Dartonne, Monique

(December 23, 1949, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France - )

   After completing her studies in economic sciences, she was a schoolteacher for two years. In 1975, she met director Yvan Lagrange, who offered her a job of trainee on L'Idole des Jeunes. From 1975 to 1980, she was trained as an assistant editor with Marielle Issartel. She is mostly a film editor (1981 Die Reise nach Lyon, Claudia Von Alemann, West Germany; 1982 Café Plongeoir, short, Jérôme Boivin; 1990 Montalvo et l'Enfant / UK: Montalvo and the Child, Claude Mouriéras; 1994 Regarde les Hommes tomber, also sound editor, Jacques Audiard; 1995 Sale Gosse, Claude Mouriéras; 1997 Gadjo Dilo / L'Etranger fou / Strainul nebun / UK and USA: The Crazy Stranger, Tony Gatlif, France / Romania; 1998 Dis-moi que je rêve, Claude Mouriéras; 1999 Je suis né d'une Cigogne, Tony Gatlif; 2000 Tout va bien, on s'en va, Claude Mouriéras; 2002 Swing, Tony Gatlif, France / Japan; Romances de Terre et d'Eau, documentary, Jean-Pierre Duret, Andrea Santana; 2003 Un Petit Service, short, Antoine Pereniguez; Sem Ela / Sans elle, also sound editor, Anna Da Palma, Portugal / France; 2004 Exils, Tony Gatlif, France / Japan; 2006 Transylvania, Tony Gatlif) and sound editor for films (1994 Regarde les Hommes tomber, Jacques Audiard) and TV (1991 Les Enfants de la Plage, William Crépin; 1994 Grossesse nerveuse, Denis Rabaglia, France / Swit­zerland; 2002 Sous mes Yeux, Virginie Wagon; 2006 Pas de Panique, Denis Rabaglia, France / Switzerland).

 Filmography

1969 ◘ L'Île aux Cocotiers (documentary; short; also cinematographer)

        ◘ L'Ile aux Dollars (documentary short; also cinematographer)

        ◘ Naissance d'un Théâtre (documentary; short; also screenwriter, sound engineer)

        ◘ Swadan, l'Ile rouge (documentary; short; also cinematographer, editor)

        ◘ Sweet Home (short)

1970 ◘ L'Aile Apostrophe (documentary; short; co-director with Guy Dhuit)

        ◘ Audrey Miller (short; also narrator, cinematographer, sound engineer)

        ◘ Les Eaux buissonnières (documentary; short; also cinematographer, sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ L'Ile d'Icare (documentary; short)

        ◘ Les Intrus (documentary; short)

        ◘ Le Jardin des Ténèbres (documentary; short; also cinematographer, sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Le Jas (documentary; short; also sound engi­neer, editor)

        ◘ Marée haute-Marée basse (documentary; short; also cinematographer, sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Mila 23 (documentary; short; co-director with Robert Legrand)

        ◘ Le Monde sous le Masque (documentary; short; also cinematographer, sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Près d'un Saule, les Eaux mortes (documentary; short; also cinematographer, sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Rosée du Matin (short; also sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Thau l'Etang (documentary; short; also cinematographer)

        ◘ Un Jour, un Homme (documentary; short; also cinematographer, sound engineer, editor)

1971 ◘ Jojo d'Aval (short)

        ◘ Les Réfugiés de Petsamo (documentary; short; co-director with Robert Legrand)

        ◘ Point Virgule (short)

        ◘ Le Viol (short)

1980 ◘ Si j'avais des Ailes (short; also sound engineer, editor)

1982 ◘ Cendre qui pleut, Terre qui rit (documentary; short; also sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Les Cratères à Touristes (documentary; short; also sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ Echec aux Volcans (documentary; short; also sound engineer, editor)

        ◘ L'Histoire est sous la Cendre (documentary; short; also editor)

        ◘ Les Volcans à la Trace (documentary; short; also editor)

        ◘ Les Volcans sous la Loupe (documentary; short; also editor)

1986 ◘ High-Speed (co-director with Michel Kaptur; also co-screenwriter)

1988 ◘ Les Aventures de Kiko (co-director with Mi­chael Kaptur)

 Television Filmography

1971 ◘ Ombres sous la Mer (20 X 26')

1981 ◘ La Chèvre d'Or (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1982 ◘ Un Comédien lit un Auteur (documentary; episode "Marie-Christine Barrault lit Maria Borelly")

1984 ◘ Les Insomnies de Monsieur Plude (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)