Friedman, Serge

(September 17, 1930, Paris, France - )

   The son of furrier workers, he became a film addict at age five after seeing his first film (a Charlie Chap­lin comic short). Having graduated from the IDHEC, he started as an assistant director (1956 Gervaise, René Clément, France / Italy; Michel Strogoff / Michele Strogoff / Der Kurier der Zaren / USA: Michael Strogoff, Carmine Gallone, France / Italy / West Germany / Yu­goslavia; 1958 Bonjour Tristesse, Otto Preminger, USA; Les Tricheurs / Peccatori in blue jeans / UK: Youthful Sin­ners / USA: The Cheaters, Marcel Carné, France / Italy). He also worked as a co-screenwriter for films (1961 Les Démons de Minuit / UK: Demons at Midnight / USA: Midnight Follies, Marc Allégret, Charles Gérard) and TV (1974 Un Juge, un Flic, 12 X 52', Denys de La Patellière; 1979 Pour tout l'Or du Transvaal, 6 X 52', Claude Boissol; 1985 Rue Carnot, 200 X 26'; 1988 L'Affaire Saint-Romans, 6 X 52', Michel Wyn, shot in 1986; Le Loufiat, 6 X 52'; 1989 Les Cavaliers aux Yeux verts, Michel Wyn; 1992 L'Ombre du Soir; 1993 Les Duchesnay; 1994 Un Taxi, la Nuit; Ballon mort; 1997 Le Cri du Silence, Jacques Malaterre, shot in 1995), production manager for film (1971 L'Homme du Désir, Dominique Delouche, shot in 1969; 1973 Au Rendez-vous de la Mort joyeuse / USA: Expulsion of the Devil, Juan-Luis Bunuel, France / Italy) and TV (1971 Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq, 13 X 55', Marcel Bluwal; 1972 La Demoiselle d'Avignon, 13 X 26', Michel Wyn, shot in 1970; L'Homme qui revient de là, 6 X 52', Michel Wyn), executive producer (1984 Le Montreur d'Ours, Jean Fléchet), and editor (2003 Federico Fadda, TV, Joseph Trudu). From 1969 to 1971, he taught cinematographic techniques at the IDHEC.

 Filmography

1960 ◘ Les Magiciennes / USA: Double Deception (also co-screenwriter, producer)

1964 ◘ Le Voyage en Question (also screenwriter; shot in 1962)

1976 ◘ Un Mari, c'est un Mari

1996 ◘ N'oublie pas d'éteindre en partant (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1999 ◘ L'Assassin pleurait (also screenwriter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1963 ◘ L'Inspecteur Leclerc enquête / L'Inspecteur Leclerc (episode "Knock Out"; shot in 1961)

1965 ◘ Le Train bleu s'arrête 13 Fois (episodes "Saint-Raphaël: Une Balle de trop", "Beaulieu: Le Piège")

        ◘ La France dans vingt Ans (documentary)

        ◘ L'Aventure (documentary)

        ◘ La Vocation d'un Homme (documentary)

        ◘ Les Descendants (one episode)

        ◘ Pe Phénix

1969 ◘ L'Homme du Vent

1975 ◘ La Cloche tibétaine / Die gelbe Karawane (6 X 52'; co-director with Michel Wyn; also co-screenwriter; France / West Germany)

1978 ◘ Les Grandes Conjurations (episode "Le Tumulte d'Amboise")

1980 ◘ Salut Champion (also co-screenwriter; episodes "La Course du Roi Louis", "La Machination", "Dans les Roues des Géants", "Les plus beaux Jeux de notre Vie")

        ◘ Adieu ma Chérie

        ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "L'Âge dif­ficile")

1985 ◘ Châteauvallon (seven episodes, also co-screenwriter; France / Italy / UK / Luxembourg / Switzerland)

1989 ◘ Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin (episode "Le Bijou fatidique"; also co-screenwriter)

1997 ◘ Un Jour à Lisbonne (documentary)

2002 ◘ Sur les Chemins des Iles oubliées (documentary)

        ◘ Filmed Plays Released Only on DVD

2002 ◘ Le Bateau pour Lipaïa (shot in 1995)

        ◘ Le Triomphe de l'Amour (shot in 1996)

        ◘ Electre (shot in 2000)

        ◘ Les Amants terribles

        ◘ La Mouette

        ◘ Les Affinités électives

        ◘ Documentary Released Only on DVD

2004 ◘ Gay Paris