Michel Boisrond

{{Short description|French film director and screenwriter (1921–2002)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Michel Boisrond

| birth_name = Michel Jacques Boisrond

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|10|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|11|10|1921|10|9|df=y}}

| death_place = La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France

| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1947–2002

}}

Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921 – 10 November 2002) was a French film director and screenwriter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141105023233/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/82316/Michel-Boisrond The New York Times] His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Career

A former apprentice of Jean Delannoy, Jean Cocteau, and René Clair, Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with Cette Sacrée Gamine starring Brigitte Bardot.

His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres.[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:82316 AllMovie]

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=4\|1947 \| Histoire de chanter \| rowspan=8\|Assistant director \| Directed by Gilles Grangier
Rocambole \| Directed by Jacques de Baroncelli
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Rendez-vous à Paris \| Directed by Gilles Grangier (2)
1948 \| Ruy Blas \| Directed by Pierre Billon
1949 \| Jo la Romance \| Directed by Gilles Grangier (3)
1950 \| Beauty and the Devil \| Directed by René Clair
rowspan=2\|1951 \| Les petites Cardinal \| Directed by Gilles Grangier (4)
Deux sous de violettes \| Technical collaborator \| Directed by Jean Anouilh
rowspan=2\|1952 \| The Snows of Kilimanjaro \| rowspan=8\|Assistant director \| Directed by Henry King
Beauties of the Night \| Directed by René Clair (2)
rowspan=2\|1953 \| Un acte d'amour \| Directed by Anatole Litvak
Un caprice de Caroline chérie \| Directed by Jean-Devaivre
1954 \| Crainquebille \| Directed by Ralph Habib
rowspan=4\|1955 \| The Grand Maneuver \| Directed by René Clair (3)
Interdit de séjour \| Directed by Maurice de Canonge
Escale à Orly \| Directed by Jean Dréville
Mr. Arkadin \| Production manager \| Directed by Orson Welles
rowspan=3\|1956 \| Lorsque l'enfant paraît \| Director \|
Naughty Girl \| rowspan=5\|Director & writer \|
It Happened in Aden \|
1957 \| La Parisienne \|
rowspan=3\|1959 \| Women Are Weak \| Nominated - Mar del Plata International Film Festival - Best Film
Come Dance with Me \|
Way of Youth \| rowspan=3\|Director \|
1960 \| Love and the Frenchwoman \|
rowspan=2\|1961 \| Famous Love Affairs \|
One Night on the Beach \| rowspan=2\|Director & writer \|
rowspan=2\|1962 \| Tales of Paris \|
How to Succeed in Love \| rowspan=3\|Director \|
rowspan=3\|1964 \| How Do You Like My Sister? \|
Comment épouser un premier ministre \|
Cherchez l'idole \| Director & producer \|
1966 \| Atout cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117 \| Director \|
rowspan=2\|1967 \| The Man Who Was Worth Millions \| Director & writer \|
Le Samouraï \| Actor \|
1968 \| The Private Lesson \| Director, writer & actor \|
1970 \| Du soleil plein les yeux \| Director & writer \|
1971 \| On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes \| rowspan=2\|Director \|
1972 \| Le petit poucet \|
1974 \| Dis-moi que tu m'aimes \| Director & writer \|
1975 \| Catherine et Compagnie \| rowspan=2\|Director \|
1977-78 \| Les folies Offenbach \| TV Mini-Series
1981 \| Histoire contemporaine \| Director & writer \| TV Mini-Series
1982 \| Toutes griffes dehors \| rowspan=2\|Director \| TV Mini-Series
rowspan=2\|1984 \| Tout comme un homme \| TV movie
Le Bon Plaisir \| Actor \| Directed by Francis Girod
1986-87 \| Le Tiroir secret \| rowspan=6\|Director \| TV Mini-Series
1986-91 \| Série rose \| TV series (4 episodes)
1987 \| Cinéma 16 \| TV series (1 episode)
1989-90 \| Le retour d'Arsène Lupin \| TV series (2 episodes)
1991 \| Marie Curie, une femme honorable \| TV Mini-Series
1992 \| Séparément vôtre \| TV movie
1993 \| Meurtre en ut majeur \| Director & writer \| TV movie
rowspan=2\|1995 \| L'histoire du samedi \| Writer \| TV series (1 episode)
Police des polices \| Director \| TV series (6 episodes)

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=4|1947

| Histoire de chanter

| rowspan=8|Assistant director

| Directed by Gilles Grangier

Rocambole

| Directed by Jacques de Baroncelli

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