Patrice Chereau Biography (1944-)

Born November 2, 1944, in Lezigne, France; son of Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite (Pelicier) Chereau. Career: Director, screenwriter, and actor. Theatre National Populaire, codirector, 1972-81; Theatre des Amandiers, Nanterre,France, director, 1982-90. Awards, Honors: Cesar Award (with Herve Guibert), best original writing, 1984, for L'homme blesse; Jury Prize, Cannes International Film Festival, 1994, for La reine Margot; Golden Palm Award nomination, Cannes International Film Festival, 1998, for Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train. Addresses: Office: Artmedia, 10 avenue Georges-V, 75008 Paris, France.; Contact: French Film, 745 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10151.

Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Birth Details: November 2, 1944; Lezigne, France

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director
La chair de l'orchidee (also known as Flesh and the Orchid, Flesh of the Orchid, and Un orchidea rosso sangue), Oceania Films, 1974
Judith Therpauve, [France], 1978
L'homme blesse (also known as The Wounded Man), France 3 Cinema/Azor Films, 1983
Hotel de France, [France], 1987
Contre l'oubli (also known as Against Oblivion, Lest WeForget, and Ecrire contre l'oubli), Amnesty International, 1991
Le temps et la chambre, [France], 1992
La reine Margot (also known as Queen Margot, Die Bartholomaeusnacht, and La regina Margot), Miramax, 1994
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (also known as Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train), Le Studio Canal/Azor Films, 1997
Film Appearances
Camille Desmoulins, Danton, Gaumont, 1982
Bonaparte, Weda'an Bonapart (also known as Adieu Bonaparteand Al-Wedaa Ya Bonaparte), Renn Productions/TF1 Films Productions, 1985
Francois Simon--La Presence, 1986
General Montcalm, The Last of the Mohicans, Twentieth Century-Fox,1992
Bete de scene, 1994
Max (an actor), Lucie Aubrac, D. A. Films, 1997
Stage Work
Director
L'intervention, 1964
L'affaire de la rue de Lourcine, 1966
Les soldats, 1967
La revolte au Marche noir, 1968

Don Juan, L'italienne a Alger (also known as L'italiana in Algeri), 1969
Richard II, 1970
Splendeur et mort de Joaquin Murieta, 1970
La finta serva, 1971
Massacre a Paris, 1972
Toller, 1973
La dispute, 1973
The Tales of Hoffman, 1974
Lear, 1975
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Bayreuth Festival, Bayreuth, West Germany(now Germany), 1976-80
Lulu, 1979
Peer Gynt, 1981
Les paravents, 1983
Combat de negre et de chiens, 1983
La fausse suivante, 1985
Quartett, 1985
Lucio Silla, 1985
Quai Quest, 1986
Dans la solitude des champs de Cotton, 1987
Hamlet, 1988
Le retour au desert, 1988
Le temps et la chambre, 1991
Wozzeck, 1992
Don Giovanni, 1994, then Salzburg Festival, Festspeilhaus, Salzburg, Austria, 1995
In the Loneliness of the Cotton Fields, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1995, then Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1996
Stage Appearances
Dealer, In the Loneliness of the Cotton Fields, Edinburgh Festival, 1995, then Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1996
WRITINGS
Screenplays, Unless Otherwise Noted
(With Jean-Claude Carriere) La chair de l'orchidee (also known asFlesh and the Orchid, Flesh of the Orchid, and Un orchidea rosso sangue; based on the novel by James Hadley Chase), Oceania Films, 1974
Dialogue, Judith Therpauve, [France], 1978
(With Herve Guibert) L'homme blesse (also known as The WoundedMan), France 3 Cinema/Azor Films, 1983
(With Jean-Francois Goyet) Hotel de France (based on the play by Anton Chekov), [France], 1987
(With Daniele Thompson) La reine Margot (also known as Queen Margot, Die Bartholomaeusnacht, and La regina Margot; based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas pere), Miramax, 1994
(With Daniele Thompson and Pierre Trividic) Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (also known as Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train), Le Studio Canal/Azor Films, 1997

Further Reference

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Periodicals:

Times January 10, 1995, (London)*

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