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- Birth namePhillipe Claude Alex de Broca
- Philippe de Broca born in 1933 worked as an assistant for Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut ( "Les 400 coups" aka "The 400 blows" ). From 1960 to 2004 he directed over 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful adventure movies such as "That Man from Rio" (L'Homme de Rio) in 1964 and "Le Magnifique" in 1973, romantic comedies as "Le Cavaleur" in 1979, epics as "Chouans" in 1988 and "On Guard" (Le Bossu) in 1999. His personal favorite film was "King of Hearts" ( Le Roi de Coeur) that he wrote, directed and produced.
- IMDb mini biography by: Marina Girard-Muttelet
- SpousesAlexandra de Broca(October 24, 1992 - November 26, 2004) (his death)Valérie Rojan(August 8, 1987 - December 18, 1990) (divorced, 2 children)Margot Kidder(August 6, 1983 - November 14, 1985) (divorced)Michelle de Broca(December 27, 1961 - February 20, 1973) (divorced)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesAlexis de Broca(Grandparent)
- Worked as an assistant director for Claude Chabrol and François Truffaut before he started making films himself.
- Studied photographic techniques and subsequently joined an expedition to the Sahara as a cameraman. From then on worked on documentaries in the region, under the auspices of the Army Film Service in Algeria. Returned to France as assistant director to Truffaut, Chabrol and others, before becoming a director in his own right. An early exponent of the New Wave, his first three films are regarded as his best work.
- He directed 5 different actors in César-nominated performances: Nicole Garcia, Stéphane Freiss, Daniel Auteuil, Marie Gillain and Vincent Perez. Garcia and Freiss won Césars for their performances in one of de Broca movies.
- In his ancestors, there are generals and other officers. His grandfather Alexis(1868-1948) was an illustrator and painter.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 158-162. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
- [on film schools] Oh, technique, schools. A film-maker's school is to go to the movies three times a day for ten years. Only those who went through such a school have a true love of cinema; for those who work their way up as assistants, cinema is only a bread-winner.
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