Philippe Labro
Nacimiento : 1936-08-27, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Historia
Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986.
At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then travelled across the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering the assassination of John F. Kennedy for French newspaper France-Soir, he met Jack Ruby in Dallas days before he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald; he was thus subsequently officially auditioned by the Warren Commission. He has written and directed many films and was a close friend of Jean-Pierre Melville, as he recalls in the 2008 documentary Code Name Melville. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes at RTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992.
In April 2010, he became Commander of the Légion d'honneur.
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Self (archive footage)
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions was to break up the ORTF with the creation of three new television channels: TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. Three new public channels but autonomous and competing. It is a race for the audience which is engaged then, and from now on the channels will make the war! This competition will give birth to a real golden age for television programs, with variety shows in the forefront. The stars of the song are going to invade the living rooms of the French for their biggest pleasure. This unedited documentary tells the story of the metamorphosis of this television of the early 1970s, between freedom of tone, scandals, political intrigues and programs that have become mythical.
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Documentary examines the production history, style, and lasting appeal of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge, as well as the evolution of the French crime thriller during the Melville era
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A portray of French actress Françoise Dorléac
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Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.
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In this documentary, produced by Philippe Quinconneau for StudioCanal, editor Françoise Bonnot, actor Jean-Pierre Cassel, composer Éric Demarsan, writer and filmmaker Philippe Labro, cinematographer Pierre Lhomme, and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier share insights and anecdotes about Jean-Pierre Melville's 1969 film ARMY OF SHADOWS.
Narrator (voice, English version)
Ambicioso documental sobre la migración de las aves, un viaje que recorre más de 40 países. 4 años de trabajo y más de 140 personas contribuyeron a la creación de un singular estudio, no sólo de las diferentes aves migratorias y sus patrones migratorios, sino del ecléctico, espectacular y sorprendente planeta en el que vivimos. Estuvo nominado al Oscar al mejor documental.
Novel
Eight-year old Francois has moved from Paris to a quiet chateau with his parents who want to escape the stress of the war. In a nearby town, his father's mistress works as a tutor. Soon his father allows a refugee family of Polish Jews to move into the basement. Francois has a terrible crush upon their daugther. Real trouble begins when a Nazi commander and his unit also move into the house, totally unaware of the refugees living below them.
Novel
A French football playing exchange student falls in love.
Director
Longtime friends Guarrigue and Sénanques own a successful law practice in Paris. The dreaded businessman Pervillard is one of their clients. One night, Sénanques, who is in an unhappy relationship, meets Sacha. For her sake, he causes a political scandal involving Pervillard and puts himself in danger.
Writer
A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.
Director
A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.
Screenplay
"L'alpagueur" es el apodo de Roger Pilard, un cazarrecompensas que sigue los métodos brutales que aprendió en los Servicios de Seguridad Franceses. Su nueva presa es un peligroso criminal y, para atraparle, tendrá que saltarse todo tipo de reglas... (FILMAFFINITY)
Director
"L'alpagueur" es el apodo de Roger Pilard, un cazarrecompensas que sigue los métodos brutales que aprendió en los Servicios de Seguridad Franceses. Su nueva presa es un peligroso criminal y, para atraparle, tendrá que saltarse todo tipo de reglas... (FILMAFFINITY)
Philippe Lacombe
El Señor Richard, un rico industrial, es brutalmente asesinado en su apartamento de París. Una investigación se inicia para averiguar los detalles del suceso y desentrañar dicho misterio. El inspector Lechat, famoso por sus métodos, nada tradicionales, se hace responsable del caso y, nada más entrar, pone en tela de juicio hasta los hechos más seguros, como la coartada de la señora Richard, que aparentemente es invulnerable. Otros sospechosos se unen a su lista, tales como la maestra de la víctima y un agente de seguros.
Writer
Montand encarna a un escritor que vive en su propia piel sus teorías sobre el azar y la violencia
Director
Montand encarna a un escritor que vive en su propia piel sus teorías sobre el azar y la violencia
Screenplay
Bart Cordell, hijo de un importante magnate, ha de hacerse cargo de las empresas de su padre tras la muerte de éste en un fatal accidente de avión. Sin embargo, sucios informes que implican a determinados estamentos le hacen sospechar que detrás del accidente puede que hubiese un crimen.
Un journaliste (uncredited)
Bart Cordell, hijo de un importante magnate, ha de hacerse cargo de las empresas de su padre tras la muerte de éste en un fatal accidente de avión. Sin embargo, sucios informes que implican a determinados estamentos le hacen sospechar que detrás del accidente puede que hubiese un crimen.
Adaptation
Bart Cordell, hijo de un importante magnate, ha de hacerse cargo de las empresas de su padre tras la muerte de éste en un fatal accidente de avión. Sin embargo, sucios informes que implican a determinados estamentos le hacen sospechar que detrás del accidente puede que hubiese un crimen.
Director
Bart Cordell, hijo de un importante magnate, ha de hacerse cargo de las empresas de su padre tras la muerte de éste en un fatal accidente de avión. Sin embargo, sucios informes que implican a determinados estamentos le hacen sospechar que detrás del accidente puede que hubiese un crimen.
Screenplay
Un asesino que siembra el terror en Niza acaba con la vida de un hombre adinerado. El inspector Carella investiga el caso.
Director
Un asesino que siembra el terror en Niza acaba con la vida de un hombre adinerado. El inspector Carella investiga el caso.
Director
Back in France after a few years in the United States, a reporter goes in search of his wife.
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Paula Nelson deberá investigar en Atlantic City (Francia) la muerte de su amante, investigación que se presentará peligrosa debido a la atención que ésta consigue despertar entre los mafiosos de la ciudad. Inspirada en el cine negro americano, Godard realiza un ejercicio de intriga de deliberada incoherencia narrativa.
Director
In 1964, on the request of UniFrance, writer and director Philippe Labro filmed four young actresses – Mireille Darc, Marie Dubois, Catherine Deneuve, and Françoise Dorléac – in order to promote these young talents around the world. He took a free approach to the project, trying to capture the personality of each one, while also providing a vision of Paris as the quintessential backdrop of French cinema.
