Biography
Alain Tanner (b. 1929, Geneva) graduated originally in economics. With Claude Goretta he founded a film society in Geneva and together, at the end of period of study at the British Film Institute, they shot a documentary on London entitled Nice Time (1956). In the years 1960-68, after returning to Switzerland, he made films for television, primarily documentaries. Tanner occupies a major place among the few important Swiss filmmakers and film activists. He initiated the founding of the Swiss Filmmakers Association (1962). Today, including documentaries, he has more than thirty films to his credit, and his work has long been screened and awarded at top festivals. Selected filmography: Charles, Dead or Alive (Charles mort ou vif, 1969), Le retour d' Afrique (1973), Light Years Away (Les années lumières, 1981), The Woman from Rose Hill (La femme de Rose Hill, 1989), The Man Who Lost His Shadow (L'homme qui a perde son ombre, 1991), Requiem (1996), Fleurs de sang (2001).
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Director
Movies | |
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2004 |
Paul Is Leaving |
2002 |
Fleurs de sang |
1999 |
Jonas et Lila, à demain |
1998 |
Requiem |
1996 |
Fourbi |
1993 |
The Diary of Lady M |
1991 |
The Man Who Lost His Shadow |
1989 |
La Femme de Rose Hill |
1987 |
A Flame in My Heart |
La Vallée fantôme |
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1985 |
No Man's Land |
1983 |
In the White City |
1981 |
Light Years Away |
1979 |
Messidor |
1976 |
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 |
1974 |
The Middle of the World |
1973 |
Return from Africa |
1971 |
La Salamandre |
1969 |
Charles, Dead or Alive |
Documentaries | |
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1995 |
Les Hommes du port |
1968 |
Docteur B., médecin de campagne |
1966 |
A City at Chandigarh |
1964 |
Les Apprentis |
1957 |
Nice Time |
Short | |
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1962 |
L'école |
1961 |
Ramuz, passage d'un poète |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2004 |
Paul Is Leaving |
1999 |
Jonas et Lila, à demain |
1998 |
Requiem |
1996 |
Fourbi |
1991 |
The Man Who Lost His Shadow |
1989 |
La Femme de Rose Hill |
1987 |
A Flame in My Heart |
La Vallée fantôme |
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1985 |
No Man's Land |
1983 |
In the White City |
1981 |
Light Years Away |
1979 |
Messidor |
1976 |
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 |
1974 |
The Middle of the World |
1973 |
Return from Africa |
1971 |
La Salamandre |
1969 |
Charles, Dead or Alive |
Documentaries | |
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1995 |
Les Hommes du port |
1957 |
Nice Time |
Producer
Movies | |
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2004 |
Paul Is Leaving |
2002 |
Fleurs de sang |
1999 |
Jonas et Lila, à demain |
1998 |
Requiem |
1996 |
Fourbi |
1991 |
The Man Who Lost His Shadow |
1989 |
La Femme de Rose Hill |
1987 |
La Vallée fantôme |
1985 |
No Man's Land |
1983 |
In the White City |
1973 |
Return from Africa |
1971 |
La Salamandre |
1969 |
Charles, Dead or Alive |
Actor
Documentaries | |
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2008 |
40 x 15 |
2000 |
In the Shadow of Hollywood |
1995 |
Les Hommes du port |
1984 |
Cinématon |