Jacques Bral

Jacques Bral (21 September 1948 – 17 January 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1] He was also a painter.[2]

Not to be confused with Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel.

Jacques Bral
Born21 September 1948
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Died17 January 2021(2021-01-17) (aged 72)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilm Director
Screenwriter

Biography

After his studies at Alborz High School in Tehran, Bral left Iran in 1966 for France. From 1966 to 1968, he studied architecture at Beaux-Arts de Paris and codirected the short film Quand tout le monde est parti with Julien Lévi and Jean-Paul Leca. He then directed feature films M-88 in 1970 and Frisou in 1973, both in black and white. In 1975, he directed Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents, which starred Francis Blanche and Bernadette Lafont.

In 1978, Bral founded the production company Les Films Noirs, which was responsible for the release of Extérieur, nuit in 1980.[3] It was remastered for the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon in 2009,[4] and a rerelease into theaters occurred on 27 June 2010.

In 1984, Bral directed the film Polar, which was an adaptation of the novel Morgue plein by Jean-Patrick Manchette.[5] In 1989, he produced Street of No Return, the final feature film in the career of American director Samuel Fuller.[6] His poetic fable Mauvais garçon was released in 1993.

After directing many films, Bral focused on screenwriting, and served as both director and screenwriter for the film Un printemps à Paris,[7] which won the Grand Prize at the Police Paris New York Film Festival in 2007.[8] In 2012, he directed and produced Black Really Suits You, a cross-cultural romantic tragedy.

Jacques Bral died in Paris on 17 January 2021 at the age of 72.[9]

Filmography

Director
  • Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents (1974)
  • Extérieur, nuit (1980)
  • Polar (1984)
  • Mauvais Garçon (1993)
  • Un printemps à Paris (2006)
  • Black Really Suits You (2012)

Writer

Actor
  • Quelques hommes de bonne volonté (1983)
  • L'Embellie (1995)

References
  1. "Le cinéaste Jacques Bral, réalisateur d'"Extérieur nuit", est décédé". Le Progrès (in French). 17 January 2021.
  2. "Jacques Bral - Plasticien et cinéaste". Jacques Bral (in French).
  3. "Extérieur, nuit". Les Films Noirs (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2009.
  4. "Prix Lumière 2009". Institut Lumière (in French).
  5. "Polar". Les Films Noirs (in French). Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
  6. "Sans Espoir de Retour". Thunder Films International (in French). 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help).
  7. "Un printemps à Paris". Thunder Films International (in French). Archived from the original on 23 February 2010.
  8. "Police Paris New York Film Festival 2007". French Culture (in French). Archived from the original on 4 July 2011.
  9. "Le cinéaste Jacques Bral, réalisateur d'"Extérieur nuit", est mort à l'âge de 72 ans". BFM TV (in French). 17 January 2021.
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