Writing

Jean-Louis Roy

Born January 1, 1938 · Geneva, Switzerland

Died March 29, 2020 · aged 82

Jean-Louis Roy was born in 1938 in Lugano, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967), Black Out (1970) and Talou (1980). He died on March 29, 2020 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.

Known For

The SalamanderThe Salamander · 1971
The Salamander
6.71971
MovieDramaComedy
Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.
The Unknown Man of ShandigorThe Unknown Man of Shandigor · 1967
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
5.91967
MovieActionThriller
Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz has invented a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons -- and a mad herd of rival spies are desperate to get their hands on the device, including a sect of bald, turtleneck-wearing assassins.
Black OutBlack Out · 1970
Black Out
10.01970
MovieDramaThriller
Out of paranoid fear of a nuclear disaster, an elderly couple isolates themselves from the outside world in their small suburban villa. An apocalyptic retreat told with a touch of humor that occasionally makes you shudder and smile at the same time. Will the couple find a way out of their isolation again? A chef who described the quarantine situation as early as 1970.
Happy End!Happy End! · 1964
Happy End!
1964
MovieTV MovieMusic
The imaginary journey of a little man, a little naïve, a little dreamer, who is thrown by chance into the mythology of the cinema, plunges the viewer into a poetic universe where reality and cinematic wonder create a constant equivocation between the wings and the stage.
L'indien des AcaciasL'indien des Acacias · 1973
L'indien des Acacias
1973
MovieDocumentary
James Baldwin, A Stranger In The VillageJames Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village · 1962
James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village
1962
MovieDocumentary
James Baldwin, a stranger in a Swiss village in 1962, reflects on ordinary and universal racism.

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