Pierre-André Boutang Explained

Pierre-André Boutang
Birth Date:March 25, 1937
Death Date:August 20, 2008
Death Place:Porticcio, Corsica
Occupation:Writer
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Pierre-André Boutang (March 25, 1937, in Paris – August 20, 2008, in Porticcio, Corsica) was a French documentary filmmaker, producer and director. He was one of the leaders of the Franco-German channel Arte as well as of La Sept previously.

Biography

Son of Marie-Claire and maurrasianist and monarchist philosopher Pierre Boutang, and half-brother of Yann Moulier-Boutang, he was married to Martine Ferrand, editor at Éditions Grasset, with whom he had a daughter, Adrienne, teacher-researcher specializing in American cinema and half-sister of French radio journalist Émilie Aubry and novelist Gwenaëlle Aubry.

Formation

As a student at Sciences Po in 1958, he met Jean-Daniel Pollet[1] and joined the ORTF[2] as assistant director.

Career

In association with, director and film critic at Elle and at Le Masque et la plume, Boutang produced and arranged interviews with such notables of film and literature as Jean-Paul Sartre, George Steiner, Gilles Deleuze and Serge Daney. He was close to French film producer Jean-Pierre Rassam.

Boutang was responsible for cultural programs for FR3 and from 1987 to 1992, and for and Métropolis from 1995 to 2006, replaced by Rebecca Manzoni.[3]

Filmography

Documentary

Producer

Fiction producer

Actor

Interviews

Achorman

Notes and References

  1. Interview de Pierre- André Boutang, dans 'Souvenirs autour de Jean-Daniel Pollet', réalisé par Noël Simsolo, 2005 - DVD L'Acrobate.
  2. voir l'émission "Micros et caméras" sur INA.fr en date du 8 avril 1967 intitulée "Les nouveaux programmes de la 2ème chaîne" où il présente les motivations pour proposer des nouvelles émissions par exemple celles du dimanche après-midi - http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF86625909/les-nouveaux-programmes-de-la-2eme-chaine-video.html
  3. http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/rebecca-manzoni-25927.php Biographie de Rebecca Manzoni