Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.

Biography

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Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings.

He started on stage in 1949 after winning an amateur theater. In 1952, he founded the Théâtre de la Comédie, located in the rue des Marronniers, in Lyon. He was the director of the Théâtre de la Cité of Villeurbanne since 1957 (which became the Théâtre National Populaire in 1972).

Roger Planchon transposed many works by Brecht, Molière, Shakespeare, and many works of contemporary authors, including Arthur Adamov and Michel Vinaver, but also opened the Théâtre National Populaire to Patrice Chéreau, then Georges Lavaudant.

As films, he directed George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière, Louis, enfant roi, which was entered at Cannes,[1] and another one by Lautrec.

End of life

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In 2002, Christian Schiaretti succeeded him as director of the TNP; he created his own company with which he continued to write and direct until his death.

He died on 12 May 2009 after a heart attack, he is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (22nd division).[2][3][4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1956 A Man Escaped Le garde cycliste
1973 George Who? Victor Borie / Michel de Bourges, l'avocat
1974 The Others Alexis Artaxerxès
1978 Roads to the South L'avocat parisien
1978 Dossier 51 Esculape 1
1978 Molière Colbert
1979 I as in Icarus Le professeur David Naggara
1982 The Return of Martin Guerre Jean de Coras
1982 Légitime violence Philippe Miller
1982 The Big Brother Inspecteur Valin
1983 Danton Fouquier-Tinville
1984 A Strange Passion L'évêque
1984 La 7ème cible Le commissaire Paillard
1988 Dandin Le tragédien
1988 Camille Claudel Morhardt
1989 Radio Corbeau Faber - le maire de Saint-Meyrand
1990 Jean Galmot, aventurier Castellane
1991 L'année de l'éveil Le Capitaine / The captain
1993 Louis, the Child King Le vieux domestique
1993 Pétain Narrator Voice
1998 Lautrec Le vieil acteur

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Louis, the Child King". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. ^ "Roger Planchon,un grand maître est mort". LEFIGARO. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  3. ^ Mort de Roger Planchon, dépêche AFP
  4. ^ "Décès du dramaturge et cinéaste Roger Planchon", Le Monde, 12 May 2009 Lemonde.fr Retrieved May 25, 2009
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