Couturier, Jean

(July 23, 1933, Paris, France - )

   After graduating from the IDHEC in 1956 (he entered the famous film school in 1954), he started out work­ing as a second assistant on shorts and feature films (1958 Paris Holiday, Gerd Oswald, USA). A recalled soldier for thirty months during the Algerian War, he had some difficulties resuming his career after his dis­charge. However, he became a very busy first assistant (1968 Alexandre le Bienheureux / UK: Very Happy Alex­ander / USA: Alexander, Yves Robert; Erotissimo, Gérard Pirès, France / Italy; Vos Gueules les Mouettes!, Robert Dhéry; 1975 Chronique des Années de Braise / Ahdat sanawovach el-djamr / UK and USA: Chronicle of the Burning Years / Chronicle of the Years of Fire, Mohammed Lakdhar-Hamina, Algeria; 1976 Comme un Boomerang / Il figlio del gangster / USA: Boomerang, José Giovanni, France / Italy; 1977 Le Gang / La gang del Parigino / US video: The Gang, Jacques Deray, France / Italy; L'Homme pressé / L'ultimo giorno d'amore / UK: The Hurried Man / USA: Man in a Hurry, Edouard Molinaro, France / Italy; Le Mille-Pattes fait des Claquettes, Jean Girault; 1979 Les Egouts du Paradis, José Giovanni; 1980 Tous Vedettes, Michel Lang; 1982 Josépha, Christopher Frank; 1986 Paulette, la pauvre petite Milliardaire, Claude Confortès; Twist Again à Moscou, Jean-Marie Poiré; Charlotte for Ever, Serge Gainsbourg) and second unit director (1971 Les Pétroleuses / Le pistolere / Las pistoleras / Petroleum Girls / USA: The Legend of Frenchie King, Guy Casaril, Christian-Jaque, France / Italy / Spain / UK; 1979 Le Gendarme et les Extra-Terrestres / UK video: The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space, Jean Girault). Other credits (as production manager): 1970 La Voiture électronique (documentary, short, Jacques Doillon); (as technical adviser): 1975 Bons Baisers de Hong-Kong (Yvan Chiffre); 1981 Une Affaire d'Hommes / USA: Dead Certain (Nicolas Ribowski); 1987 Les Keufs (Josiane Balasko).

 Filmography

        ◘ Tout le Monde peut se tromper (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Charlots Connection

 Television Filmography

1967 ◘ Les Chevaliers du Ciel (39 X 26'; co-director with François Villiers)

1971 ◘ Le Miroir 2000 / Les Sesterain (13 X 26'; co-director with François Villiers)

1973 ◘ Les Aventures du Capitaine Luckner / Cap sur l'Aventure / Trois Mâts pour l'Aventure / Graf Luckner (13 X 26'; co-director with Yannick Andréi, Jean-Pierre Decourt, François Villiers; France / West Germany)