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Roland Topor (1938-1997)

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
January 7, 1938

Died:
April 16, 1997

Biography from TheMovieDB

Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo.   Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Author:
2005  L'Hiver sous la table

Dialogue:
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
2005  L'Hiver sous la table

Draughtsman:
1964  Dead Times
1966  The Snails
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
2005  L'Hiver sous la table

Novel:
1964  Dead Times
1966  The Snails
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1976  The Tenant
2005  L'Hiver sous la table

Original Story:
1964  Dead Times
1966  The Snails
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1976  The Tenant
2005  L'Hiver sous la table
2012  The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2019  Portrait of Suzanne

Screenplay:
1964  Dead Times
1966  The Snails
1973  Fantastic Planet
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1976  The Tenant
2005  L'Hiver sous la table
2012  The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2019  Portrait of Suzanne

Story:
1964  Dead Times
1966  The Snails
1973  Fantastic Planet
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1976  The Tenant
1990  The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World
2005  L'Hiver sous la table
2012  The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2019  Portrait of Suzanne

Theatre Play:
1964  Dead Times
1966  The Snails
1973  Fantastic Planet
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1976  The Tenant
1990  The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World
2005  L'Hiver sous la table
2008  Batailles
2012  The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2019  Portrait of Suzanne
2024  Joko

Writer:
1964  Dead Times
1965  He! Viva Dada
1966  The Snails
1972  The Troubles of Alfred
1973  Fantastic Planet
1975  The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975  The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
1975  The Game
1976  The Tenant
1979  The Hamburg Syndrome
1986  La Galette du roi
1989  Marquis
1990  The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World
2005  L'Hiver sous la table
2008  Batailles
2012  The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2019  Portrait of Suzanne
2024  Joko

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Characters:
1983  Telecat

Creator:
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Writer:
1983  Telecat
1988  Palace
1989  De l'autre côté

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