Edmond Séchan (20 September 1919 in Montpellier – 7 June 2002 in Courbevoie) was a French cinematographer and film director.

Biography

Passionate about image, Séchan earned a reputation as an excellent director of photography and is credited in several notable films such as '' That Man from Rio'', '' Tendre Voyou'', ''

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'' and '' La Boum''. He worked with great directors ( Jean Becker,

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, Philippe de Broca, Pierre Étaix), but most notably with

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and

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on ''

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''. Attracted to directing, Séchan made two feature films in the 1960s, which were not successful. On the other hand, his short films earned him a harvest of prestigious prizes: ''Le Haricot'', ( Palme d'Or du court métrage at Cannes in 1963) and ''Toine'' ( César du meilleur court métrage in 1981). Most especially, he belongs to the small French circle to have won Oscars in Hollywood, in 1960 with '' The Golden Fish'', produced by Cousteau, in the category

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...

, and in 1975 with '' One-Eyed Men Are Kings'', in collaboration with Michel Leroy, produced by Paul Claudon. Edmond Séchan is the uncle of French singer Renaud. Renaud and his brother make an appearance in ''

The Red Balloon ''The Red Balloon'' (french: Le ballon rouge) is a 1956 French fantasy comedy-drama featurette written, produced, and directed by Albert Lamorisse. The thirty-four-minute short, which follows the adventures of a young boy who one day finds a se ...

'', a movie in which Séchan worked as

director of photography The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

Select filmography

Director

* '' Niok l'éléphant'' (1957) * '' The Golden Fish'' - short (1959) * '' L'Ours'' (1960) * '' Le Haricot'' - short (Palme d'Or du court métrage) (1960) * '' Pour un amour lointain'' (1968) * '' One-Eyed Men Are Kings'' - Academy Award 1975 for Best Short Subject.(1974) * ''Photo souvenir'' - telefilm (1978) * '' Toine'' - short (1980) * '' Les Travailleurs de la mer'', TV miniseries (1986)

Screenwriter

* '' Pour un amour lointain'' (1968)

Cinematographer

* '' Crin-Blanc'', directed by Albert Lamorisse (1953) * '' Le Monde du silence'' (''The Silent World''), documentary, directed by

(1955) * '' Le Ballon rouge'' directed by Albert Lamorisse (1956) * '' Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin'' directed by Jacques Becker (1957) * ''

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'' directed by

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(1957) * ''

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'' directed by

(1959) * ''

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'' directed by Victor Tourjansky (1961) * '' That Man from Rio'' directed by Philippe de Broca (1963) * '' Échappement libre'' directed by Jean Becker (1964) * '' La Grande frousse'' directed by

(1964) * ''

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(Le Ciel sur la tête)'' directed by Yves Ciampi (1965) * '' Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine'' (''Up to His Ears'') directed by Philippe de Broca (1965) * '' Le Gendarme à New York'' directed by

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(1965) * '' Monnaie de singe'' directed by Yves Robert (1965) * '' Tendre Voyou'' directed by Jean Becker (1966) * '' All Mad About Him'' directed by

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(1967) * '' À cœur joie'' (''Two Weeks in September'') directed by

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(1967) * '' La Pince à ongles'', short directed by Jean-Claude Carrière (1969) * '' Sur un arbre perché'' directed by Serge Korber (1970) * '' D'amour et d'eau fraîche'' directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc (1975) * '' Monsieur Papa'' directed by

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(1977) * '' Les petits câlins'' directed by Jean-Marie Poiré (1978) * ''

'' directed by Gérard Oury (1978) * '' L'Esprit de famille'' directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc (1978) * '' La Boum'' directed by

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(1980) * ''

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'' directed by

(1982) * '' Jamais avant le mariage'' directed by

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(1982) * '' La Septième Cible'' directed by

(1984) * '' Les Morfalous'' directed by Henri Verneuil (1984) * '' Joyeuses Pâques'' (''Happy Easter'') directed by

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(1984)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sechan, Edmond 1919 births 2002 deaths Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners French cinematographers French film directors Mass media people from Montpellier