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Pierre Clément (1927-2007)

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Alias:
بيير كليمنت

Birthplace:
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France

Born:
October 3, 1927

Died:
October 8, 2007

Biography from TheMovieDB

Pierre Clément is a French director and cinematographer, born October 3, 1927 in Le Mans and died October 8, 2007 in La Rochelle.  After his studies at IDHEC, Pierre Clément went to Tunis in 1957 at the same time as René Vautier to film independent Tunisia. He was integrated into the FLN cinema team and shot “Sakiet Sidi Youcef” in 1958, contributing to the birth of independent Algerian cinema. He was arrested in October of the same year by the French army on the territory of Algeria and narrowly escaped summary execution. His camera and film were seized and will never be returned to him. Sentenced to 10 years in prison for endangering the external security of the State, he was amnestied in October 1962. He then worked in Algeria to participate in the training of filmmakers, then as director of photography for several films by René Vautier .  In 2004, he testified with René Vautier, Olga Poliakoff and Yann Le Masson in the documentary "Algérie, d'autres egards", by Raphaël Pillosio, on the conditions of his commitment to the independence of Algeria and on the methods of production and distribution of films made at that time in this country.

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Cinematography:
1956  Les Anneaux d'Or
1972  To Be Twenty in the Aures
1974  The Madwoman of Toujane

Director:
1956  Les Anneaux d'Or
1958  Algerian Refugees
1972  To Be Twenty in the Aures
1974  The Madwoman of Toujane

Director of Photography:
1956  Les Anneaux d'Or
1958  Algerian Refugees
1972  To Be Twenty in the Aures
1974  The Madwoman of Toujane
1977  Quand les femmes ont pris la colère
1982  Le transfuge

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