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French film director and screenwriter
Édouard Molinaro |
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Molinaro in 2009 |
Born | (1928-05-13)13 May 1928
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Died | 7 December 2013(2013-12-07) (aged 85)
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Occupations |
- Film director
- screenwriter
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Years active | 1946–2013 |
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Known for |
La Cage aux Folles |
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Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter.
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He was born in
Bordeaux,
Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with
Louis de Funès (
Oscar,
Hibernatus),
My Uncle Benjamin (with
Jacques Brel and
Claude Jade),
Dracula and Son (with
Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated
La Cage aux Folles (with
Michel Serrault and
Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although after 1985 he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.
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In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the
René Clair Award, a prize given by the
Académie Française for excellent film work.
Molinaro died of a
respiratory insufficiency in 2013 at the age of 85.
Filmography (as director)
- Les Alchimistes (1957, short)
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Back to the Wall (1958) — based on a novel by
Frédéric Dard
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The Road to Shame (1959) — based on a novel by
Gilles-Maurice Dumoulin [
fr]
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Witness in the City (1959) — screenplay by
Boileau-Narcejac
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A Mistress for the Summer (1960) — based on a novel by
Maurice Clavel
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The Passion of Slow Fire (1961) — based on a novel by
Georges Simenon
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Les Ennemis [
fr] (Touch of Treason, 1962) — based on a novel by
Fred Noro [
fr]
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The Seven Deadly Sins (1962, anthology film)
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Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin [
fr] (Arsene Lupin vs. Arsene Lupin, 1962) —
Arsène Lupin sequel
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Une ravissante idiote (Agent 38-24-36, The Ravishing Idiot, 1964) — based on a novel by
Charles Exbrayat
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Male Hunt (1964)
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Quand passent les faisans [
fr] (When the Pheasants Pass, 1965)
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To Commit a Murder (1967) — based on a novel by
Jacques Robert
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Oscar (1967) — based on a play by
Claude Magnier [
fr]
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Hibernatus (1969) — based on a play by
Jean Bernard-Luc
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Mon oncle Benjamin (My Uncle Benjamin, 1969) — based on a novel by
Claude Tillier
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La Liberté en croupe [
fr] (1970) — based on a novel by
Jacques Perry
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Les Aveux les plus doux [
fr] (The Most Gentle Confessions, 1971) — based on a play by
Georges Arnaud
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La Mandarine [
fr] (Sweet Deception, 1972) — based on a novel by
Christine de Rivoyre
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Le Gang des otages [
fr] (The Hostage Gang, 1973)
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L'Emmerdeur (A Pain in the A..., 1973) — screenplay by
Francis Veber
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L'Ironie du sort [
fr] (The Irony of Chance, 1974) — based on a novel by
Paul Guimard
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Histoires insolites [
fr]: Un jour comme les autres avec des cacahuètes (1974, TV series episode)
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Le Téléphone rose [
fr] (The Pink Telephone, 1975) — screenplay by
Francis Veber
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Dracula and Son (1976) —
Dracula parody
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Man in a Hurry (1977) — based on the novel
The Man in a Hurry by
Paul Morand
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Madame le juge [
fr]: Le Dossier Françoise Muller (1978, TV series episode)
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Claudine [
fr] (1978, TV miniseries) — based on the
Claudine novels by
Colette
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La Cage aux folles (1978) — screenplay by
Francis Veber, based on the play
La Cage aux Folles by
Jean Poiret
- Il était un musicien: Monsieur Strauss (1979, TV series episode)
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Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses! [
fr] (1979) — screenplay by
Francis Veber, based on a novel by Peter Marks
- La Pitié dangereuse (1979, TV film) — based on
Beware of Pity by
Stefan Zweig
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Sunday Lovers (1980, anthology film) — screenplay by
Francis Veber
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La Cage aux Folles II (1980) — screenplay by
Francis Veber, sequel to La Cage aux Folles
- Au bon beurre (1981, TV film) — based on
The Best Butter by
Jean Dutourd
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Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... (For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now, 1982) — based on a play by
Didier Kaminka [
fr]
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La Veuve rouge [
fr] (1983, TV film) — based on a novel by
Armand Lanoux
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Just the Way You Are (1984)
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Palace [
fr] (1985)
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L'Amour en douce [
fr] (Love on the Quiet, 1985)
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Le Tiroir secret (1986, TV miniseries)
- Un métier du seigneur (TV film) — based on A Noble Profession by
Pierre Boulle
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L'Ivresse de la métamorphose (1988, TV miniseries) — based on
The Post Office Girl by
Stefan Zweig
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Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator (1988) — based on a play by
Gérard Lauzier
- La Ruelle au clair de lune (1988, TV film) — based on
Moonbeam Alley by
Stefan Zweig
- Manon Roland (1989, TV film) — biographical film about
Madame Roland
- Les Grandes Familles (1989, TV miniseries) — based on a novel by
Maurice Druon
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Le Gorille: La Peau du gorille (1990, TV series episode)
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L'Amour maudit de Leisenbohg [
fr] (1991, TV film) — based on a novella by
Arthur Schnitzler
- Coup de foudre: Résurgence (1992, TV series episode)
- Coup de foudre: Grand, beau et brun (1992, TV series episode)
- La Femme abandonnée (1992, TV film) — based on The Deserted Woman by
Honoré de Balzac
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The Supper (1992) — based on a play by
Jean-Claude Brisville
- Ce que savait Maisie (1995, TV film) — based on
What Maisie Knew by
Henry James
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Beaumarchais (1996) — biographical film about
Beaumarchais, based on a play by
Sacha Guitry
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H (1998–1999, TV series, 14 episodes)
- Nora (1999, TV film) — based on
Watch and Ward by
Henry James
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Tombé du nid [
fr] (1999, TV film)
- Nana (2001, TV film) — loosely based on
Nana by
Émile Zola
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Un homme par hasard [
fr] (2003, TV film)
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Navarro: Double meurtre (2005, TV series episode)
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Une famille pas comme les autres [
fr] (2005, TV film)
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Les Hommes de cœur [
fr] (2005–2006, TV series, 3 episodes)
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Navarro: Manipulation (2005, TV series episode)
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Le Tuteur [
fr] (2005–2008, TV series, 5 episodes)
- Dirty Slapping (2008, TV short film)
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