Halimi, André

(April 28, 1930, Beja, Tunisia-)

   He had his first contact with cinema in 1969 working as a journalist for such newspapers and newsmaga­zines as Pariscope, Paris Match, Lui, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Le Journal du Dimanche, Le Figaro Magazine, and VSD. From 1975 to 1981, he hosted two TV programs on movies (Allons au Cinéma and Ciné Première). He di­rected several documentaries on directors (Jacques Tati, Henri Verneuil, Roger Vadim) and more than twenty-five programs on the Cannes Film Festival. His first film was a documentary on the conduct of the artists during the occupation of France.

 Filmography

1976 ◘ Chantons sous l'Occupation (documentary; also screenwriter)

1988 ◘ Corps z'à Corps (also screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

2003 ◘ La Délation sous l'Occupation (documentary; also screenwriter; shot in 1997-2003)

 Television Filmography

1983 ◘ Microbidon