Éric Rochat

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-10-18

Deathday 2003-10-05 (66 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As Ron Williams

Éric Rochat

Biography

Éric Rochat (October 18, 1936 in Paris – October 5, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro) was a French film producer, director and scriptwriter. He is mostly known for his success in producing erotic films. He started his cinematographic career as a producer with François Reichenbach portraying musicians such as Arthur Rubinstein in 1969, and Yehudi Menuhin in 1971. In 1972, Rochat partnered with Claude Giroux to produce his first feature film, The Killer, starring Jean Gabin as the chief of police Le Guen. The movie casting also gave Gerard Depardieu his first movie role. In 1973 they produced The Dominici Affair starring Jean Gabin as Gaston Dominici. In 1975, after buying the rights of Story of O, a book written by Pauline Reage, from his partner Claude Giroux, Rochat produced the erotic cult film Story of O, directed by Just Jaeckin and starring Corinne Clery. In 1976, Rochat produced Sex O'Clock USA, a French non-fiction feature documentary directed by François Reichenbach. The feature film reviews the hidden sexuality of a highly puritanical US society. Then in 1980, Rochat produced Tusk, directed by surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky, and based on the novel Poo Lorn of the Elephants, by Reginald Campbell. In 1981, the story of the icon of the times, Coco Chanel, was brought to the screen in Chanel Solitaire, directed by George Kaczender, starring Marie-France Pisier, Lambert Wilson and Timothy Dalton. In 1984, Rochat wrote, produced, and directed the Story of O sequel, Story of O - Chapter 2, starring Sandra Wey. In 1987, Rochat wrote and directed in Japan the feature film Too Much, produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. This futuristic feature film for kids uses Japanese technology to tell a story between a little girl and a robot. In 1990, Rochat produced The 5th Monkey. This feature film, starring Ben Kingsley, is an adaptation from the eponymous novel by Jacques Zibi, who co-wrote the script with Rochat. In 1992, the ten-hour series Story of O - The Series was written, produced and directed by Rochat. Its DVD box received great commercial success. In 2002, Rochat wrote, produced and co-directed Living O with his spouse Chrystianne Rochat. This TV feature film tells the story of a movie producer who desires to live the experiences of O's Sir Stephen. The film was shot in Rio de Janeiro. Source: Article "Éric Rochat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Producer

2017
Living O

as Producer

1984
1981
Chanel Solitaire

as Executive Producer

1980
Tusk

as Producer

1976
Sex O’Clock USA

as Producer

1975
The Story of O

as Producer

1973
1972
Killer

as Producer

Director

2017
Living O

as Director

1990
The Fifth Monkey

as Director

1987
Too Much

as Director

1984

Writer

2017
Living O

as Writer

1992
1990
The Fifth Monkey

as Screenplay

1987
Too Much

as Writer

1984
The Story of O Part 2

as Screenplay