Alain Cavalier

Director

About

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Also Known As
Alain Fraisse
Birth Place
France
Born
September 14, 1931

Biography

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Former assistant to Louis Malle and Edouard Molinaro who came of age with the New Wave, directing "Le Combat dans l'Ile" (1962). Best known for "La Chamade" (1968), a smoothly handled romance written in collaboration with Francoise Sagan (whose novel it is based on), and "Therese" (1986), a well-acted and nuanced portrait of 19th-century Carmelite convent life....

Filmography

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Pater (2011)
Director
Irène (2009)
Director
Le Filmeur (2005)
Director
Vies (2000)
Director
La Rencontre (1997)
Director
Libera Me (1993)
Director

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Le Combat Dans L'Ile (1962) -- (Movie Clip) A Weapon Of War

Family & Companions

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Irene Tunc
Wife
Actor. Second wife.

Biography

Former assistant to Louis Malle and Edouard Molinaro who came of age with the New Wave, directing "Le Combat dans l'Ile" (1962). Best known for "La Chamade" (1968), a smoothly handled romance written in collaboration with Francoise Sagan (whose novel it is based on), and "Therese" (1986), a well-acted and nuanced portrait of 19th-century Carmelite convent life.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Pater (2011)
Director
Irène (2009)
Director
Le Filmeur (2005)
Director
Vies (2000)
Director
La Rencontre (1997)
Director
Libera Me (1993)
Director
Portraits d'Alain Cavalier (1988)
Director
Therese (1986)
Director
Une Etrange Voyage (1981)
Director
Ce Repondeur Ne Prend Pas de Messages (1979)
Director
Martin et Lea (1978)
Director
Le Plein de Super (1976)
Director
La chamade (1969)
Director
Have I The Right To Kill (1963)
Director
Le combat dans l'ile (1962)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Pater (2011)
J'aimerais Partager Le Printemps Avec Quelqu'un (2008)
Words In Progress (2004)
Himself
La Rencontre (1997)
Ce Repondeur Ne Prend Pas de Messages (1979)
Himself

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Vies (2000)
Cinematographer
La Rencontre (1997)
Cinematographer

Writer (Feature Film)

Le Filmeur (2005)
Screenplay
Vies (2000)
Screenwriter
La Rencontre (1997)
Screenplay
Libera Me (1993)
Screenplay
Therese (1986)
Dialogue
Therese (1986)
Screenwriter
Une Etrange Voyage (1981)
Screenplay
Ce Repondeur Ne Prend Pas de Messages (1979)
Screenplay
Martin et Lea (1978)
Screenwriter
Martin et Lea (1978)
Dialogue
Le Plein de Super (1976)
Screenwriter
La chamade (1969)
Adapted & dial
La vie de château (1967)
Screenwriter
Cross of the Living (1963)
Original Screenplay
Le combat dans l'ile (1962)
From Story

Producer (Feature Film)

Le Filmeur (2005)
Producer
La Rencontre (1997)
Producer

Editing (Feature Film)

Pater (2011)
Editor
Vies (2000)
Editor

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Ce Repondeur Ne Prend Pas de Messages (1979)
Other

Life Events

1956

Worked as assistant to Edouard Molinaro on short films

1957

Worked as assistant to Louis Malle on "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud/Elevator to the Scaffold" and "Les Amants/The Lovers"

1958

Short film directing debut, "Un Americain"

1962

Feature film directing debut, "Le combat dans l'ile"

Videos

Movie Clip

Le Combat Dans L'Ile (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Power Must Be Seized A big reveal here, as narration begins explaining what Clement (Jean-Louis Trintignant) has been doing smuggling a bazooka around Paris, meeting with comrades led by Serge (Pierre Asso), in director Alain Cavalier's New Wave inflected political thriller Le Combat Dans L'Ile, 1962.
Le Combat Dans L'Ile (1962) -- (Movie Clip) A Weapon Of War Arising in Paris after an intense, boozy night out, singer Anne (Romy Schneider), with the maid, discovers a bazooka in the closet, which her husband Clement (Jean-Louis Trintignant), returning from a meeting with his industrialist father, feels little need to explain, in Le Combat Dans L'Ile , 1962.
Le Combat Dans L'Ile (1962) -- (Movie Clip) You Must Bring The Device No context as this is the opening shot, Jean-Louis Tringignant and Romy Schneider as a young Paris couple, sharing a cab after dinner with Pierre Asso, whose relationship is not explained, though dialogue intrigues, in director Alan Cavalier's Les Combat Dans L'Ile, 1962.
Have I The Right To Kill (a.k.a. L'Insoumis) -- (Movie Clip) Years Of Bitter War Impressive location shooting in the opening, French troops losing ground in Algeria, Alain Delon disobeying the orders of his lieutenant, Georges Geret, plus newsreel footage, in this dubbed version of Have I The Right To Kill (a.k.a. L'Insoumis or The Unvanquished), 1964.
Have I The Right To Kill (a.k.a. L'Insoumis) -- (Movie Clip) One Way For A Deserter Now holed up in an apartment in Algiers, having deserted the French Foreign Legion, Thomas (Alain Delon) receives his old lieutenant (Georges Geret), who's joined the militant right-wing O.A.S. faction, in Have I The Right To Kill (a.k.a. L'Insoumis or The Unvanquished), 1964.
Have I The Right To Kill (a.k.a. L'Insoumis) -- (Movie Clip) You'll Be An Accomplice Hired kidnapper Thomas (Alain Delon) has been sneaking drinks to human rights lawyer Dominique (Lea Massari), held in Algiers by his right-wing militant employers during the 1962 French occupation, in Have I The Right To Kill (a.k.a. L'Insoumis or The Unvanquished), 1964.

Trailer

Have I The Right to Kill - (U.S. release trailer) A French army deserter (Alain Delon) takes on OAS terrorists to rescue a beautiful woman in Have I The Right To Kill (1964).

Companions

Irene Tunc
Wife
Actor. Second wife.

Bibliography

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