Simon, Claire

(1955, London, England, UK-)

   Having settled in France in 1960, she grew up in Var. After studying ethnology, Arabic, and Berber, she learned cinema by way of film editing (1983 Faux-Fuyants / US video: Subterfuge, Alain Bergala, Jean-Pierre Limosin; 1986 Gardien de la Nuit / US video: Guardian of the Night, Jean-Pierre Limosin; 1987 Agosto, Jorge Silva Melo, Portugal / France). She began directing shorts in 1976. Other credits (as actress): 2001 Femme et Cinéaste (documentary, as herself, Jean-Marie Nizan); 2002 Un Petit Cas de Conscience (Marie-Claude Treilhou).

 Filmography

1976 ◘ Madeleine (short)

1980 ◘ Tandis que j'agonise (short)

1981 ◘ Moi, non ou l'Argent de Patricia (short)

1983 ◘ Mon Cher Simon (short)

        ◘ Une Journée de Vacances (short)

1984 ◘ Barres Barres (video short)

1988 ◘ La Police (short)

1991 ◘ Scènes de Ménage (10 X 25')

        ◘ Coûte que coûte (documentary; also screenwriter, cinematographer)

        ◘ Sinon, oui / A Foreign Body (also screenwriter; France / Canada)

        ◘ Récréations (documentary; also co-screenwriter, cinematographer; shot in 1991-1992)

        ◘ 800 km de Différence—Romance (documentary; also editor)

        ◘ Mimi (documentary; also screenwriter, cam­era operator, editor)

        ◘ Est-ce qu'on a gagné ou est-ce qu'on a en­core perdu? (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Ça brûle (also co-screenwriter, camera opera­tor)

2008 ◘ Les Bureaux de Dieu (also screenwriter, dialogist, co-cinematographer)

 Television Filmography

1990 ◘ Les Patients (documentary; also screenwriter, cinematographer)

        ◘ Artiste Peintre (short)

        ◘ Les Amants d'un Jour (short)

        ◘ Histoire de Marie (video short)

        ◘ Comment acheter une Arme (video short)

2000 ◘ Ça, c'est vraiment toi (documentary; shot in 1997-1998)