Cassenti, Frank

(Maurice Cassenti / August 6, l945, Rabat, Morocco-)

   After shooting a couple of shorts and briefly serving as an assistant, he directed his first feature film.

 Filmography

1969 ◘ Flash Parc (short; shot in l967)

        ◘ Histoire du Futur antérieur (short)

1973 ◘ Salut, Voleurs! (shot in l97l)

        ◘ L'Agression (short)

        ◘ Echos d'Alger (short)

1976 ◘ L'Affiche rouge (also co-screenwriter)

1979 ◘ La Chanson de Roland / Das Rolandslied / USA:

        ◘ The Song of Roland (also co-screenwriter; France / West Germany; shot in 1977-1978)

        ◘ Salsa pour Goldman / Aïnama (documentary)

1980 ◘ Bernard Lubat (documentary; short)

        ◘ Lettre à Michel Pétrucciani (documentary; short)

 l984 ◘ Mystery, Mr. Ra / USA: Sun Ra and His Myth-

        ◘ Science Arkestra (documentary; short; shot in l982)

        ◘ Archie Shepp: I Am Jazz . . . It's My Life (documentary; short; shot in l982)

1988 ◘ Le Testament d'un Poète juif assassiné (also co-screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

1978 ◘ Le Festival mondial de la Jeunesse à Cuba (documentary)

1982 ◘ Deuil en vingt-quatre Heures (4 x 60'; shot in l980)

1987 ◘ Réalisation de Jazz à Paris (four documentaries; shorts)

1998 ◘ Le Goût des Fraises (also co-screenwriter)

2003 ◘ Jazz à Porquerolles (documentary)

2006 ◘ Novecento (documentary)