André S. Labarthe
Directing
Biography
André S. Labarthe (18 December 1931 – 5 March 2018) was a French actor, film producer and director. He starred alongside Anna Karina in the 1962 film Vivre sa vie. He was the director of many television documentaries that profile specific individuals, beginning with Cinéastes de notre temps.
Born: December 18, 1931
Place of Birth: Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Known For
Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif
The first of three documentaries by Rivette on Jean Renoir.
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
Second in the documentary trilogy from mastermind Jacques Rivette, featuring a conversation between Jean Renoir and Michel Simon, who celebrate their reunion by discussing, among other things, La Chienne (1931) and Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932).
Vivre Sa Vie
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Fragments of Conversations with Jean-Luc Godard
In his meetings with various different people, Jean-Luc Godard develops his thinking about history, politics, the cinema, images and time, and this will lead to his exhibition as an artist at the Pompidou Centre. Jean-Luc Godard’s conversations with Dominique Païni, Jean Narboni, André S. Labarthe, Jean-Marie Straub, Danielle Huillet and Christophe Kantcheff were filmed at his home in Rolle, in his study, at the Fresnoy National Studio for the Contemporary Arts (in front of students) and in the exhibition rooms of the Pompidou Centre.
Breathless
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
An overview of Luis Buñuel's career. Includes an interview with the filmmaker.
The New World
This short film shows a young couple during a short period after the explosion of a nuclear bomb 120 km above Paris. The city appears unaffected, but the man begins to notice changes in the behavior of the people in general and in that of his girl friend in particular. Part of the Italian anthology film RoGoPaG (1962).
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero
The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his way from the former East Germany to "the west."
Code Name: Melville
Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Le patron du cabaret
as Self
as (uncredited)
as Alcide Jolivet
as Narrator
as Doctor
as Himself
as Le réalisateur
as Self - Interviewer
as Self - Interviewer
as Self - Interviewer
as (segment "Il nuovo mondo") (voice) (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Paul
as Journalist at Orly