Philippe Fourastié

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1940-01-14

Deathday 1982-09-06 (42 years old)

Place of Birth Cabourg, Calvados, France

Philippe Fourastié

Biography

Philippe Fourastié was a French film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to French cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. He began his career as an assistant director, collaborating with notable filmmakers such as Pierre Schoendoerffer on La 317e Section (1965), Claude Chabrol on Marie-Chantal contre docteur Kha (1965), Jean-Luc Godard on Pierrot le fou (1965), and Jacques Rivette on La Religieuse (1966). Fourastié made his directorial debut with Un choix d'assassins (1966), followed by La Bande à Bonnot (1968), which depicted the life of anarchist Jules Bonnot and featured actors Bruno Cremer, Jacques Brel, and Annie Girardot. He also directed the television miniseries Mandrin (1972), focusing on the 18th-century bandit. Fourastié passed away in Tréguier, Côtes-d'Armor, France, at the age of 42.

Known For

Director

1972
Mandrin

as Director

1969
Les Gauloises bleues

as Assistant Director

1968
Bonnot's Gang

as Director

1967
1966
The Nun

as First Assistant Director

1965
The Blue Panther

as First Assistant Director

1965
Pierrot le Fou

as Assistant Director

Writer

1968
Bonnot's Gang

as Writer

1967

Crew

1973
Living Together

as Technical Advisor