René Vautier

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1928-01-15

Deathday 2015-01-04 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Camaret-sur-Mer

Also Known As رينيه فوتييه, Рене Вотье, Férid Dendeni

René Vautier

Biography

René Vautier, born January 15, 1928 in Camaret-sur-Mer (Finistère) and died January 4, 2015 in Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine), is a French director and screenwriter, communist and anticolonialist, particularly known for his film Have twenty years in the Aurès. Born to a factory worker father and a teacher mother, René Vautier carried out his first militant activity within the Resistance in Brittany in 1943, when he was fifteen years old, which earned him several decorations. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre at the age of sixteen, responsible for the “youth” group of the René Madec clan, cited in the Order of the Nation by General Charles de Gaulle for acts of Resistance (1944). René Vautier joins the maquis in France then takes the IDHEC competition under the leadership of his comrades in combat. From then on, this fierce supporter of the Communist Party will never stop, camera in hand, campaigning in Algeria, Africa or Brittany in order to denounce the contradictions of the systems in place. If he spoke about social struggles in France (Quand tu dit Valery), the condition of women (Quand les Femmes ont la anger) or Africa (Afrique 50), René Vautier is best known for his commitment against the abuses of the French army during the Algerian War. Thus, Being 20 years old in the Aurès represents one of his major works. His work, specifies the Arab HUFFINGTON POST, is today part of the historical heritage of Algeria, where he is considered a Mujahid, understand an independence fighter. A rebellious and prolific filmmaker, René Vautier experienced the wrath of censorship on numerous occasions. Imprisonments, hunger strikes, but also numerous awards have regularly punctuated the career of this atypical activist artist.

Known For

Director

1995
Hirochirac 1995

as Director

1990
Mys et Thienot

as Director

1988
Mission Pacifique

as Director

1986
Paris pour la paix

as Director

1985
Tournevache

as Director

1984
Briser le bâillon

as Director

1977
1976
1976
1976
Alan Stivell

as Director

1976
Frontline

as Director

1974
Le Remords

as Director

1974
1974
A Human Condition

as Director

1973
1972
La Caravelle

as Director

1971
1971
1970
Les Trois Cousins

as Director

1970
Les Ajoncs

as Director

1964
The Death Knell

as Director

1963
1958
Algeria in Flames

as Director

1956
Les Anneaux d'Or

as Director

1954
1951
Un homme est mort

as Director

1950
Afrique 50

as Director

Crew

1996
The Sorcerer's Apprentice

as Cinematography

1974
The Madwoman of Toujane

as Cinematography

1961
Sawt Echaâb

as Cinematography

1959
Our Algeria

as Cinematography

1950
Afrique 50

as Cinematography

Producer

1967
The Winds of the Aures

as Production Manager

1964
The Death Knell

as Producer

1950
Afrique 50

as Producer

Editor

1958
1950
Afrique 50

as Editor

Art

1961
J'ai Huit Ans

as Supervising Art Director

Sound

1958