Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author.
Paul Vecchiali | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1930 Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| Died | January 18, 2023 (aged 92) Paris, France |
| Occupations | French filmmaker and author |
| Known for | Encore |
Biography
Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this city after the war.
His cinema took as a starting point the French cinema of the 1930s, with an experimental and autobiographical tone. His best-known films are arguably Rosa la rose and Encore.[1] His films were notably low-budget.[1]
In 1987, he became the first French director to address AIDS and its consequences on gay men's lives with his film Encore.[2]
Vecchiali died in Paris on 18 January 2023, at the age of 92.[3]
Selected filmography
- Les Ruses du diable (1965)
- L'Étrangleur (1972)
- Femmes Femmes (1974)
- Change pas de main (1975)
- La Machine (1977)
- Corps à cœur (1978)
- That's Life (C'est la vie) (1980)
- At the Top of the Stairs (1983)
- Rosa la rose, fille publique (1985)
- Encore / Once More (1988)
- The Guys in the Cafe (1989)
- Wonder Boy (1994)
- Zone Franche (1996)
- Love Reinvented (1997)
- Tears of AIDS (1999)
- A Vot' Bon Cœur (2004)
- A Diagonal Portrait of Paul Vecchiali (2005)
- Le Cancre (2016)
Bibliography
- Vesperales (2008)
References
- ^ a b Romain Charbon, 'Vesperales', in Têtu, October 2008, issue 137, page 32
- ^ Heathcote, Owen; Hughes, Alex; Williams, James S. (April 1998). Gay Signatures: Gay and Lesbian Theory, Fiction and Film in France, 1945-1995. Berg Publishers. ISBN 978-1-85973-987-7.
- ^ "Le cinéaste Paul Vecchiali est mort". Les Inrockuptibles. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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