Génovès, André

(February 13, 1941, Meknès, Morocco-)

   In 1967, he created a film production company, Les Films de la Boétie, which financed about thirty mov­ies, including several Claude Chabrol features (1967 La Route de Corinthe / Criminal Story / O Dromos tis Korinthou / UK: The Road to Corinth / USA: Who's Got the Black Box, France / Italy / Greece; 1968 Les Biches / Les Biches—Le cerbiatte / UK: The Does / USA: Bad Girls; 1969 La Femme infidèle / Stephane, una moglie infedele / UK and USA: The Unfaithful WifeL France / Italy; Que la Bête meure! / Uccidero un uomo / UK: Killer / The Beast Must Die / USA: The Man Must Die, France / Italy; 1970 Le Boucher / Il tagliagole / UK and USA: The Butcher, France / Italy; 1971 Juste avant la Nuit / Sul far della notte / USA: Just Before Nightfall, France / Italy; La Décade prodigieuse / Dieci incredibili giorni / USA: Ten Days Wonder, France / Italy; 1972 Docteur Popaul / Trappola per un lupo / UK: Scoundrel in White / USA: High Heels / Play Now, Pay Later, France / Italy; 1973 Les Noces rouges / L'amico di famiglia / UK and USA: Wedding in BloodL France / Italy; 1974 Nada / Sterminate Gruppo Zero / UK and USA: The Nada Gang, France / Italy; 1975 Les Innocents aux Mains sales / Gli innocenti dalle mani sporche / Die Unschul­digen mit den schmutzigen Hànden / UK: Innocents with Dirty Hands / USA: Dirty Hands, France / Italy / West Germany). He gave up production in 1978 and directed two feature films.

 Filmography

1981 ◘ Les Folies d'Elodie / USA: Naughty Blue Knickers / Secrets of the Satin Blue / The Folies of Elodie (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

1984 ◘ Mesrine (also screenwriter, dialogist)