Gérard Courant
Directing · 74 years old
Lyon, France
Gérard Courant is a French filmmaker, writer, actor, poet and independent producer born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is the son of the writer and historian René Courant. He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of cinema. He created, directed and produced Cinématon, the longest film in the world (over 200 hours long). In all, he has shot nearly 7,000 filmed portraits and a very large number of other films (more than 1,000) since the mid-1970s. He has also published several books on cinema.
Known For
Périssable Paradis
Self
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
L'inspecteur
Trying to Describe Oneself
Himself
Un film (autoportrait)
Self
Otage
Litan
Extra (uncredited)
The Case of the Morituri Divisions
Inspecteur
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Self
2000 Cinématons
Self
Up and Down
Le maso
Cinématon
N°0 / N°1000 / N°1001 / N°2000 / N°3000
My Conversations on Film
Himself
Omelette
Primitifs
Les Jours et les Nuits
Self
Jardins clandestins
About Greece
Le Passeur immobile
Self
Un débat À travers l'univers
Himself
Encore Cinématé !
Himself
Behind the Scenes
Villagium
Director
Périssable Paradis
Director
Périssable Paradis
Writer
Cinématon XXXVII
Director
Cinématon XXXVII
Producer
Vivre est une solution
Director
The Man of the Badlands
Director
Vivre est une solution
Producer
Cinématon n°333 : Dominique Païni
Director
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet
Director
BB X 20
Director
BB X 20
Producer