Les Films du Losange
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{{Infobox company
| name = Les Films du Losange
| logo = LoglosangeBlanc.JPG
| caption =
| services = {{Plainlist|
- Film distribution
- Film production
- Film sales
}}
| foundation = 1962
| founders = Barbet Schroeder
Éric Rohmer
| key_people = Charles Gillibert (President)
| location_city = Paris
| location_country = France
}}
Les Films du Losange ({{IPA|fr|le film dy lɔzɑ̃ʒ}}, {{lit|Lozenge Films}}), also known as Le Losange,{{Cite web |title=Le Losange, 60 ans de cinéma |url=https://088v.wapp.blue/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TEXTE-60-ANS-DU-LOSANGE_compressed.pdf |access-date=29 August 2024 |publisher=Les Films du Losange |language=fr}}{{Cite news |last=Tonet |first=Aureliano |date=19 January 2022 |title=Charles Gillibert, producteur : « C'était le dernier moment pour sauver l'œuvre de Jean Eustache » |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2022/01/19/charles-gillibert-producteur-c-etait-le-dernier-moment-pour-sauver-l-uvre-de-jean-eustache_6110131_3246.html |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Le Monde |language=fr}} is a film production, film distribution and international sales company founded by Barbet Schroeder and Éric Rohmer in 1962.
History
Les Films du Losange was founded by Barbet Schroeder and Éric Rohmer in 1962.{{Cite web|last=AlloCine|title=Les Films du Losange|url=https://www.allocine.fr/societe/fichesociete-225/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=AlloCiné|language=fr}} The company funded and distributed many films from the French nouvelle vague era, directed by Rohmer, Schroeder, Roger Planchon, Jacques Rivette, and later on Michael Haneke and Jacques Doillon.
As of July 2021, Les Films du Losange has been owned by its president Charles Gillibert and managing director Alexis Dantec, who purchased it from longtime manager Margaret Ménégoz.{{Cite web |title=About – les films du losange |url=https://filmsdulosange.com/en/about/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |language=fr-FR}}
In January 2022, Les Films du Losange acquired the catalogue of French director Jean Eustache.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/les-films-du-losange-acquires-catalogue-of-cult-french-director-jean-eustache-exclusive/5166736.article|title = Les Films du Losange acquires catalogue of cult French director Jean Eustache (Exclusive)}}
In May 2024, Les Films du Losange acquired Raymond Depardon's production company Palmeraie et Desert.{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=15 May 2024 |title=France's Les Films du Losange Acquires Raymond Depardon's Banner Palmeraie et Desert (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/films-du-losange-raymond-depardons-banner-palmeraie-et-desert-1236004771/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Partial filmography
class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Director |
1959
| rowspan="5"|Éric Rohmer |
1962 |
1963 |
1967 |
rowspan="2"|1969 |
More |
1970
| rowspan="2"|Éric Rohmer |
rowspan="2"|1972 |
La Vallée
| Barbet Schroeder |
rowspan="2"|1974 |
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
| Barbet Schroeder |
rowspan="2"|1976
| Éric Rohmer |
Maîtresse
| Barbet Schroeder |
rowspan="2"|1978
| Éric Rohmer |
Koko, le gorille qui parle
| Barbet Schroeder |
rowspan="2"|1981
| Éric Rohmer |
Le Pont du Nord
| Jacques Rivette |
rowspan="2"|1982
| Éric Rohmer |
Lettres d'amour en Somalie |
1983
| rowspan="2"|Éric Rohmer |
rowspan="3"|1984 |
Un amour de Swann |
Cheaters (Tricheurs)
| Barbet Schroeder |
1986
| rowspan="3"|Éric Rohmer |
rowspan="2"|1987 |
4 Aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle |
1989 |
rowspan="2"|1990
| Éric Rohmer |
Europa Europa |
1992
| rowspan="2"|Éric Rohmer |
rowspan="2"|1996 |
Le Bel Été 1914 |
rowspan="2"|1998
| Éric Rohmer |
Lautrec |
1999 |
rowspan="2"|2000
| La vierge des tueurs | Barbet Schroeder |
La saison des hommes |
rowspan="2"|2005
| {{ill|The Art of Breaking Up|fr|3=Un fil à la patte (film, 2005)|lt=The Art of Breaking Up}} |
Caché |
2008
| La fabrique des sentiments | rowspan="2"|Jean-Marc Moutout |
2011
| De bon matin |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2020
| My Best Part (Garçon chiffon) |
2023 |
rowspan="2" | 2024
| Dahomey |
Misericordia |
References
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External links
- [https://filmsdulosange.com/en/ Official website]
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Category:Film production companies of France
Category:Mass media companies established in 1962
Category:1962 establishments in France
Category:International sales agents
Category:Film distributors of France