Patrice Chéreau
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Patrice Chéreau
Chéreau, Patrice (b. 1944). French theatre director. Co-director (1972-82) of the TNP with Planchon, and director of the Théâtre des Amandiers, Nanterre, since 1982. Sharing Planchon's Marxist tendencies, he aims to re-situate texts historically in their social and political context. His controversial but influential productions of Wagner's Ring cycle at Bayreuth (1976-80) applied similar principles to opera.
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Primarily known as a stage director in his native France, Patrice Chéreau has also made quite a name for himself in the realm of cinema with such acclaimed features as Queen Margot (1994) and Intimacy (2001). The Lezigne native crossed from stage to screen with the 1975 thriller Flesh and the Orchid, and the auspicious debut earned its up-and-coming director two César nominations. In 1984, Chéreau shared a Best Writing César with Hervé Guibert for his feature The Wounded Man, and in 1994, Chéreau scored his biggest hit to date with the bloody historical drama Queen Margot. Adapted from Alexandre Dumas' novel, Queen Margot was nominated for Best Costume Design at the 1995 Academy Awards in addition to taking home top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and the César Awards. Following a pair of successful television endeavors, Chéreau returned to the screen to great success with the emotional drama Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998). An introspective tale of an artist's final wish to be buried in his hometown and the friends and acquaintances who see that his wish is granted, the film was nominated for 11 Césars and took home trophies for Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. Though his 2001 drama Intimacy drew fire from conservatives for its graphic, lingering sex scenes, the director publicly defended the film with claims that it was about human relationships, and sex was simply one component of many that makes up those relationships. Despite the controversy, the film proved quite a hit in the European market. In 2003, Chéreau documented the fragile relationship between two estranged brothers with the tender drama His Brother. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviFilmography:
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| Born | 2 November 1944 Lezigne, France |
| Occupation | director, screenwriter, actor, producer |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Patrice Chéreau (pronounced: [pa.tʁis ʃe.ʁo]; born 2 November 1944) is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.
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Biography
Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre (lycée Louis-le-Grand). At 15, he was enthusiastically celebrated as a theatre prodigy. In 1964, at the age of 19, he began directing for the professional theatre. In 1966 he created a very busy Public-Theatre at the Parisian suburb of Sartrouville. In 1969, he staged his first opera. The following year he established a close relationship with the leadership of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, Paolo Grassi and Giorgio Strehler. In 1975 he worked in Germany for the first time directing Edward Bond's Lear. He often collaborated with Claude Stratz. He began his relationship with his lover and favorite actor Pascal Greggory in 1987.
Chereau's most discussed production was his 1976 centennial staging of Richard Wagner's tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festival, conducted by Pierre Boulez. Polarizing fans and critics, Chereau chose to set the operas during the 19th-century Industrial Revolution, and was thought to have emphasized the dramatic rather than the musical elements of the works.[1]
His influence on opera productions around the world was increasingly visible ever since that milestone production, having substantial impact on concepts of other directors and designers who had chosen to follow the path of the so-called "Regietheater", which may involve the transposition of the stage action into a different historical context by means of anachronistic or abstract costumes and set designs.
Chereau assumed a guest curator role with the Louvre in 2010. He incorporated dance, opera, theater, film and painting into his show, “Faces and Bodies”.[2]
Theatre (directed)
- Peer Gynt by Ibsen (1981) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- La Fausse suivante by Marivaux (1985) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Combat de Nègre et de Chiens by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1985) at Amandiers
- Quai Ouest (1985) by Bernard-Marie Koltès at Amandiers
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1986) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Le Retour au Désert (1988) by Bernard-Marie Koltès at Amandiers
- Hamlet (1989) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Le Temps et la Chambre by Botho Strauss (1992) at Odéon - Taped for TV
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton (1995–96) at Ivry, Wiener Festwochen and Brooklyn Academy of Music - Taped for TV
- I Am the Wind by Jon Fosse, English language version by Simon Stephens (2011) at Young Vic Theatre, London. With Tom Brooke and Jack Laskey.
Opera (directed)
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach (1973–1980) at Opéra National de Paris - Tape for TV
- Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner at Bayreuth Festival - Filmed for TV
- Das Rheingold (1976–1980) : evening
- Die Walküre (1976–1980) : first day
- Siegfried (1976–1980) : second day
- Götterdämmerung (1976–1980) : third day
- Lulu by Alban Berg (1979) at Opéra National de Paris - Taped for TV
- Lucio Silla by Mozart (1984) at Amandiers, La Monnaie and Teatro alla Scala - Taped for TV
- Wozzeck (1993–1999) at Châtelet and Berlin Staatsoper - Taped for TV
- Don Giovanni (1994–1996) at Salzburg Festival
- Così fan tutte (2005-6) at Aix-en-Provence, Opéra National de Paris and Wiener Festwochen - Taped for TV/DVD
- From the House of the Dead by Leoš Janáček (2007 spring and summer) at Wiener Festwochen, Holland Festival,[3] Aix-en-Provence, Teatro alla Scala and Metropolitan Opera
- Tristan und Isolde (2007 winter) at Teatro alla Scala
Filmography
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Director
- Persécution (2009)
- Gabrielle (2005)
- His Brother (2003) - won a Golden Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival
- Intimacy (2001) - won the Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear for Best Film
- Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998) - won César Award Best Director
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton (1996, TV version)
- Queen Margot - won the 1994 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize[4]
- Contre l'oubli (1991)
- Hôtel de France (1986)
- L'Homme blessé (1983) - won César Award Best Screenplay
- Judith Therpauve (1978)
- La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
Producer
(for his company "Azor Films")
- Così fan tutte (2005, TV)
- Gabrielle (2005)
- Son frère (2003)
- Intimacy (2001)
- Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude (1995, TV documentary)
- Chéreau - L'envers du théâtre (1986, TV documentary)
- L'Homme blessé (1983)
Actor
- Time of the Wolf (2003) by Michael Haneke, as Thomas Brandt
- Nearest to Heaven (2002) by Tonie Marshall, as Pierre
- Le Temps retrouvé (1999) by Raoul Ruiz, as Voice of Marcel Proust
- Lucie Aubrac (1997) by Claude Berri, as Max
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton (1996, TV version) - Le dealer
- Bête de scène (1994, short) by Bernard Nissille - Le metteur en scène
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) by Michael Mann, as General Montcalm
- Adieu Bonaparte (1985) by Youssef Chahine, as Napoléon Bonaparte
- Danton (1982) by Andrzej Wajda - Camille Desmoulins
Himself
- Freedom to speak (2004)
- Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude (1995) (TV)
- Il était une fois dix neuf acteurs (1987) (TV)
- Chéreau - L'envers du théâtre (1986)
Notable TV guest appearances
- Claude Berri, le dernier nabab (2003) (TV)
- Bleu, blanc, rose (2002) (TV)
- Thé ou café 14 September 2003
References
- ^ That premiere performance of the Ring erupted scandal and laud protests of criticism from the audience, but booing being, characteristically, directed against Chereau and his associate stage designer, but going in parallel with enthusiastic acclaim for most of performers
- ^ Patrice Chereau, Director of Stage and Screen, Tackles "Faces and Bodies" at the Louvre ARTINFO.com
- ^ Tim Ashley (4 June 2007). "From the House of the Dead". The Guardian. http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/operalivereviews/story/0,,2094571,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Queen Margot". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2959/year/1994.html. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
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Der Ring des Niblungen: Gotterdammerung - Boulez/Chereau
(1981 Theater Film)
Wagner: Das Rheingold - Boulez/Chereau
(Theater Film)
Tristan und Isolde
(2007 Music Film)
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