François Weyergans

Directing

François Weyergans

Born August 2, 1941 · Etterbeek, Belgium

Died May 27, 2019 · aged 77

François Weyergans (2 August 1941 – 27 May 2019) was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. François Weyergans was elected to the Académie française on 26 March 2009, taking the 32nd seat which became vacant with the death of Alain Robbe-Grillet in 2008. He started film studies at the IDHEC (Hautes …

Known For

Flesh ColorFlesh Color · 1978
Flesh Color
6.01978
MovieThrillerCrime
Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.
Bresson: Without a TraceBresson: Without a Trace · 1965
Bresson: Without a Trace
9.01965
MovieDocumentary
An episode of the television program Cinéastes de notre temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview.
Maladie mortelleMaladie mortelle · 1977
Maladie mortelle
9.01977
Movie
In modern Paris, a sick and nervous man, a "déclassé", tries to seduce others by means of his illness. He meets three women, mixes up his life and his fantasies. Is he unhappy because he wants to be or not? He lives in a painter's studio that one of his friends has lent him.
Un film sur quelqu'unUn film sur quelqu'un · 1972
Un film sur quelqu'un
8.01972
Movie
A documentary that pretends to be a fictional film. About the work and the life of a man, a man called Pierre Henry at the beginning of the film and who ends up calling himself "someone".
Je t'aime, tu dansesJe t'aime, tu danses · 1977
Je t'aime, tu danses
6.31977
MovieDrama
Cannes Film Festival 1975
Empty Quarter: A Woman in AfricaEmpty Quarter: A Woman in Africa · 1985
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa
7.41985
MovieRomanceDrama
A man invites a woman to share his room in a hostel and gradually falls in love with her.
ApostrophesApostrophes · 1975
Apostrophes
8.51975
Series
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Ciné regardsCiné regards · 1978
Ciné regards
1978
SeriesDocumentary

Movies

Flesh ColorFlesh Color · 1978
Flesh Color
6.01978
MovieThrillerCrime
Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.
Bresson: Without a TraceBresson: Without a Trace · 1965
Bresson: Without a Trace
9.01965
MovieDocumentary
An episode of the television program Cinéastes de notre temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview.
Maladie mortelleMaladie mortelle · 1977
Maladie mortelle
9.01977
Movie
In modern Paris, a sick and nervous man, a "déclassé", tries to seduce others by means of his illness. He meets three women, mixes up his life and his fantasies. Is he unhappy because he wants to be or not? He lives in a painter's studio that one of his friends has lent him.
Un film sur quelqu'unUn film sur quelqu'un · 1972
Un film sur quelqu'un
8.01972
Movie
A documentary that pretends to be a fictional film. About the work and the life of a man, a man called Pierre Henry at the beginning of the film and who ends up calling himself "someone".
Je t'aime, tu dansesJe t'aime, tu danses · 1977
Je t'aime, tu danses
6.31977
MovieDrama
Cannes Film Festival 1975
Empty Quarter: A Woman in AfricaEmpty Quarter: A Woman in Africa · 1985
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa
7.41985
MovieRomanceDrama
A man invites a woman to share his room in a hostel and gradually falls in love with her.

TV Shows