- Arthuys, Bertrand
- (May 10, 1958, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France - )He entered films as apprentice assistant director at age nineteen (1977 Le Point de Mire, Jean-Claude Tramont; 1979 Buffet froid / UK and USA: Cold Cuts, Bertrand Blier) and was successively second (1981 Beau-Père / UK: Stepfather / USA: Beau Pere, Bertrand Blier; 1982 Ils appellent ça un Accident / USA: They Call It an Accident, Nathalie Delon) and first assistant director (1982 Que les gros Salaires lèvent le Doigt!, Denys Granier-Deferre; 1983 La Femme de mon Pote / USA: My Best Friend's Girl, Bertrand Blier; 1984 Notre Histoire / UK: Our Story / Separate Rooms, Bertrand Blier; Réveillon chez Bob, Denys Granier-Deferre; 1985 Police, Maurice Pialat; 1986 Tenue de Soirée / UK: Evening Dress / USA: Menage, Bertrand Blier) before making his directing debut.Filmography1990 ◘ Tom et Lola (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)Television Filmography1995 ◘ La Mal-Aimée (also co-screenwriter)◘ Mars ou la Terre◘ Tous ensemble (also co-screenwriter)◘ Lyon Police spéciale (episode "L'affaire Paoli")2001 ◘ Agathe et le grand Magasin (also co-screenwriter)2003 ◘ La Vie érotique de la Grenouille (also screenwriter, dialogist)◘ Riquet◘ La Tempête◘ La Belle et le Sauvage◘ Les Jurés (6 X 50'; Belgium / France)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.