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Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker. Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings. He started on stage in 1949 after winning an amateur theater. In 1952, he founded the Théâtre de la Comédie, located in the rue des Marronniers, in Lyon. He was the director of the Théâtre de la Cité of Villeurbanne since 1957 (which became the Théâtre National Populaire in 1972). Roger Planchon transposed many works by Brecht, Molière, Shakespeare, and many works of contemporary authors, including Arthur Adamov and Michel Vinaver, but also opened the Théâtre National Populaire to Patrice Chéreau, then Georges Lavaudant. As films, he directed George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière, Louis, enfant roi, which was entered at Cannes, and another one by Lautrec. In 2002, Christian Schiaretti succeeded him as director of the TNP; he created his own company with which he continued to write and direct until his death. He died on 12 May 2009 after a heart attack, he is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (22nd division). Source: Article "Roger Planchon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1931-09-12

Birth Place

Saint-Chamond, Loire, France

Movies and TV shows :

A Man Escaped

A Man Escaped

1956

8.0

Movie
A Strange Passion

A Strange Passion

1984

4.4

Movie
poster

Apostrophes

1975

8.5

TV
Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel

1988

6.8

Movie
Celluloid and Marble

Celluloid and Marble

2011

0.0

Movie
Danton

Danton

1983

6.9

Movie
poster

Discorama

1959

0.0

TV
Dossier 51

Dossier 51

1978

6.5

Movie
I... For Icarus

I... For Icarus

1979

7.7

Movie
Jean Galmot, aventurier

Jean Galmot, aventurier

1990

5.6

Movie
La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

1996

5.4

Movie
Leclerc, un rêve d'Indochine

Leclerc, un rêve d'Indochine

2003

0.0

Movie
Legitimate Violence

Legitimate Violence

1982

5.1

Movie
Molière

Molière

1978

5.9

Movie
Radio corbeau

Radio corbeau

1989

5.6

Movie
Roads to the South

Roads to the South

1978

3.6

Movie
The Big Brother

The Big Brother

1982

5.8

Movie
The Others

The Others

1975

5.0

Movie
The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of Martin Guerre

1982

6.7

Movie
The Seventh Target

The Seventh Target

1984

5.8

Movie
The Year of Awakening

The Year of Awakening

1991

4.9

Movie