Jean-Claude Lubtchansky | |
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Born |
Vincennes, France | 2 December 1930
Died | 14 October 2020 Paris, France | (aged 89)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Documentary and television director |
Relatives | William Lubtchansky (brother) [1] |
Jean-Claude Lubtchansky (2 December 1930 – 14 October 2020 [2]) was a French film editor, documentary and television director.
Best known as a documentary filmmaker, Jean-Claude Lubtchansky was the assistant director of two 1958 documentaries, Cités du soleil and Le grand œuvre : panorama de l'industrie française, [3] [4] and editor of the British film Lord of the Flies (1963). [5] In 1976, he produced a documentary film about the Armenian mystic and philosopher George Gurdjieff, which was broadcast in 1978 on TF1. [6] He directed two television films, Louis XI, un seul roi pour la France and Saint Louis ou La royauté bienfaisante, in 1980 and 1982, respectively. In 1996, he directed Les 13 Vies de Corto Maltese, a documentary that follows the anarchist sailor and defender of lost causes and his creator through some of his fascinating journeys. [7] He was also known for making the majority of documentary adaptations of the monographic series " Découvertes Gallimard", [8] [9] three of which were co-produced with the Louvre Museum. [10]
Jean-Claude Lubtchansky | |
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Born |
Vincennes, France | 2 December 1930
Died | 14 October 2020 Paris, France | (aged 89)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Documentary and television director |
Relatives | William Lubtchansky (brother) [1] |
Jean-Claude Lubtchansky (2 December 1930 – 14 October 2020 [2]) was a French film editor, documentary and television director.
Best known as a documentary filmmaker, Jean-Claude Lubtchansky was the assistant director of two 1958 documentaries, Cités du soleil and Le grand œuvre : panorama de l'industrie française, [3] [4] and editor of the British film Lord of the Flies (1963). [5] In 1976, he produced a documentary film about the Armenian mystic and philosopher George Gurdjieff, which was broadcast in 1978 on TF1. [6] He directed two television films, Louis XI, un seul roi pour la France and Saint Louis ou La royauté bienfaisante, in 1980 and 1982, respectively. In 1996, he directed Les 13 Vies de Corto Maltese, a documentary that follows the anarchist sailor and defender of lost causes and his creator through some of his fascinating journeys. [7] He was also known for making the majority of documentary adaptations of the monographic series " Découvertes Gallimard", [8] [9] three of which were co-produced with the Louvre Museum. [10]