Roger Planchon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

21

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-09-12

Day of death

2009-05-12 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-Chamond, Loire, France

Roger Planchon

Biography

Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker. Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings. He started on stage in 1949 after winning an amateur theater. In 1952, he founded the Théâtre de la Comédie, located in the rue des Marronniers, in Lyon. He was the director of the Théâtre de la Cité of Villeurbanne since 1957 (which became the Théâtre National Populaire in 1972). Roger Planchon transposed many works by Brecht, Molière, Shakespeare, and many works of contemporary authors, including Arthur Adamov and Michel Vinaver, but also opened the Théâtre National Populaire to Patrice Chéreau, then Georges Lavaudant. As films, he directed George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière, Louis, enfant roi, which was entered at Cannes, and another one by Lautrec. In 2002, Christian Schiaretti succeeded him as director of the TNP; he created his own company with which he continued to write and direct until his death. He died on 12 May 2009 after a heart attack, he is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (22nd division). Source: Article "Roger Planchon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

  • Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • I... For Icarus

    I... For Icarus

  • The Return of Martin Guerre

    The Return of Martin Guerre

  • Dossier 51

    Dossier 51

  • Celluloid and Marble

    Celluloid and Marble

  • Radio corbeau

    Radio corbeau

  • Camille Claudel

    Camille Claudel

  • Molière

    Molière

  • A Man Escaped

    A Man Escaped

  • La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

  • The Year of Awakening

    The Year of Awakening

  • Roads to the South

    Roads to the South

  • Legitimate Violence

    Legitimate Violence

  • Danton

    Danton

  • The Seventh Target

    The Seventh Target

  • The Big Brother

    The Big Brother

  • The Others

    The Others

  • A Strange Passion

    A Strange Passion

  • Leclerc, a dream of Indochina

    Leclerc, a dream of Indochina

  • Jean Galmot, aventurier

    Jean Galmot, aventurier