Heynemann, Laurent

(November 9, 1948, Paris, France - )

   He was refused entry to the IDHEC but soon became an assistant director (1972 L'Humour vagabonde, Ed­ouard Luntz; 1973 R.A.S. / R.A.S. nulla de segnalare, Yves Boisset, France / Italy / Tunisia; 1974 Les Guichets du Louvre / USA: Black Thursday, Michel Mitrani; L'Horloger de Saint-Paul / UK: The Watchmaker of St Paul / USA: The Clockmaker of St. Paul, Bertrand Tavernier; 1975 Folle à tuer / Una donna da uccidere, Yves Boisset, France / Italy; 1976 Der Fangschuss / Le Coup de Grâce / USA: Coup de Grace, Volker Schloendorff, West Germany / France). He co-wrote two films (1979 Rien ne va plus / USA: Out ofWhack, Jean-Michel Ribes; 1984 La Garce, Christine Pascal) and three of Caroline Huppert's TV movies (1979 Madame Sourdis; 1981 Le Bonheur des Tristes; 1982 L'Apprentissage de la Ville). Other credits (as actor): 1981 L'Homme fragile (Claire Clouzot); 2004 Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois / UK:Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque / USA: Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque (documentary; as himself; Jacques Richard); 2008 Mémoires du Cinéma français, de la Libération à nos Jours (video documentary; as himself; Hubert Niogret); (as technical adviser): 1986 L'Unique (Jérôme Diamant-Berger).

 Filmography

1977 ◘ La Question / USA: The Question (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1979 ◘ Le Mors aux Dents (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1981 ◘ Il faut tuer Birgit Haas / USA: Birgit Haas Must Be Killed (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / West Germany)

1983 ◘ Stella (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1987 ◘ Les Mois d'Avril sont meurtriers (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Faux et Usage de Faux (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ La Vieille qui marchait dans la Mer / UK and USA: The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (also co-adapter)

1994 ◘ 3000 Scénarios contre un Virus (segment "Mort d'un Couple")

2001 ◘ Un Aller simple (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1982 ◘ De bien étranges Affaires (episode "L'Amour qui tue")

1983 ◘ Le Dernier Civil

1985 ◘ Série noire (episode "Meurtres pour Mé­moire"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Médecins des Hommes (episode "La Naissance: Le Pays du Soleil levant"; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Ceux de la Soif (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Série noire (episode "Main pleine")

1992 ◘ La Place du Père (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Cognacq-Jay

        ◘ Chercheurs d'Héritiers (episode "Les Gens de Faillac")

        ◘ L'Instit (episode "L'Angélus du Corbeau")

1996 ◘ Cœur de Cible

        ◘ J'ai rendez-vous avec vous Le Retour du Chat

        ◘ Deux Flics (episodes "Les Revenants", "Le Quatrième Homme")

        ◘ Véga (episodes "Anouchka", "Julien")

        ◘ La Porteuse de Valise

        ◘ Le Malade imaginaire

        ◘ Maigret (episodes "Maigret et la Princesse" / USA: "Maigret and the Princess", "L'Ami d'Enfance de Maigret"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Maigret (episodes "Maigret et le Clochard, Maigret en Meublé"; France / Belgium / Swit­zerland)

        ◘ Quand la Mer se retire

        ◘ René Bousquet ou Le Grand Arrangement Chez Maupassant (episode "L'Héritage"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Chez Maupassant (episode "Ce Cochon de Morin")

        ◘ La Mort n'oublie personne (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)