Soulanes, Louis

(August 3, 1924, Saint-André de Sangonis, Hérault, France - )

   After completing his studies in chemistry and physics at the Faculté des Sciences de Montpellier, he created a production company to finance his shorts. Among his multiple cinematographic activities, he notably was a cinematographer (1956 La Pointe courte, Agnès Varda, shot in 1954; 1967 Sexy Gang, Henry-Jacques; 1973 Le Blues entre les Dents, documentary, Robert Manthoulis; The Awakening of Annie / Annie, a Virgem de Saint-Tropez / Annie: The Virgin of Saint Tropez, Zygmunt Zulitrowski, France / Brazil; 1974 Le Seuil du Vide, Jean-François Davy, shot in 1971; 1975 L'Archisexe / UK: Chronical Sex, Patrice Rhomm; 1976 Vicieuse Amandine, also editor, Bob W. Sanders = Robert Renzulli; 1977 Cathy, Fille soumise / USA: Cathy, Submissive Girl, also editor, Bob W. Sanders = Robert Renzulli; 1978 Dali en Avignon, documentary, Robert Renzulli; Vacances organisées pour jeunes Filles en Chaleur, also editor, Bob W. Sanders = Robert Renzulli; 1979 Estivantes pour Hommes seuls / USA: Visitors for a Single Man, also editor, Bob W. Sand­ers = Robert Renzulli; 1980 Tendre et malicieuse Chris­tina / Christina Fille de Rêve, also editor Bob W. Sanders = Robert Renzulli; 1982 La Prof enseigne sans Préserva­tifs / La Prof ou Les Plaisirs défendus, also editor, Bob W. Sanders = Robert Renzulli; Vierge . . . Façon de parler, also editor, Paolo Moffa, France / Italy; 1985 La Fille du Château / Les Plaisirs défendus, also co-screenwriter, editor, Bob W. Sanders = Robert Renzulli; Une Fille ça va, trois, attention les Dégats!, also editor, co-screenwriter, Robert Renzulli; 1990 La Colo, Bob W. Sanders = Rob­ert Renzulli), assistant director (1957 Mademoiselle Strip-Tease / USA: The Nude Set, Pierre Foucaud; Un Amour de poche / UK: Nude in His Pocket / USA: Girl in His Pocket, Pierre Kast; 1958 Péché de Jeunesse / USA: Sin of Youth, Louis Duchesne, René Thévenet; 1959 Drôles de Phénomènes, Robert Vernay; 1960 Pantalaskas, Paul Paviot), screenwriter (1964 Cinq Filles en Furie / Les Chiennes de Soledor / USA: Five Wild Girls / Five Wild Kids, as screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Max Pécas; 1968 Le Bal des Voyous / Karin un corpo che brucia / UK: Sin, Sun and Sex / USA: Playmates, as co-adapter, also supervisor, Jean-Claude Dague, France / Italy; 1984 On prend la Pilule et on s'éclate, as screenwriter, dialogist, cinematographer, Bob W. Sanders; 2003 Fruits mûrs, TV movie, as screenwriter, dialogist, Luc Béraud), and editor (nine Jess Franco pictures).

 Filmography

1948 ◘ Les Pierres du Diable (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

1950 ◘ Cinq Petites Choses (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

1952 ◘ Provinciales (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

1954 ◘ Un Matin d'Eté (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

1956 ◘ La Lettre et le Printemps (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer, editor)

1961 ◘ Les Filles sèment le Vent / Le donne semiano il vento / USA: The Fruit Is Ripe (also screenwriter, adapter, screenwriter; France / Italy)

1966 ◘ Gern hab'ich die Frauen gekillt / Spie contro il mondo / Sfida a Glory City / Gern hab'ich die Frauen gekillt / UK: Spy Against the World / Carni­val of Killers / USA: Killer's Carnival (co-director with Alberto Cardone, Robert Lynn, and Shel­don Reynolds; Austria / Italy / France)

1970 ◘ Les Cousines / UK: Love Demons / USA: The French Cousins / From Ear to Ear (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Jungle Erotic / Frissons érotiques / USA: Af­rica Erotica / Happening in Africa / Karen, the Lovemaker (co-director with Zygmunt Sulis-trowski; France / Belgium / USA)