René Féret

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1945-05-26

Deathday 2015-04-28 (69 years old)

Place of Birth La Bassée, Nord, France

René Féret

Biography

René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. His film Solemn Communion, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. In The Man Who Wasn't There (L'Homme qui n'était pas là), his 1987 film adaption of Roderick MacLeish's novel, he played alongside Claude Jade in the leading role of Charles Elaine. Very much an independent creator, Féret made several films around an invented family living in northern France, the Gravets, but based on his own life experience. He often used members of his own family in his films. Féret also turned to marginal individuals, in trouble: a man sent to a psychiatric hospital in Histoire de Paul (1975), a hermaphrodite in Mystère Alexina, old age in Rue du Retrait (2000) and cancer sufferers in Comme une étoile dans la nuit (2009). Later in his career he turned his attention to historical artistic figures (Nannerl, la sœur de Mozart, 2010), Anton Tchékhov 1890 (2015). He work was described as “subtle and possessing great sensibility”. Source: Article "René Féret" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Director

2015
2013
Le Prochain film

as Director

2012
Madame Solario

as Director

2010
Mozart's Sister

as Director

2003
L'Enfant du pays

as Director

2001
Rue du retrait

as Director

1996
Les frères Gravet

as Director

1993
1992
Summer Strolls

as Director

1989
Baptême

as Director

1985
1980
Fernand

as Director

1977
Solemn Communion

as Director

1975
The Story of Paul

as Director

Writer

2015
Anton Tchekhov 1890

as Screenplay

2013
2010
Mozart's Sister

as Writer

2003
1993
1992
Summer Strolls

as Dialogue

1992
Summer Strolls

as Screenplay

1989
Baptême

as Writer

1985
1980
Fernand

as Scenario Writer

1977
1975
The Story of Paul

as Screenplay

Actor

2008
Like a Star Shining in the Night

as Marc and Eric's chef (uncredited)

2003
L'Enfant du pays

as Pierre Merveille

1999
East/West

as Ambassadeur de France

1994
Couchettes express

as Le médecin

1988
Savannah

as Fabien

1987
1983
Sarah

as Duparc, the producer

1981
1977
Solemn Communion

as Julien Gravet I

1976
Lumière

as Julien

1975

Producer

2012
Madame Solario

as Producer

1997
Destiny

as Producer

1992
Summer Strolls

as Producer

1981
Last Summer

as Producer

1980
Fernand

as Delegated Producer

1977
Solemn Communion

as Producer