Gérard Zingg
Gérard Zingg | |
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Born | 7 June 1942 |
Died | 27 July 2021 Gramat, France | (aged 79)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Painter Film director |
Gérard Zingg (7 June 1942 – 27 July 2021) was a French painter, screenwriter, and film director.[1]
Biography[]
Zingg studied cinema at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. In 1977, he directed the film At Night All Cats Are Crazy, which starred Gérard Depardieu. He subsequently planned to direct the film L'Autobus de la haine, which was based on a comic strip by Fred, although it was never created. In 1998, he directed , a Franco-Ivorian film based on a comic of the same name by Francesco Tullio Altan.
Along with his film career, Zingg dedicated himself to painting and exhibited his works in France and abroad.[2][3] He also published several poetry collections.
Gérard Zingg died in Gramat on 27 July 2021 at the age of 79.[4]
Filmography[]
Director[]
- At Night All Cats Are Crazy (1977)
- (1988)
- Yéti (2008)
Screenwriter[]
- (1969)
- At Night All Cats Are Crazy (1977)
- Alfred et Marie (1978)
- (1981)
- Ada dans la jungle (1988)
- (2008)
Actor[]
- Young Tiger (2014)
Assistant director[]
- Going Places (1973)
- (1974)
Publications[]
- Loup où es-tu (1999)
- Poèmes pour la conquête d'un vertige (2004)
Expositions[]
- "Extravaganza" (Galerie Phantom Projects Contemporary, Marigny-le-Châtel, 2013–2014)
- "Small is beautiful 3" (Le Cabinet d'amateur, Paris, 2013)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Le réalisateur Gérard Zingg est décédé dans le Lot, à Gramat". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Gramat. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Biographie". Gérard Zingg (in French). Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Gerard Zingg - en exposition en ce moment à La Niche". La Niche (in French). Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Décès du réalisateur Gérard Zingg". Le film français (in French). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Small is beautiful 3". Le Cabinet d'amateur (in French).
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2021 deaths
- French painters
- French screenwriters
- French film directors
- People from Montfermeil
- French painter, 20th-century birth stubs
- French film biography stubs