Desplechin, Arnaud

(October 31, 1960, Roubaix, Nord, France - )

   Having graduated from the IDHEC, he collaborated as a cinematographer on several shorts (1983 Comme les Doigts de la Main, Eric Rochant; La Face perdue, Eric Barbier; 1985 Le Dernier Flash, Philippe Lagouche; French Lovers, Eric Rochant; 1986 Isabelle et Nicolas, Henri-Dominique Bonnaud; Présence féminine, Eric Rochant) and a feature film (1986 I fotografia / La Photo, Nico Papatakis, Greece / France). Other credits (as collaborator to screenplay): 1989 Un Monde sans Pitié / UK: A World Without Pity / USA: Love Without Pity / Canada: Tough Life, Eric Rochant; 1994 Petits Arrange­ments avec les morts (Pascale Ferran).

 Filmography

1983 ◘ Polichinelle et la Machine à coder (medium-length)

1985 ◘ Le Couronnement du Monde (short)

        ◘ La Vie des Morts (also screenwriter, dialogist, cinematographer)

        ◘ La Sentinelle / UK and USA: The Sentinel (also screenwriter)

1996 ◘ Comment je me suis disputé . . . (ma Vie sexuelle) / USA: My Sex Life . . . or How I Got into an Argu­ment (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; shot in 1994-1995)

2000 ◘ Esther Kahn (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / UK; shot in 1998-1999)

        ◘ En jouant "Dans la Compagnie des Hommes" (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-producer, actor as himself)

        ◘ Rois et Reine / UK: Kings and Queen / USA: Kings & Queen (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Aimée (documentary; also actor as himself)

        ◘ Un Conte de Noël / USA: Christmas Tale (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)