Van Effenterre, Bertrand

(March 2, 1946, Paris, France - )

   Having graduated from the IDHEC, he also earned a graduate degree in letters. After working as an assistant director (1972 Le Retour d'Afrique, Alain Tan­ner, Switzerland; 1974 Mes Petites Amoureuses, Jean Eustache; 1975 Noroît—Le Vengeur, Jacques Rivette, unreleased; 1977 Une Sale Affaire, medium-length, Jean Eustache; Duelle, Jacques Rivette), he started to direct and produce films. His credits as producer notably include Biquefarre (Georges Rouquier, 1984), Double Messieurs (Jean-François Stévenin, 1986), and Brodeuses (Eléonore Faucher, 2004). He played small parts in Offre d'Emploi (short, Jean Eustache, 1980), Lacenaire / USA: L'Elégant Criminel / US video: The Elegant Criminel (Francis Girod, 1990), and Terminale (Francis Girod, 1998).

 Filmography

1967 ◘ Amertume (short; also screenwriter)

1974 ◘ Erica Minor (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; Switzerland)

1979 ◘ Mais où est donc Ornicar? (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Le Bâtard / USA: The Bastard (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, executive producer)

        ◘ Côté Coeur, Côté Jardin (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, executive producer)

1990 ◘ Tumultes (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, executive producer)

        ◘ Volte Face (video documentary; short)

1993 ◘ Poisson Lune / USA: Sunfish (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, executive producer)

2004 ◘ Tout pour l'Oseille (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1992 ◘ Maigret et la Maison du Juge (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Belgium / Switzerland; shot in 1990)

        ◘ Maigret et la Nuit du Carrefour / USA: Maigret and the Crossroads (co-director with Alain Tasma; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

1995 ◘ Une Femme dans la Tempête

1996 ◘ Madame le Consul (episode "Pili, Prince des Rues"; also editor)

        ◘ Madame le Proviseur (episode "Bob et Saman-tha"; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Noces cruelles (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Quand un Ange passe (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Duval (episodes "Secrets d'Outre-Tombe", "La Mort volée"; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

2002 ◘ Le Pont de l'Aigle (also co-adapter, co-dialogist; shot in 2000)

2004 ◘ Les Cordier, Juge et Flic (episode "Liens de Sang"; shot in 2002)

        ◘ Tout pour l'Oseille (also co-screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Commissaire Cordier (episode "Un Crime par­fait")

        ◘ Commissaire Cordier (episode "Toutes Peines confondues")

        ◘ Sauveur Giordano (episode "Doubles Vies")

2007 ◘ Sauveur Giordano (episodes "Aspirant Officier", "Rendez-moi mon Bébé")

        ◘ Paris Enquêtes criminelles (episodes "Addic­tion", "L'Homme au Scalpel", "Le Justicier de l'Ombre")