Bertuccelli, Jean-Louis

(June 3, 1942, Paris, France - )

   The son of an Italian hairdresser father and a French dressmaker mother, he studied music at the Conserv­atory of Nice, then of Paris (piano) and Sciences. Hav­ing graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics, he enrolled in the Vaugirard film school in 1965 (sound department) and soon began working as sound engi­neer on films and for French TV (Zoom, 16 Millions de Jeunes). He co-wrote the screenplay and the adapta­tion of Il deserto dei Tartari / Le Désert des Tartares / Die Tartatrenwuste / UK and USA: The Desert of the Tartars (Valerio Zurlini, Italy / France / West Germany / Iran, 1976) and Igaal Naddam's TV movie 2 bis, Rue de la Combine (1992).

   Other credit (as technical adviser):

1971 ◘ Le Grand Départ (Martial Raysse).

 Filmography

        ◘ Janine et l'Amour (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Mélodie du Malheur (short)

   Oxaca (short)

        ◘ Tricot (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Remparts d'Argile / USA: Ramparts of Clay (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; France / Algeria)

1972 ◘ Paulina 1880 (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1974 ◘ On s'est trompé d'Histoire d'Amour (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1976 ◘ Docteur Françoise Gailland / UK and USA: No

        ◘ Time for Breakfast (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1977 ◘ L'Imprécateur (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1982 ◘ Interdit aux moins de Treize Ans / USA: Lucie sur

        ◘ Seine (also co-adapter, producer)

1984 ◘ Stress (also co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1991 ◘ Aujourd'hui peut-être (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ La Lettre perdue (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Souris noire (20 X 13'; co-director only)

        ◘ Méliès 88: Le Rêve du Radja (short)

        ◘ Pognon sur Rue (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Dis Maman, tu m'aimes? Momo

        ◘ L'Instit' (episode "Le Mot de Passe")

        ◘ Le Clandestin (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Serment dHippocrate

        ◘ Sur un Air de Mambo (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Mauvaises Affaires

        ◘ Maître Da Costa (episodes "Les Violons de la Calomnie", "Panique à Munich / Maître Da Costa: Bier-Anschlag auf das Oktoberfest"; co-director with Gabriele Heberling; France / Germany)

        ◘ Docteur Sylvestre (episode "In extremis")

        ◘ Docteur Sylvestre (episode "Café frappé")

        ◘ Marie-Marmaille

        ◘ Papa Maman s'ront jamais grands

        ◘ Louis Page (episode "Des Bleus à l'Âme")

        ◘ Louis Page (episode "Un Rebelle dans la Fa­mille")

        ◘ Un Jour sous Influence (France / Belgium)