Gregory Monro

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Gregory Monro (born September 10, 1975)^{[citation needed]} is a French filmmaker, writer and actor.

History[]

Born in Paris where he currently lives, he grew up with American culture, watching films by his favorite directors, Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Capra, Sergio Leone. But it was French comedian Louis de Funès who is responsible for Monro's passion, when he discovered his films as a child. As a consequence, he started acting at age 9 before making his first films at 13. After graduating from French Film School ESRA, in 1997, he attended Jack Waltzer's (a lifetime Actors Studio member) masterclass for a few years in Paris and New York. From 1999, Gregory Monro has written, produced, performed and directed several professional short films, most of which toured international film festivals such as Toronto, Palm Beach, Bolzano and South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

Monro has a passion for the American West history and its legends, and is particularly concerned with feminine conditions. He is a specialist on Calamity Jane and has prepared various works on her. He published a few books, created a special exhibit in Paris in 2010, directed a docudrama for European broadcaster Arte, and is currently^[when?] working on a feature film. Prior to his Calamity works, he purchased Calamity Jane's controversial diary and letters in 2004, which led to his projects.^{[citation needed]} Prior to his directings Gregory Monro has worked as a production manager for numerous commercials and music videos, including Ayo, Sepultura, and .^{[citation needed]}

In recent years,^[when?] Monro directed several biographical documentaries, amongst them "Louis de Funès Forever ", Calamity Jane : Wild West Legend " and " Jerry Lewis : The man behind the clown ", selected at the Telluride Film Festival, the Lumière Film Festival, and the Haifa International Film Festival. In 2019, his documentary Michel Legrand : Let the music play was nominated for an International Emmy Awards. His latest film Kubrick by Kubrick, premiered in 2020 and in 2021 at the Tribeca Film Festival; it has been selected in numerous festivals like [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival or Deauville American Film Festival. Monro's Kubrick film was also awarded at the and with a Rockie Awards at the Banff World Media Festival.

Filmography[]

• 2000 : Choose or lose (short)
• 2001 : Destinées (short)
• 2005 : Adagio (short)
• 2005 : Behind (short)
• 2013 : Rose or the mute liars (short)
• 2013 : Louis de Funès forever (documentary)
• 2014 : Calamity Jane : Wild West Legend (docudrama)
• 2016 : Jerry Lewis : The man behind the clown (documentary)
• 2017 : James Stewart, Robert Mitchum : The Two Faces Of America (documentary)
• 2018 : Pierre Richard : The quiet one (documentary)
• 2018 : Michel Legrand : Let the music play (documentary)
• 2019 : Toulouse-Lautrec : Racing through life (documentary)
• 2020 : Kubrick by Kubrick (documentary)
• 2021 : Buffalo Bill : Showtime ! (documentary)

Bibliography[]

• Calamity Jane : Letters to her daughter (2007),
• Calamity Jane – Mémoires de l'ouest (2010), ISBN 9782842303891
• Les personnages dans Lucky Luke (2013),
• Calamity Jane, aventurière (2017),

External links[]

• Gregory Monro at IMDb

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