Le Hémonet, Christian

(October 15, 1943, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France - )

   After working in Africa (Ivory Coast and Senegal) in the area of cinematographic release and industry, he collaborated on the writing of Edward Dmytryck's Bluebeard / Barbe-Bleue / Barbablù / Blaubart (France / Italy / West Germany, 1973). Then he went to London, where he served as an assistant to producers Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler (1973 The Three Mus­keteers / The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds, Richard Lester, UK / USA; 1974 The Four Musketeers / The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady / Los cua-tros mosqueteros / USA: The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge, Richard Lester, UK / Panama) and in charge of advertising (1976 Folies bourgeoises / Pazzi borgh-esi / Die verruckten Reichen / USA: The Twist, Claude Chabrol, France / Italy / West Germany; 1977 The Prince and the Pauper / USA: Crossed Swords, Richard Fleischer, UK / US; 1978 Superman:The Movie, Richard Donner, UK / US; 1980 Superman ii, Richard Lester, UK). Having returned to France, he joined the French TV channel FR3 for assisting Robert Mugnerot and co-writing with him a TV series, La Mer buissonnière (16 X 15', 1985). Then he began directing shorts and a few commercials and institutional films. He co-authored screenplays for TV (1992 La Mare aux Crocodiles, Neal Sandstrom; 1997 Mira la Magnifique, Agnès Delarive) and films (1986 Mad Night, short, Jean-Pierre Pozzi), played small parts in movies and TV productions (1981 Le Système du Docteur Goudron et du Professeur Plume, TV movie, Claude Chabrol; 1986 La Femme de ma vie / Die Frau meines Lebens, Régis Wargnier; 2001 Julie Lescaut, episode "Le Secret de Julie", Alain Wermus), and was a second unit direc­tor (1989 Eye of the Widow, Andrew V. McLaglen, USA; also director of the making of My Beautiful Featurette). He authored a novel (1985 La Femme sans Ombre, Editions du Rocher).

 Filmography

1983 ◘ Bed and Breakfast (16-mm short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Lift Show (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Blockhaus USA (short; also co-screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Funny Boy (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Lille de Rêve (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Olé! (documentary; short)

        ◘ ice Cream et Châtiment (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1991 ◘ The Black Stallion / The Adventures of the Black Stallion / The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (episode "The Alhambra Zaar"; Canada / France / New Zealand)