Matalon, Eddy

(Elie Isidore Matalon / Septem­ber II, 1937, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - )

   A former assistant director, he began his directing ca­reer shooting shorts. He produced a short (1971 Tous Risques, Jacques Doillon) and co-produced La Chair de l'Orchidée / Un orchidea rossa sangue / Das Fleisch der Orchidee / USA: Flesh and the Orchid (Patrice Chéreau, France / Italy / West Germany, 1975), The Romantic Eng­lishwoman / Une Anglaise romantique (Joseph Losey, UK / France, 1975), Malevil (Christian de Chalonge, France / West Germany, 1981), and Thank You Satan! / Oh! Satan! (as executive producer, André Farwagi, France / Canada, 1989). Other credit (as author of original story): 2002 Partners in Action (Sidney J. Furie, USA).

 Filmography

1962 ◘ Gaspard a un rendez-vous (short; also screenwriter, author of commentary)

        ◘ Gaspard fait du Cheval (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Gaspard se marie (short; also screenwriter)

1966 ◘ Le Chien fou (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1970 ◘ Trop petit mon Ami / UK: Ticky / USA: Too Small My Friend (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Île aux Coquelicots

1973 ◘ Les Garces / UK: Love Hungry Girls / USA: Dangerous When Aroused (as Jack Angel; France / Italy)

        ◘ La Révélation (co-director with Alain Lavalle; shot in 1971)

1974 ◘ La Pension du libre Amour / UK: Hotel of Free Love (as Jack Angel)

        ◘ Et avec les Oreilles qu'est-ce que vous faîtes? (also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Promenade (short)

1975 ◘ La Chatte sans Pudeur (as Jack Angel)

        ◘ La Bête à Plaisir / Ma Femme, mon Amour Lilles insatiables

        ◘ Cathy's Curse / Cauchemars / Une si gentille pe­tite Fille (as Eddy Greenwood; also co-screenwriter, producer; Canada / France)

        ◘ Blackout / New York Black Out / Black-Out à New York / Et la Terreur commence / New York ne répond plus (also producer; Canada / France)

        ◘ Brigade mondaine: La Secte de Marrakech

        ◘ T'inquiète pas, ça se soigne (also co-screenwriter)

1983 ◘ Prends ton Passe-Montagne, on va à la Plage (also screenwriter, co-adapter)

1993 ◘ Sweet Killing / Deux Doigts de Meurtre (also co-screenwriter; Canada / France / UK; shot in 1991-1992)

1998 ◘ Au Jour le Jour (short)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ Quand la Liberté venait du Ciel (13 X 26'; co-director only)

        ◘ Spécial Bardot (TV show; co-director with François Reichenbach)