Grimblat, Pierre

(Pierre Motel Grimblat / July 8, 1922, Paris, France - )

   Writing and reciting poems in cafés in Saint-Germaint-des-Prés, he befriended writers Boris Vian and Raymond Queneau, who helped him find a job at the RTF (Radio Télévision Française). He created many radio programs before becoming artistic director for Philips Records and then "chief of the ideas office" for the Publicis advertising company. After directing commercials, he created his own production company, Hamster Films, which mainly financed TV movies and series, including Navarro (also co-creator, 1989-2007) and L'Instit (1993-2004). He also appeared in Erotissimo (Gérard Pirès, France / Italy). He published a collection of poems (2006 Autodidarque, Editions Leo Scheer) and an autobiography (2008 Recherche jeune Homme aimant le Cinéma: Souvenirs, Grasset & Fasquelle).

 Filmography

        ◘ Me faire ça à moi / UK and USA: It Means That Much to Me (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ L'Empire de la Nuit (also screenwriter)

1964 ◘ Les Amoureux du "France" / Il gioco degli innamorati (co-director with François Reichenbach; also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Italy)

1965 ◘ Cent Briques et des Tuiles / Colpo grosso a Parigi / USA: How Not to Rob a Department Store (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)

1969 ◘ Slogan (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, di-alogist, co-producer)

1974 ◘ Dites-le avec des Fleurs / Diselo con flores (also co-producer; France / Spain; shot in 1973)

2001 ◘ Lisa (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, producer; France / Switzerland; shot in 1999)

 Television Filmography

1977 ◘ Emmenez-moi au Ritz

1979 ◘ Histoires insolites (segment "Une Dernière Fois Catherine")

        ◘ Série Noire (episode "La Nuit du Flingueur"; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Série Noire (episode "Noces de Plomb"; also co-screenwriter)

1994 ◘ L'Amour est un Jeu d'Enfants (also co-screenwriter)