Patrice Chéreau

Born: 1944-11-02

Birthplace: Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France

Biography

Patrice Chéreau (November 2, 1944 – October 7, 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films La Reine Margot and Intimacy, and for his staging of the Jahrhundertring, the centenary Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festival in 1976.

Known For

The Last of the Mohicans
Intimacy
Danton
Queen Margot
The Wounded Man
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
Resistencia Cultural
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Lucie Aubrac
Hôtel de France

Top Movie Credits

Intimacy Screenplay
Danton Camille Desmoulins
Queen Margot Adaptation
Resistencia Cultural Self (archive footage)
Lucie Aubrac Jean Moulin