmi nousDirector
1966Samuel BeckettDirector
1965Le Prix FeminaDirector
1965Olivier LarrondeDirector
1965Seize millions de jeunes: ModsDirector

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