Le Masson, Yann

(Jean Robert Marie Le Masson / June 17, 1930, Brest, Finistère, France - )

   Having graduated from the ENCP (Ecole de Vaugirard) and the IDHEC, he was mostly a cinematographer (1954 Quand le Soleil dort, short, Ruy Guerra; 1960 Aicha, Nourredine Mechri, Francis Warin; 1966 Les Morutiers, documentary, short, Jean-Daniel Pollet; L'Or et le Plomb, Alain Cuniot; 1967 Tu imagines Robinson, Jean-Daniel Pollet; 1968 Le Drapeau d'Oxala, Pierre Kast; 1974 L'Homme qui voulait violer le Monde / Black Love ou L'Homme qui voulait violer le Monde entier, José Benazeraf; 1975 Les Prisons . . . aussi, documentary, Hélène Chatelain, René Lefort; La Cécilia, Jean-Louis Comolli; 1977 Nucléaire, Danger immédiat, documentary, Serge Poljinsky; 1980 Ainama (Salsa pour Gold­man), documentary, Frank Cassenti; 1981 Votre Enfant m'intéresse, Jean-Michel Carré; 1987 inch'Allah, documentary, Chantal Briet, Jean-Pierre Lenoir). He also was a second unit camera operator (1966 Grand Prix, John Frankenheimer, USA) and camera operator (1976 Je t'aime moi non plus / UK and USA: i Love You, i Don't, Serge Gainsbourg; 1978 Alertez les Bébés, Jean-Michel Carré; 1983 Equateur, Serge Gainsbourg, France / Ga­bon). He co-directed two shorts and a documentary.

 Filmography

1961 ◘ J'ai Huit Ans (short; co-director with Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff, René Vautier; also co-screenwriter)

1974 ◘ Kashima Paradise (documentary; co-director with Bénie Deswarte; also co-screenwriter)

1980 ◘ Regarde, elle a les Yeux grands ouverts (documentary; short; co-director with Félix Le Garrec, René Vautier)