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René Gainville

René Gainville (Budapest, 2 December 1931[1]– Paris, 5 August 2014) was a Hungarian-born French screenwriter and film director, film producer and actor.[2]

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Biography

René Gainville was born René Jacques Froc de Géninville on 2 December 1931 in Budapest, Hungary.[1][3] Graduated from Budapest High School.[4]

After World War II, he moved with his family to Paris, where he began his film career after graduating as a film director.[5]

His wife was the actress Edith Vignaud, under the stage name of Anne Vernon.[6][7]

They had a daughter, Catherine de Geninville.[4]

He died on 5 August 2014 in Paris.[4][8]

Filmography

Director

  • 1964: Tambi (short film)[9]
  • 1964: Libérez-nous du mal (short film)[10]
  • 1964: Le père (short film)
  • 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos[11]
  • 1968: Le Démoniaque / The Woman Is a Stranger[12]
  • 1969: Un jeune couple / A Young Couple[13]
  • 1970: Alyse et Chloé / Alyse and Chloé[14]
  • 1973: Le Complot[15]
  • 1974: Le Bon Samaritain (TV)[16]
  • 1975: Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés (as Catherine Balogh)[17]
  • 1975: ... Et tu n'auras d'autres adversaires que toi (TV)
  • 1979: L'associé / The Associate

Assistant director

Producer

  • 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
  • 1968: Le Démoniaque
  • 1970: Alyse et Chloé / Alyse and Chloé
  • 1973: Le Complot
  • 1975: Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés
  • 1979: L'associé / The Associate
  • 1996: The Associate (continued from L'Associé)
  • 2001: Mikor siel az oroszlán? (Hungarian)[18][19]

Screenwriter

  • 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
  • 1968: Le Démoniaque
  • 1979: L'Associé
  • 1996: The Associate

Actor

  • 1989: Thank You Satan (André Farwagi's film)
  • 1996: Kisváros / Tengerparti végjáték (TV, Hungarian)

References

  1. "Family tree of René FROC de GÉNINVILLE". Geneanet. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p.376
  3. "René Gainville". IMDb. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. "Elhunyt René Gainville". hirado.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. Elhunyt a budapesti születésű francia filmes, René Gainville Life.hu 2014.08.07. 19:10 https://www.life.hu/kultura/20140807-meghalt-a-budapesti-szuletesu-francia-filmes-rene-gainville.doc
  6. "Anne VERNON". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. "Family tree of Edith VIGNAUD". Geneanet. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. Tambi (Short 1964) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
  9. L'homme de Mykonos (1966) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
  10. Le démoniaque (1968) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
  11. A Young Couple (1969) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
  12. Alyse and Chloe (1970) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
  13. Le complot (1973) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
  14. "Mikor síel az oroszlán? stáblista". FilmKatalogus.hu. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

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