Guy-Patrick Sainderichin

Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
Sainderichin in 2014
Born(1950-07-09)9 July 1950
Died18 August 2025(2025-08-18) (aged 75)
Paris, France
EducationInstitut des hautes études cinématographiques
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • actor

Guy-Patrick Sainderichin (9 July 1950 – 18 August 2025) was a French screenwriter and actor.[1]

Life and career

Born in Piégut-Pluviers on 9 July 1950, Sainderichin was the son of journalists Pierre and Ginette Sainderichin.[2] He graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in 1975. As a student, he organized the far-left film school organization Collectif Cinélutte in the wake of the May 68 protests.[3][4] He wrote scripts for numerous films and TV series, namely Maigret and Spiral. He also acted in three films directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. In 2022, he published the novel Société Monte-Cristo, which told the story of a secret society of avengers.

Sainderichin died in Paris on 18 August 2025, at the age of 75.[5]

Filmography

Screenwriter

  • L'Homme aux yeux d'argent (1985)
  • Buisson ardent (1987)
  • À corps et à cris (1989)
  • Mort d'un gardien de la paix (1994)
  • La Bavure (1994)
  • Maigret (1996)
  • Spiral (2005)

Actor

References

  1. ^ "Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, scénariste et co-réalisateur de la série « Engrenages », est décédé". Ouest-France (in French). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ Le Mémorial de Lyon en 1793: Tome 9, Louis de Leusse (in French). Lyon: Editions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire. 1994. p. 93. ISBN 9782841470174. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Mireille Abramovici (1944-2016)". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
  4. ^ "Collectif Cinélutte". Ciné club de Caen (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, scénariste et co-réalisateur de la série « Engrenages », est décédé". Maville Caen (in French). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.