Harel, Philippe

(December 22, 1956, Paris, France -)

   From 1975 to 1985, he was a video cameraman and editor. Then he shot many TV news reports. A movie director since 1980, he also made some appearances in films (1988 Mes Sincères Condoléances, short, Dod-ine Herry-Grimaldi; 1993 Cible émouvante / UK: Wild Target, Pierre Salvadori; 1994 Tina et le Revolver, short, Romain Baboeuf; 1995 Les Fleurs de Maria Papado-pylou, short, Dodine Herry-Grimaldi, shot in 1993; Les Apprentis, also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-di-alogist, Pierre Salvadori; Suivez le Bébé, short, Gérard Jumel; 1996 Un Héros très discret / USA: A Self-Made Hero, Jacques Audiard; 1999 Vénus Beauté (Institut) / UK: Venus Beauty Salon / USA: Venus Beauty Institute, Tonie Marshall; 2001 Reines d'un Jour / USA: A Hell of a Day, Marion Vernoux; 2002 Sexes très opposés / USA: Very Opposite Sexes, Eric Assous, France / Belgium; Comment tu t'appelles?, short, Iliana Lolic; 2003 Bienv­enue au Gîte, Claude Duty) and on TV (1980 Airport Charter 2020, Pierre Lary; Médecins de Nuit, episode "Les Marglis", Pierre Lary).

 Filmography

1980 ◘ Tentative d'Echec (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1984 ◘ Mon Inconnue (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1985 ◘ Fin de Série (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1989 ◘ Deux Pièces / Cuisine (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1992 ◘ Un Eté sans Histoire / French Summer (short; also co-screenwriter, actor)

1994 ◘ L'Histoire du Garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Une Visite (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ La Femme défendue (also adapter, actor)

        ◘ Les Randonneurs (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

        ◘ Journal intime des Affaires en cours (documentary; co-director with Denis Robert)

        ◘ Extension du Domaine de la Lutte / UK: What­ever (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

2001 ◘ Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Belgium)

2003 ◘ Tristan

2005 ◘ Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor as himself)

2008 ◘ Les Randonneurs à Saint-Tropez (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)