Boisrond, Michel

(October 9, 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France - Novem­ber 10, 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France)

   An assistant director for ten years (1946 L'Aventure de Cabassou, Gilles Grangier; 1947 Histoire de chanter, Gilles Grangier; Rendez-vous à Paris, Gilles Grangier; 1948 Ruy Blas, Pierre Billon; Rocambole, two epi­sodes",Rocambole", "La Revanche de Baccarat" / Il ragno della metropoli / Rivincita di Baccarat, Jacques de Baroncelli, France / Italy; 1949 Jo la Romance, Gilles Grangier; 1950 La Beauté du Diable / La bellezza del diavolo / UK: Beauty and the Beast / USA: Beauty and the Devil, René Clair, France / Italy; 1951 Les Petites Cardinal, Gilles Grangier; Le plus joli Péché du Monde, Gilles Grangier; 1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro, un-credited, Henry King, USA; Les Belles de Nuit / Le belle della notte / UK: Night Beauties / USA: Beauties of the Night, René Clair, France / Italy; 1953 Un Caprice de Caroline chérie / USA: Caroline Cherie, Jean Devaivre; 1954 Un Acte d'Amour / An Act of Love, Anatole Litvak, France / USA; 1955 Escale à Orly / Zwischenlandung in Paris, Jean Dréville, France / West Germany; Interdit de Séjour, Maurice de Canonge; Les Grandes Manoeuvres / Grandi manovre / UK: Summer Manœuvres / USA: The Grand Maneuver, René Clair, France / Italy; Mississippi One, Sarah Moon; 1991), he also was a technical col­laborator (1951 Deux Sous de Violettes, Jean Anouilh) and a production manager (1955 Dossier secret / Monsieur Arkadin—Dossier secret / Mister Arkadin / UK: Confidential Report / USA: Mr. Arkadin, Orson Welles, France / Spain / Switzerland). Other credits (as actor): 1967 Le Samouraï/ Frank Costello, faccia d'angelo / USA: The Godson (Jean-Pierre Melville, France / Italy); 1984 Le Bon Plaisir (Francis Girod).

 Filmography

1956 ◘ Cette Sacrée Gamine / USA: Mam'zelle Pigalle / Naughty Girl / The Naughty Girl (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ C'est arrivé à Aden Lorsque l'Enfant paraît

1957 ◘ Une Parisienne / Una Parigina / USA: La Parisienne (also co-adapter; France / Italy)

1959 ◘ Faibles Femmes / Le donne sono deboli / USA:

        ◘ Three Murderesses / Women Are Weak (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)

        ◘ Le Chemin des Ecoliers / Furore di vivere / US TV: Way ofYouth (France / Italy)

        ◘ Voulez-vous danser avec moi? / Sexy Girl / UK: Come Dance with Me / USA: Come Dance with Me! (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

        ◘ La Française et l'Amour / La Francese e l'amore / USA: Love and the Frenchwoman (segment "La Virginité / La virginità" / USA: "Virginity"; France / Italy)

        ◘ Un Soir à la Plage / Quella sera sulla spiaggia (France / Italy)

        ◘ Amours célèbres / Amori celebri (four segments: "Lauzun", "Jenny de Lacour", "Agnès Ber-nauer", "Les Comédiennes"; France / Italy)

1962 ◘ Les Parisiennes / Le Parigine / UK: Beds and Broads / USA: Tales of Paris (segment "Antonia"; also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Comment réussir en Amour / La moglie addosso (France / Italy)

1964 ◘ Comment trouvez-vous ma Sœur?

        ◘ Cherchez l'Idole / Sciarada alla francese / UK: The Chase (France / Italy)

        ◘ Comment épouser un premier Ministre / Come sposare un primo ministro (France / Italy)

        ◘ Atout Cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117 / OSS 117 a Tokio si muore / UK: Mission to Tokyo / USA: O.S.S. 117—Terror in Tokyo (France / Italy)

        ◘ L'Homme qui valait des Milliards / L'uomo che valeva milliardi / UK: Million Dollar Man (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

1968 ◘ La Leçon particulière / USA: Tender Moment (also adapter, dialogist)

1970 ◘ Du Soleil plein les Yeux / UK: I Want You Now (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ On est toujours trop bon avec les Femmes (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Le Petit Poucet / USA: Tom Thumb

        ◘ Dis-moi que tu m'aimes (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Catherine et Cie / Un letto in società / USA: Catherine & Co (France / Italy)

 Television Filmography

1977 ◘ Les Folies Offenbach (episodes "Monsieur Chouf-leuri restera chez lui", "La Belle Hélène")

        ◘ Histoire contemporaine (episode "L'Orme du Mail"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Toutes Griffes dehors (6 X 52')

1984 ◘ Emmenez-moi au Théâtre (episodes "Dylan",Le Jardin d'Eponine")

        ◘ Le Petit Théâtre d'Antenne 2 (episode "L'Ecole des Veuves")

        ◘ Tout comme un Homme

        ◘ Six Heures plus tard

        ◘ Le Tiroir secret (6 X 52'; co-director with Roger Gillioz, Edouard Molinaro, Nadine Trintignant; France / Belgium / Italy / Switzerland / West Germany)

        ◘ Série rose / Erotisches zur Nacht / US video: Softly in Paris (episodes "A la Feuille de Rose, Maison turque", "La Gageure des Trois Com­mères"; France / West Germany)

        ◘ Le Loufiat

        ◘ Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin (episode "Un Savant bien tranquille")

        ◘ Série rose / Erotisches zur Nacht / US video: Softly in Paris (episode "Hercule aux Pieds d'Omphale"; France / West Germany)

        ◘ Marie Curie, une Femme honorable / Maria Curie (3 X 90'; France / Poland)

        ◘ Série rose / Erotisches zur Nacht / US video: Softly in Paris (episode "Le Style Pompadour"; France / Germany)

        ◘ Séparément vôtre

        ◘ Meurtre en Ut majeur

        ◘ Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin (episode "Un Air oublié")

        ◘ Police des Polices (6 X 52'; France / Canada)