Dupeyron, François

(August 14, 1950, Tar-tas, Landes, France - )

   After his studies at the IDHEC (1972-1975), he joined a group of militant filmmakers for which he shot reports and then edited (1980 Happy End, short, Ann Le Monnier) and directed shorts and documen­taries for ten years. He also was a co-screenwriter (1994 Le Fils préféré, Nicole Garcia; 2006 Perl oder Pica / Canada: Little Secrets, Pol Cruchten, Luxembourg), screenwriter, adapter, dialogist (1994 Le Joueur de Violon, Charlie Van Damme, France / Belgium / Germany; 1999 Un Pont entre Deux Rives / UK and USA: The Bridge, Frédéric Auburtin, Gérard Depardieu), and technical adviser (2007 Ensemble, c'est tout, Claude Berri). Novel: 2002 Jean qui dort (Editions Fayard); 2004 Inguelezi (Editions Actes Sud); 2006 Le Grand Soir (Editions Actes Sud).

 Filmography

1977 ◘ Télédiction, un nouveau Regard sur la Terre (documentary; short; co-director with Paul Absil and Paul de Roubaix)

1978 ◘ L'Ornière (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1980 ◘ Expédition Pount (short)

1982 ◘ La Dragonne (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ On est toujours trop bonne (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Récoltés du Désert (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Cochon de Guerre (documentary; short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

        ◘ La Nuit du Hibou / La Nuit du Hibou ou la Mé­tamorphose des Plantes (documentary; short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

1985 ◘ Oasis sous la Mer (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

1988 ◘ Lamento (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Drôle d'Endroit pour une Rencontre (also co-screenwriter, dialogist)

1991 ◘ Un Coeur qui bat / UK and USA: A Beating Heart (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1994 ◘ La Machine / Die Maschine / UK and USA: The Machine (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; France / Germany)

1996 ◘ L'\@mour est à réinventer / L'\@mour est à réin­venter, Dix Histoires d'Amour au Temps du Sida / US DVD: Love Reinvented (shorts; segment "Et alors?"; also adapter)

1999 ◘ C'est quoi la Vie? (also screenwriter, dialogist)

2001 ◘ Pas d'Histoires! (shorts; segment "Poitiers, Voi­ture II")

        ◘ La Chambre des Officiers (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran / USA: Monsieur Ibrahim (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Inguélézi (also screenwriter, dialogist)

2008 ◘ Aide-toi et le Ciel t'aidera (also screenwriter, dialogist)