- Danan, Joseph
- (1951, Oran, Algeria-)He sporadically shot films from 1974 to 1995 and progressively gave up cinema to write plays, novels (1987 Déplacements incertains, Jonas; 1992 Allégeance, Gallimard "L'Infini"; 1997 Avant que la mort te ravisse, L. Mauguin), poetry, and essays (1995 Le Théâtre de la Pensée, Médianes; 1997 Eléments pour une Histoire du Texte de Théâtre, co-authored with Jean-Pierre Ryn-gaert, Dunod).Filmography◘ Naissance d'une Fiction (16-mm short; also screenwriter, dialogist; unreleased)◘ Le Pré aux Rats (16-mm short; also screenwriter, dialogist; unreleased)◘ Souvenirs des Années tragiques (also screenwriter, dialogist, delegate producer, editor; unreleased)1982 ◘ Les Manèges de l'Imaginaire (also screenwriter, dialogist; unreleased)1995 ◘ L'Eternité (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, co-editor)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.