Milesi, Jean-Louis

(August 3, 1956, Sedrina, Italy)

   He entered films as a trainee and then an assistant director and assistant editor on Jorge Blanco's Argie (1984). He held jobs as an extra, a cook during the shooting of a video clip as a second assistant decora­tor (1987 Sale Destin!, Sylvain Madigan), and editor (1986 La Clé, short, Ghassan Salhab, Lebanon / France; 1988 Les Surprises de l'Amour, short, Caroline Chomi-enne; Un Médecin des Lumières / Ein Artz der Hoffnung, TV movie, René Allio, France / West Germany; 1990 La Ville Louvre, documentary, Nicolas Philibert; 1992 Clin d'œil, short, Olias Barco; 1993 Que la Vie est belle, short, Romain Vitali; Afrique Fantôme, short, Ghassan Salhab, Lebanon / France). A film director since 1984, he also was a co-screenwriter and co-dialogist (1993 L'Argent fait le Bonheur / USA: Money Makes Happiness, Robert Guédiguian; 1995 A la Vie, à la Mort!, Robert Guédiguian; 1997 Marius et Jeannette / USA: Marius and Jeannette, also lyricist, Robert Guédiguian; 1998 A la Place du Cœur, Robert Guédiguian; 2000 A l'Attaque!, Robert Guédiguian; La Ville est tranquille, Robert Guédiguian; 2001 Charmant Garçon, Patrick Chesnais; 2002 Marie-Jo et ses 2 Amours, Robert Guédiguian; 2004 Mon Père est ingénieur, Robert Guédiguian; 2007 Sempre vivu!, Robin Renucci; 2008 Lady Jane, Robert Guédiguian) and screenwriter and dialogist (2005 Le Show des Machos, short, Thierry Binisti; Et si Kubrick, c'était laid, short, Thierry Binisti; A consommer froid de Préférence, short, Thierry Boscheron; Apparences, short, Thierry Boscheron; Tête de Gondole, segments "Le Show des Machos", "Et si Kubrick, c'était laid", "A consommer froid de préférence", "Apparences"). He also authored and directed plays (1982 Néant Cage, also actor; 1984 Une Petite Difficulté) and adapted Federico Fellini's La Strada for the theatrical company Y Garouel.

 Filmography

1984 ◘ Yihla Moja (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

1986 ◘ Comme une Bête (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

1988 ◘ Intimité (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

        ◘ 19h39-19h45 (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

        ◘ En direct de l'Etre humain (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

1993 ◘ Ça se passe en Equateur (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

2000 ◘ Nag la Bombe (also screenwriter, dialogist)

2005 ◘ Camille des Lilas et les Voleurs d'Enfants (also screenwriter, dialogist, co-producer, editor)

2007 ◘ Lino (also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

 Television Filmography

2003 ◘ Fragile (also screenwriter, dialogist)