Jean Dutourd

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Jean Dutourd

Born January 14, 1920 · Paris, France

Died January 17, 2011 · aged 91

Jean Gwenaël Dutourd (14 January 1920 – 17 January 2011) was a French novelist. Dutourd was born in Paris. His mother died when he was seven years old. At the age of twenty, he was taken prisoner fifteen days after Germany's invasion of France in World War II. He escaped six weeks later and returned to Paris where he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He entered the Resistance and was again arre…

Known For

LireLire · 1986
Lire
6.21986
MovieDocumentary
Lire is a cinematographic series of filmed portraits that shows, in a single large fixed and sound sequence shot of 3 minutes 20 seconds, a writer reading the beginning of his last published book.
Portrait de groupePortrait de groupe · 1986
Portrait de groupe
1986
MovieDocumentary
Portrait de groupe is a film series of filmed portraits that shows all kinds of groups gathered under family pretexts, friendly or professional, in a single fixed, wide shot (style: family photo) and silent of 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
TrioTrio · 1987
Trio
1987
MovieDocumentary
Trio is a cinematic series of filmed portraits that shows, in a single large, fixed and silent shot of 3 minutes and 20 seconds, three people free to do what they want.
ApostrophesApostrophes · 1975
Apostrophes
8.51975
SeriesTalk
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.
Sacrée soiréeSacrée soirée · 1987
Sacrée soirée
5.71987
SeriesTalk
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
SeriesTalk
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
8.01972
SeriesTalkNews
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.

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