Viard, Philippe

(June 6, 1946, Paris, France - )

   At age eighteen, he worked as a messenger boy for a commercial production company for which he soon became an assistant. Then he moved to London doing various jobs in other production companies. Having returned to France, he directed commercials and founded his own society, Système 4, which notably financed a short on the Rolling Stones in 1974. The movie gave a good return and allowed him to pro­duce his first and only feature-length film. Released in one theater, Le Jean Cocteau, Allez, on se Téléphone ... suffered from technical flaws and was soon canceled.

 Filmography

1974 ◘ Allez, on se téléphone . . . (shot on Super-8; also screenwriter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1980 ◘ Le Cœur en Echarpe (also screenwriter)