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Henri Colpi is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Editor French born on 15 july 1921 at Brig (Suisse)
Henri Colpi (15 July 1921, Brigue, Switzerland – 14 January 2006, Menton, France) was a French film editor and film director.
Colpi directed the 1961 film Une aussi longue absence, which is well known for sharing the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with Viridiana, which was directed by Luis Buñuel. Une aussi longue absence was written by Marguerite Duras, featured Alida Valli in a major role, and included music by Georges Delerue. It also won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1960. His second feature Codine was also screening in competition at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, where Colpi won the prize for Best Screenplay.
Colpi is also noted as a film editor with about 20 credits, including Alain Resnais' films Hiroshima mon amour (1961) and L'Année dernière à Marienbad (1963).
In addition to directing, editing, acting, sound recording, and a variety of functions in the post-War years, he was featured in a French television series, Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (The History of French Cinema By Those Who Made It) in 1974, and he continued to work into the 1990s.
Il a longtemps enseigné l'art du montage à l'Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion de Bruxelles.
Son premier film Une aussi longue absence, sur un scénario de Marguerite Duras, obtient la Palme d'or au festival de Cannes 1961 après avoir reçu le prix Louis-Delluc l'année précédente.
Ami proche de Georges Brassens depuis leur adolescence à Sète, il est l'auteur des paroles de la chanson Heureux qui comme Ulysse (BO du film éponyme) interprétée par Brassens sur une musique de Georges Delerue. Toujours sur une musique de ce dernier, il a également écrit Trois petites notes de musiques, chanson interprétée par Cora Vaucaire dans son film Une aussi longue absence.
Il est inhumé au cimetière marin de Sète, non loin de la tombe de Paul Valéry.
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Henri Colpi
Birth name Enrico Colpi
Nationality France
Birth 15 july 1921 at Brig (Suisse)
Death 14 january 2006 (at 84 years) at Menton (France)
Awards Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Nationality France
Birth 15 july 1921 at Brig (Suisse)
Death 14 january 2006 (at 84 years) at Menton (France)
Awards Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Henri Colpi (15 July 1921, Brigue, Switzerland – 14 January 2006, Menton, France) was a French film editor and film director.
Colpi directed the 1961 film Une aussi longue absence, which is well known for sharing the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with Viridiana, which was directed by Luis Buñuel. Une aussi longue absence was written by Marguerite Duras, featured Alida Valli in a major role, and included music by Georges Delerue. It also won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1960. His second feature Codine was also screening in competition at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, where Colpi won the prize for Best Screenplay.
Colpi is also noted as a film editor with about 20 credits, including Alain Resnais' films Hiroshima mon amour (1961) and L'Année dernière à Marienbad (1963).
In addition to directing, editing, acting, sound recording, and a variety of functions in the post-War years, he was featured in a French television series, Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (The History of French Cinema By Those Who Made It) in 1974, and he continued to work into the 1990s.
Biography
Après des études de lettres à Montpellier, il suit les cours de l'IDHEC. Il se fait connaître comme monteur au cours des années 1950, collaborant notamment avec Charles Chaplin, Alain Resnais et Henri-Georges Clouzot.Il a longtemps enseigné l'art du montage à l'Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion de Bruxelles.
Son premier film Une aussi longue absence, sur un scénario de Marguerite Duras, obtient la Palme d'or au festival de Cannes 1961 après avoir reçu le prix Louis-Delluc l'année précédente.
Ami proche de Georges Brassens depuis leur adolescence à Sète, il est l'auteur des paroles de la chanson Heureux qui comme Ulysse (BO du film éponyme) interprétée par Brassens sur une musique de Georges Delerue. Toujours sur une musique de ce dernier, il a également écrit Trois petites notes de musiques, chanson interprétée par Cora Vaucaire dans son film Une aussi longue absence.
Il est inhumé au cimetière marin de Sète, non loin de la tombe de Paul Valéry.
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Filmography of Henri Colpi (15 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Elegant Criminal | Actor | |
| 1989 | Australia | Editor | |
| 1988 | L'enfance de l'art | Actor | |
| 1981 | Fruits of Passion | Editor | |
| 1973 | The Mysterious Island | Director, Scriptwriter | |
| 1970 | Happy He Who Like Ulysses | Director, Scriptwriter | |
| 1969 | Destroy, She Said | Editor | |
| 1966 | The Nameless Star | Director, Scriptwriter | |
| 1963 | Codine | Director, Scriptwriter, Editor | |
| 1961 | Last Year at Marienbad | Editor | |
| 1961 | The Long Absence | Director, Scriptwriter | |
| 1960 | Night and Fog | Editor | |
| 1959 | Hiroshima Mon Amour | Editor | |
| 1956 | La Pointe Courte | Editor | |
| 1956 | The Mystery of Picasso | Editor |