Marchand, Gilles

(June 18, 1963, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - )

   He trained at the IDHEC (1984-1987, directing and cinematography departments) and co-created a small production company, Sarabande Productions, with friends Laurent Cantet, Vincent Dietschy, and Dominik Moll. Parallel with his directing career, he also worked as a composer (1991 Caroline et ses Amies, short, Thomas Bardinet), first assistant di­rector (1994 Intimité, Dominik Moll; 1995 Jeux de Plage, Laurent Cantet), cinematographer (1996 Rome désolée, Vincent Dieutre; 2000 Leçons de Ténèbres, Vincent Dieutre, France / Belgium), co-screenwriter (1997 Sanguinaires, also actor, Laurent Cantet; 1999 Ressources humaines / USA: Human resources, Laurent Cantet, France / UK; 2000 Harry, un Ami qui vous veut du Bien / USA: Harry Is Here to Help / With a Friend Like Harry, un Ami qui vous veut du bien / With a Friend Like Harry ... , Dominik Moll; 2001 Le Lait de la Tendresse humaine, Dominique Cabrera, France / Belgium; Les Âmes câlines, Thomas Bardinet; 2003 Bon Voyage, Jean-Paul Rappeneau; 2004 Feux rouges / USA: Red Lights, Cédric Khan; 2005 Lemming, Dominik Moll; 2006 L'Eclaireur, Djibril Glissant), screenwriter, and di­alogist (2005 L'Avion, Cédric Kahn, France / Germany). He appeared as himself in a documentary (2003 Sur les Pas de Bambi . . . Journal d'une jeune Comédienne, Djibril Glissant).

 Filmography

        ◘ Nuit blanche (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Choisissez-moi (short, also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Etendu (short; also screenwriter)

1993 ◘ Joyeux Noël (short; also screenwriter)

1999 ◘ C'est plus fort que moi (short; also screenwriter)

2003 ◘ Qui a tué Bambi? (also co-screenwriter)