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Marc Caro (born 2 April 1956) is a
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filmmaker and cartoonist best known for his projects with
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.


Biography

Marc Caro was born in
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, the native town of
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, who made a great impact on him, influenced his love for
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and his artistic style. During the 1970s he worked as an editor and designer at '' Métal hurlant'', drew comics for ''
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'' and ''
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'' along with
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who would also join Caro on his movie projects.
which led to a long-lasting collaboration.Ezra, Elizabeth (2008).
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'. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, p. 3 Together they directed two animated shorts, ''L'évasion'' (The Escape, 1978) and ''Le manège'' (The Carousel, 1980) which was awarded the
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at the
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in 1981. Same year they wrote and co-directed a short
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''Le Bunker de la dernière rafale'' (The Bunker of the Last Gunshots) where the pair also worked as cinematographers, editors, set decorators, costume designers, even actors. Caro also produced shorts, ads and music clips on his own. In 1991 they directed their first feature film, a dark comedy ''
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'' which launched their careers: the film won the Gold Hugo at the
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and Tokyo Gold Prize at the
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in 1991, César Awards for Best Debut and Best Writing at the
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(1992) and the Best Director award at the
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(1993). As Caro described their working process,
"Jean-Pierre handles direction in the traditional sense of the word, that is, the direction of the actors, etc., while I do the artistic direction. Beyond that, in the day-to-day workings of the shoot of preproduction, it's obviously much more of a mixture. We write together, film together, edit together. According to each of our specialties, sometimes we'll be drawn to what we do best. There's a real complicity between us.
The success of ''Delicatessen'' allowed them to return to their early project — a
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film, ''
The City of Lost Children ''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of c ...
'', which they conceived in the early 1980s, but were not able to produce due to the lack of funding. It was released in 1995 and entered the
1995 Cannes Film Festival The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with '' La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and ...
. The friends were then suggested to direct the fourth ''
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'' installment, ''
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'', and while Jeunet agreed, Caro refused to work on a film over which he lacked creative control, although he was persuaded to spend three weeks in
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working on costume and set design. This movie marked the end of their creative partnership.


Solo career

During the next 10 years Caro contributed to various projects as an art director, character designer and actor, often collaborating with
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on his films. In 2008 he released '' Dante 01'', his first
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as a solo director which went almost unnoticed. In 2009 he directed a 53-minute documentary ''Astroboy à Roboland'' based on the
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franchise. He returned to directing only in 2018 with a 5-minute short ''Loop''. In 2011 he became one of the initiators of the joined French-
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ese 3D animated movie ''Windwalkers: Chronicle of the 34th Horde'' working as an art director and visual effects supervisor, with Kounen attached as a director. The movie was based on the top-selling French novel ''La Horde du Contrevent'' by Alain Damasio and received a budget of €18 million ($23.4 million), but after American distributors requested to " marvelise" the script which they found "indigestible and too complicated", Caro and Kounen left the project which was eventually frozen in 2015.Mathias Averty.
Windwalkers: The crazy story of la Horde du Contrevent adaptation
' article at
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, 4 March 2015 (in French)


Filmography


Director

*'' L'évasion'' (1978) *'' The Bunker of the Last Gunshots'' (1981) *''
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'' (1991) *''
The City of Lost Children ''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of c ...
'' (1995) *'' Dante 01'' (2008)


Writer

*'' Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko'' (1984) *''
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'' (1991) *''
The City of Lost Children ''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of c ...
'' (1995) *'' Dante 01'' (2008)


Storyboards

*''
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'' (1991) *''
The City of Lost Children ''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of c ...
'' (1995) *'' Alien: Resurrection'' (1997)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caro, Marc French film directors French cartoonists French male screenwriters French screenwriters Living people 1956 births