Farwagi, André

(July 4, 1935, Cairo, Egypt-)

   Having arrived in Paris in 1961, he graduated from the IDHEC in 1963. His first directing effort was a short. He also was a delegate producer (1993 La Cham­bre 108, Daniel Moosmann; 1995 Marie-Louise ou la Permission, Manuel Flèche; 2001 Nobel, Fabio Carpi, Italy / France; Vajont—La diga del disonore / La Folie des Homes, Renzo Martinelli, Italy / France; 2002 La Main sur le Cœur, short, Marc-Olivier Louveau; 2005 L'Eveil du Moine, short, Marc-Olivier Louveau; 2006 Nico, short, Marc-Olivier Louveau), co-producer (1997 Les Démons de Jésus, Bernie Bonvoisin; 1999 Les Grandes Bouches, also delegate producer, Bernie Bonvoisin; 2006 Je suis venu pour elle, Ivan Taïeb), and associate producer (1997 Sous les Pieds des Femmes, Rachida Krim; 2002 Il consiglio d'Egitto, Emidio Greco, Italy / France / Hungary). He played in a few films (1971 Permette? Rocco Papaleo / French cable TV: Le Ravi / UK: Chicago Story / USA: My Name Is Rocco Papaleo, as André-Pierre Farwagi, Ettore Scola, Italy / France; 1974 La Virée superbe, Gérard Vergez; 1989 La révolu­tion française / La rivoluzione francese / Die franzosische Revolution / The French Revolution, segment "Les An­nées Lumière" / "The Light Year", France / Italy / West Germany / Canada / UK). Book: 1967 René Clément (Seghers).

 Filmography

1968 ◘ L'Ombre dans la Glace (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1970 ◘ Le Temps de mourir (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1978 ◘ Leidenschaftliche Blumchen / Boarding School / Passion Flower Hotel / Virgin Campus / US video: Preppy School Girls (also co-composer; West Germany)

1989 ◘ Thank You Satan (also co-screenwriter, producer; France / Canada)

 Television Filmography

1981 ◘ Le Serment dHeidelberg

1984 ◘ Les Fils des Alligators

        ◘ Opération O.P.E.N. (episode "Le Retour du Léopard")

1985 ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "Rien que la Vérité")

1987 ◘ Le Carnaval des Brumes

        ◘ Lulien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "Le Cou­teau sous la Gorge")

1988 ◘ Les Lutteurs immobiles (also adapter)

1992 ◘ Tous les Maris / USA: All My Husbands (also delegate producer)