Pierre-André Boutang

Biography

Pierre-André Boutang, born March 25, 1937, in Paris and died August 20, 2008, in Grosseto-Prugna, Corsica, was a French documentary filmmaker, producer, and director. He was one of the directors of the Franco-German channel Arte, after previously being one of the directors of La Sept. A major figure in French television, Pierre-André Boutang, producer, director, programmer, and interviewer, knew how to combine intelligence and a broad audience through films and documentary series for ORTF since the 1960s. Throughout his long career, Pierre-André Boutang explored the worlds of literature, film, and television while fostering intellectual debate. The son of philosopher Pierre Boutang, he was first a student at the Institute of Political Studies before becoming an assistant director for film and television. From 1962 to 1967, Pierre-André Boutang was responsible for selecting films for television, and later became a producer and director of numerous films and television series ("Les Écrans de la Ville," "Le Journal du Cinéma," "Cinéregards," "Champ Contre Champ"). He also wrote numerous articles for "Dim Dam Dom," a scathing program from the days of ORTF. From 1967 to 1986, he prod…

Directed

1. Gilles Deleuze from A to Z (1989) — Director
2. Louis Malle - Un cinéaste français (2003) — Director
3. Journey of a “Cine-Son” (1992) — Director
4. Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française (1983) — Director
5. De qui dépend que l’oppression demeure ? (1975) — Director
6. The Making of The Lover (1991) — Director
7. Satyajit ray, calcutta 89 — Director
8. Polanski par Polanski (2006) — Director
9. Claude Lévi-Strauss par lui-même (2008) — Director
10. Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski (1979) — Director
11. Picasso Days (2000) — Director
12. Alexandre Soljenitsyne, le combat d'un homme (2005) — Director
13. Duras/Godard (1987) — Director
14. 13 Days in the Life of Pablo Picasso (1999) — Director
15. Conversation avec Henri Langlois (1975) — Director
16. Toni Negri, des années de plomb à "l'Empire" (2004) — Director
17. René Girard - La Violence et le Sacré — Director
18. Gilles Deleuze from A to Z (1995) — Director
19. Ciné regards (1978) — Director
20. Pour le plaisir (1964) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) — Self
2. Playing with Fire (1975) — Banker (uncredited)
3. Français, si vous saviez (1973) — Self
4. Conversation avec Henri Langlois (1975) — Self
5. Ciné regards (1978) — Self - Host
6. Pour le plaisir (1964) — Self / Présentateur