Sinapi, Jean-Pierre

(1949, Cahors, Lot, France - )

   Of Italian descent (his father was a mason), he earned a diploma as an computerist. He taught physics for five years before directing his first short and becoming a TV co-screenwriter and co-dialogist (1988 La Révolte des Nonnes, Philippe Monnier; 1989 La Vallée des Es­poirs, 4 X 90', Jean-Pierre Marchand; Le Train de Vienne, Caroline Huppert; 1990 Tinikling ou La Madonne et le Dragon, Samuel Fuller; 1991 L'Enfer des Loups, Philippe Monnier; 1993 Maigret et l'Homme du Banc / USA: The Man on the Bench, Etienne Périer; Des Héros ordinaires: Le Prix d'une Femme, Gérard Krawczyk; 1994 Jalna, 8 X 90', Philippe Monnier, France / Canada; 1995 La Rivière Espérance, 9 X 90', Josée Dayan; 1999 Les Hi­rondelles d'Hiver, André Chandelle).

 Filmography

1987 ◘ Boccetta revient de Guerre (short)

2000 ◘ Nationale 7 (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; originally shot for TV)

2002 ◘ Vivre me tue / Leben tôtet mich (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Germany)

2005 ◘ Camping à la Ferme (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1997 ◘ Un Arbre dans la Tête

2000 ◘ Dossier Dopage—Contre la Montre

2004 ◘ Les Beaux Jours (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

2007 ◘ L'Affaire Ben Barka