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Éric Duvivier

Born October 31, 1928 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Died December 30, 2013 · aged 85

Eric Duvivier was a French filmmaker and psychiatrist known for his medical documentaries and collaborations with the pharmaceutical industry. Born in Paris, he pursued a career in medicine, specializing in psychiatry, and simultaneously developed an interest in filmmaking. Duvivier directed several educational films aimed at medical professionals and the public, focusing on psychiatric conditions…

Known For

The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an UnknownThe Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown · 1974
The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown
5.31974
MovieDrama
A very personal interpretation, to say the least, of the passion of the Christ According to St. John.
Mechanical Concerto for Madness or Mad MechanomorphosisMechanical Concerto for Madness or Mad Mechanomorphosis · 1963
Mechanical Concerto for Madness or Mad Mechanomorphosis
5.01963
MovieFantasy
Ballet on a Paraphrenic TopicBallet on a Paraphrenic Topic · 1962
Ballet on a Paraphrenic Topic
1962
Movie
Egon Bondy (Zbyněk Fišer) was a poet, philosopher, Marxist, and important figure in 20th-century history. This well-known Prague prominent, who in his heyday famously lived on Nerudova Street, is noted for having led a double life: serving as an informant and frequent collaborator for the state police while also maintaining his position as an influential personality in the Czechoslovak underground. His legacy still carries with it a number of ambiguities, controversies, and prejudices. Some still demand he be condemned for his “ratting on the righteous.” Others stress the importance of his philosophical work, despite his seditious existence. The image of Egon Bondy in this documentary gives a playful nod to this ambivalent interpretation. Creators are frequently attracted to his powerful personality and still work to understand his complex worldview.
La Femme de 100 têtesLa Femme de 100 têtes · 1968
La Femme de 100 têtes
6.71968
Movie
Surrealist short film of images viewed to a surrealist poem by Max Ernst.
Autoportrait d’un schizophrèneAutoportrait d’un schizophrène · 1977
Autoportrait d’un schizophrène
6.01977
Movie
A document of the mental universe of a schizophrenic. Starring Pierre Clémenti.
The World of the SchizophrenicThe World of the Schizophrenic · 1961
The World of the Schizophrenic
6.01961
Movie
A depiction of the schizophrenic condition, this film attempts to reconstruct, objectively and subjectively, the images and sounds experienced by the schizophrenic.
Auto-stop – Les cinq grandes constitutions psychopathiquesAuto-stop – Les cinq grandes constitutions psychopathiques · 1964
Auto-stop – Les cinq grandes constitutions psychopathiques
1964
Movie
A presentation of the five major psychopathic personality types: the cyclothymic, the perverse, the mythomaniac, the paranoid, and the emotional.
Images of the Visionary WorldImages of the Visionary World · 1963
Images of the Visionary World
6.01963
Movie
On the mental images produced by those subject to certain psychotropic substances.

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Ballet on a Paraphrenic TopicBallet on a Paraphrenic Topic · 1962
Ballet on a Paraphrenic Topic
1962
Movie
Egon Bondy (Zbyněk Fišer) was a poet, philosopher, Marxist, and important figure in 20th-century history. This well-known Prague prominent, who in his heyday famously lived on Nerudova Street, is noted for having led a double life: serving as an informant and frequent collaborator for the state police while also maintaining his position as an influential personality in the Czechoslovak underground. His legacy still carries with it a number of ambiguities, controversies, and prejudices. Some still demand he be condemned for his “ratting on the righteous.” Others stress the importance of his philosophical work, despite his seditious existence. The image of Egon Bondy in this documentary gives a playful nod to this ambivalent interpretation. Creators are frequently attracted to his powerful personality and still work to understand his complex worldview.

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