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Birthplace:
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Born:
June 4, 1962
Frédéric Auburtin (born 4 June 1962) is a French director, writer, actor and producer. Frédéric Auburtin was born and grew up in Marseille, where he studied music (piano, drums) and literature before turning to the cinema in the early 80s. He made his debut as an assistant director in the film Rouge midi, directed by Robert Guédiguian. In the 80s and 90s he worked as an assistant director in several movies and with several directors, including Maurice Pialat (Under the Sun of Satan), Luigi Comencini (La Bohème), Richard Heffron (La Révolution française), Bertrand Blier (Merci la vie), Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Lover), Claude Berri (Germinal and Lucie Aubrac), Jean-Paul Rappeneau (The Horseman on the Roof) and Randall Wallace (The Man in the Iron Mask). In 1999, he debuted as a director, co-directing Un pont entre deux rives with Gérard Depardieu, for which he also composed the soundtrack. During the 2000s he keep directing mostly for television, but also directed movies, including San-Antonio (2004) and Envoyés très spéciaux (2009). In 2006, he co-directed (again with Depardieu) the segment "Quartier Latin", written and starred by Gena Rowlands with Ben Gazzara and Gérard Depardieu, in the highly acclaimed movie Paris, je t'aime. In 2014, he became widely known for directing the infamous movie United Passions. The film recounts the origins of the world-governing body of association football, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, and was ninety-percent funded by them. Released in North America at the peak of the scandals of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, the film grossed very badly in the box-office (a mere $918 in its opening weekend) and received overwhelming dislike from critics around the world. It's now considered one of the worst movies ever made and all the actors and Auburtin himself considered the film a "disaster". Source: Article "Frédéric Auburtin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Director:
1999 The Bridge
2004 San Antonio
2004 Volpone
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2008 La vie à une
2009 Special Correspondents
2014 United Passions
2017 Stars 80, la suite
???? Bike Me Up
First Assistant Director:
1993 Germinal
1995 The Horseman on the Roof
1997 Lucie Aubrac
1999 The Bridge
2004 San Antonio
2004 Volpone
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2008 La vie à une
2009 Special Correspondents
2014 United Passions
2017 Stars 80, la suite
???? Bike Me Up
Original Music Composer:
1993 Germinal
1995 The Horseman on the Roof
1997 Lucie Aubrac
1999 The Bridge
2004 San Antonio
2004 Volpone
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2008 La vie à une
2009 Special Correspondents
2014 United Passions
2017 Stars 80, la suite
???? Bike Me Up
Screenplay:
1993 Germinal
1995 The Horseman on the Roof
1997 Lucie Aubrac
1999 The Bridge
2004 San Antonio
2004 Volpone
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2008 La vie à une
2009 Special Correspondents
2014 United Passions
2017 Stars 80, la suite
???? Bike Me Up
Second Assistant Director:
1988 La Bohème
1993 Germinal
1995 The Horseman on the Roof
1997 Lucie Aubrac
1999 The Bridge
2004 San Antonio
2004 Volpone
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2008 La vie à une
2009 Special Correspondents
2014 United Passions
2017 Stars 80, la suite
???? Bike Me Up
Writer:
1988 La Bohème
1993 Germinal
1995 The Horseman on the Roof
1997 Lucie Aubrac
1999 The Bridge
2004 San Antonio
2004 Volpone
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2008 La vie à une
2009 Special Correspondents
2014 United Passions
2017 Stars 80, la suite
???? Bike Me Up
Director:
2011 La pire semaine de ma vie
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