Brisseau, Jean-Claude

(July 17, 1944, Paris, France - )

   The son of a cleaning lady, he became a schoolteacher in 1964. Parallel to his first directing works, he taught literature in suburban Parisian high schools. Other credit (as actor): 1987 Les Aventures de Reinette et Mi­rabelle / USA: Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (Eric Rohmer).

 Filmography

1976 ◘ La Croisée des Chemins (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer, cinematographer, sound engineer)

1978 ◘ La Vie comme ça (also screenwriter, dialogist; unreleased)

1983 ◘ Un Jeu brutal (also screenwriter, dialogist, actor)

        ◘ De Bruit et de Fureur (also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

        ◘ Noce blanche (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1992 ◘ Céline (also screenwriter, dialogist, delegate producer)

1994 ◘ L'Ange noir (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer, actor)

2000 ◘ Les Savates du Bon Dieu / USA: Workers for the Good Lord (also screenwriter, dialogist, del­egate producer; shot in 1998)

2002 ◘ Choses secrètes (also screenwriter, dialogist, delegate producer, actor)

2006 ◘ Les Anges exterminateurs / USA: Exterminating Angels (also screenwriter, dialogist, delegate producer)

2009 ◘ A l'Aventure (also screenwriter, actor)

 Television Filmography

1982 ◘ Les Ombres (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Contes modernes:Au Sujet de l'Enfance (segment "L'Echangeur")