Patris, Gérard

(1931, Paris, France - 1990, Chailles, Loir-et-Cher, France)

   After his secondary studies, he enrolled in art school and then founded a lithography workshop. After mar­rying musician Pierre Schaeffer's daughter, he worked with his father-in-law in the research department at ORTF (French TV at the time). He created a produc­tion company, La Chesnaie Films. Also an occasional film editor (1969 Carmen: De Herbert Von Karajan, documentary, François Reichenbach; 1971 Medicine Ball Caravan / UK: We Have Come for Your Daughters, documentary, François Reichenbach, France / USA), he directed mostly documentaries. He died in a road accident.

 Filmography

1962 ◘ Caustiques (short)

        ◘ Spontané III (16-mm short)

        ◘ Spontané IV (short)

1967 ◘ Naissance d'un Opéra (documentary; short)

        ◘ L'Amour de la Vie—Arthur Rubinstein / UK: Love of Life / USA: Arthur Rubinstein—The Love of Life (documentary; co-director with François Reichenbach)

        ◘ 9e Symphonie (documentary; also screenwriter; West Germany)

        ◘ Un Homme de Russie (documentary)

        ◘ My Name Is Stern (documentary)

 Television Filmography

1963 ◘ Auto-Portrait (short)

1965 ◘ La Chute d'Icare (short)

        ◘ Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short; episode "El expecto resurrectionem mortuo-rum"; co-director with Luc Ferrari)

        ◘ Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short; episode "Hommage à Varèse"; co-director with Luc Ferrari)

1966 ◘ Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short, episode "Momente"; co-director with Luc Ferrari)

        ◘ Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short; episode "Quand un Homme consacre sa Vie à la Musique"; co-director with Luc Ferrari)

        ◘ Les Grandes Répétitions (documentary; short; episode "De l'Autre Côté du Chemin de Fer"; co-director with Luc Ferrari)

        ◘ Les Enfants grecs (documentary; short)

        ◘ Parade (documentary; short)

        ◘ Rien ne va plus (documentary; short)

        ◘ Ecole de Nice (documentary; short)

        ◘ A propos d'un Crime (documentary; short)

1973 ◘ Trans und so weiter (documentary; medium-length; West Germany / Belgium)

        ◘ Proximities & Calligraph for Martyrs (2 X 30' documentary)

        ◘ Histoires naturelles (documentary; medium-length)

        ◘ La Famille de mon Frère (documentary)

        ◘ Denier Théâtre, Camélias-Souvenirs (documentary)

        ◘ Adieu ma petite Léonie (documentary; medium-length)

        ◘ Le Château et la Chaumière (documentary)

        ◘ Anthologie poétique (documentary; short)

        ◘ Les Apprentis (documentary)

        ◘ Schubert (documentary; medium-length; West Germany)

        ◘ Mélodrame ce Soir (documentary; medium-length)

        ◘ La Liberté de l'Esprit (2 X 52' documentary)

        ◘ L'Anthropographe (documentary; medium-length; episodes "Solitudes", "Médiums")

        ◘ L'Anthropographe (documentary; medium-length; episodes "Dialogue secret", "Arte maga")

        ◘ L'Anthropographe (documentary; medium-length; episode "Le Petit Chat est mort")

        ◘ L'Anthropographe (documentary; medium-length; episodes "Le Commerce amoureux", "Cancer")

        ◘ L'Anthropographe (documentary; episode "La Saison du Brâme")