Yvon Marciano
Directing
Biography
Yvon Marciano (born February 13, 1953 in Marnia, then French Algeria; died November 23, 2011 in Rueil‑Malmaison, France) was a versatile French filmmaker, screenwriter, cinematographer, theatre director, educator, and writer. After earning a Licence in modern literature and studying cinematography at the École Louis‑Lumière (plus a BTS in image and directing), he began his career as a camera operator before moving into direction. He directed celebrated short films such as Autopsie (1982), La Face cachée de la Lune (1987), and Émilie Muller (1993)—the latter earning multiple festival awards and a César nomination. His first feature, Le Cri de la soie (1996), explored early‑20th‑century fétichisme inspired by the work of psychiatrist Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault and garnered critical recognition, including a César nomination for Marie Trintignant’s performance. After a long period focused on shorts and theatre (notably Cinq Filles couleur pêche at the Théâtre de l’Atelier), he returned with the low‑budget ensemble film Vivre ! in 2009, shot with young talent from the École Florent and ESEC, where he also taught directing and camera‑acting techniques
Known For
An illiterate seamstress has a powerful fetish for silk which gets her into trouble. The psychiatrist sent to help her becomes fascinated by her case and when he returns to France from World War One they fall in love, an affair that can only end in tragedy.
Le Cri de la soie
At her first audition, a young woman is asked by the casting director to talk about what is inside her handbag.
Emilie Muller
At the funeral of their best friend Mathieu (40 years old), four boys and three girls meet for the first time. They are between 22 and 26 years old, all knew Mathieu separately, and each of them thought he was his only friend.
Vivre!
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Par amour
A women is confused for a sex worker while waiting for her boyfriend.
The Dark Side
La Première éducation sentimentale (the first version of L'Éducation sentimentale), re-adapting the themes of first love, the intoxication of desire, and failed ideological revolution (that culminated in the Revolution of 1848) to the May 68 generation through a chronicle of the parallel lives of a pair of childhood friends, the pragmatic Henri and idealistic Jules as they leave their bucolic, rural hometown to separately pursue their baccalaureate - and real world - educations.
Every Night
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J'aime
4 short films: Emilie Muller, La part d'ombre, J'aime, Par amour. Bonus: interviews with Yvon Marciano and Véronika Varga.