Jean-Claude Brisseau

Jean-Claude Brisseau (born 17 July 1944) is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film "Secret Things" ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film "The Exterminating Angels" ("Les Anges exterminateurs").

In 2002 he was arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sex acts in front of him during their auditions. This was to form the basis of the "The Exterminating Angels" movie.

He was formerly a professor at La Femis (Paris).

Film career

His film "Celine" was nominated for a Golden Bear Award at the 1992 Berlin International Film Festival. At the Cannes Film Festival, he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secret Things; in 1988 he was awarded the Special Award for the Youth. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109885/bio IMDB]

Filmography

*"Les Anges Exterminateurs" (2006)
*:aka "Exterminating Angels"
*"Choses Secrètes" (2002)
*:aka "Secret Things"
*"Les Savates du bon Dieu" (2000)
*:aka "Workers for the Good Lord"
*"L'Ange Noir" (1994)
*:aka "The Black Angel"
*"Céline" (1992)
*"Noce blanche (1989)
*:aka "White Wedding"
*"De bruit et de Fureur" (1988)
*:aka "Sound and Fury"
*"Un jeu Brutal" (1983)
*"La Croisée des Chemins" (1975)

References