Setbon, Philippe

(November 28, 1957, Paris, France-)

   A former comic book drawer and film critic (he no­tably wrote monographs on Klaus Kinski, Charles Bronson, and Telly Savalas), he directed a few shorts before starting a career as a screenwriter for films (1984 Les Fauves, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Jean-Louis Daniel; 1985 Détective, as co-screenwriter, Jean-Luc Godard; Parole de Flic / US video: Cop's Honor, as screenwriter, dialogist, José Pinheiro; Lune de Miel / Honeymoon, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Jean-Louis Daniel, France / Canada; Peau d'Ange, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Jean-Louis Daniel; Mort un Dimanche de Pluie, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Joël Santoni; Thérèse II la Mission, short, Guillaume Perrotte; 1993 Coup de Jeune, Xavier Gélin) and TV (about thirty movies and series, including the following Alain Delon vehicles: 2002 Fabio Montale, epi­sodes "Total Khéops", "Chourmo", "Solea", Denys Granier-Deferre; 2003 Le Lion, José Pinheiro; Frank Riva, as screenwriter, dialogist, episodes "L'Homme de nulle Part", "La Croix étoilée", "Le Dernier des Trois", Patrick Jamain; 2004 Frank Riva, as screenwriter, dialogist, episodes "Les Loups", "L'Ange rouge", "L'Homme traqué", Patrick Jamain).

 Filmography

1982 ◘ Anton Muze (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ La Politesse des Rois (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Claustro (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1987 ◘ Cross (also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Canada)

1990 ◘ Mister Frost (also co-screenwriter; France / UK)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ Sueurs froides (episode "Black Mélo")

        ◘ Tango Bar (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Love at First Sight (TV series)

        ◘ Stan et Achille / Stan y Achille (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Argentina)

        ◘ Commissaire Dumas D'Orgheuil / Commissaire D'Orgheuil: John (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Les Noces de Lolita (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1996 ◘ Ricky (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1999 ◘ The Dream Team (4 X 60'; co-director only)

2002 ◘ Chut! / USA: The Presence (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Ange de Feu (2 X 90'; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Greco (episodes "Petite Julie", "Mon Assassin", "La Deuxième Silhouette", "Fille de quelqu'un", "Corps et Âme", "Contact")

        ◘ La Mort dans l'Ile (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)