Nemes, Charles

(August 5, 1951, Paris, France - )

   A former assistant director (1969 Erotissimo, Gérard Pirès, France / Italy), he shot six false commercials for the café theater Le Splendid in 1975. After editing Le Pont des Singes (documentary, André Harris, Alain de Sédouy, 1976), he directed institutional films, real commercials, and trailers. He also was an actor (1984 Pinot simple Flic, Gérard Jugnot; 2001 Faisant de la Tour Montparnasse, documentary, short; 2007 Christian, Elisabeth Lôcher), co-author of commentary (1996 Merghana, documentary; 1997 La Fabuleuse Histoire du Panama, documentary), and co-screenwriter (2002 Vu à la Télé, TV, Daniel Losset).

 Filmography

1974 ◘ Bonne Présentation exigée (short)

        ◘ La Face nord (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor, composer)

1975 ◘ Le Bol d'Air (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor, composer)

1976 ◘ Le Pont de Singe (documentary; co-director with André Harris, Alain de Sédouy)

1979 ◘ Les Héros n'ont pas froid aux Oreilles / USA: Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1983 ◘ La Fiancée qui venait du froid (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1992 ◘ Tableau d'Honneur / USA: List of Merite (also screenwriter, dialogist)

2001 ◘ La Tour Montparnasse infernale 2004 Le Carton

 Television Filmography

1986 ◘ Tous en Boîte (6 X 52')

1988 ◘ Frog Show (40 X 13')

1993 ◘ Contre l'Oubli / Ecrire contre l'Oubli / Against Oblivion (segment "Primo Levi")

1996 ◘ Maigret et le Port des Brumes / USA: Maigret: Death of a Harbour Master

        ◘ L'Affaire (short; also actor; France / Switzer­land / Belgium / Ireland)

        ◘ Mer calme . . . mort agitée

        ◘ La Clef des Champs (6 X 100')

        ◘ H (episodes "Une Histoire de Lapin", "Une Histoire de Comédienne")

        ◘ Dark Realm (episode "Skin Deep"; Canada / France)

        ◘ Maigret et l'Ombre chinoise

        ◘ Maigret et l'Etoile du Nord (also actor)

   DVD Documentary

1998 ◘ Louvre, la Visite