Henri Colpi (; 15 July 1921 – 14 January 2006) was a French

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and

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Early life

Colpi graduated from the IDHEC in 1947. During 1950 to 1960, he edited films for such notable

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directors as Agnès Varda and Georges Franju.

Career

Colpi directed the 1961 film '' Une aussi longue absence'', which is well known for sharing the

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at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with '' Viridiana'', directed by

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. ''Une aussi longue absence'' was written by

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, featured

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in a major role, and included music by Georges Delerue. It also won the

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in 1960. His second feature '' Codine'' was also screening in competition at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, where Colpi won the prize for Best Screenplay. Colpi is also noted as a film editor with about 20 credits, including Alain Resnais' films '' Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) and '' L'Année dernière à Marienbad'' (1961). He edited André Antoine's forgotten film '' L'Hirondelle et la Mésange'' (''The Swallow and the Titmouse'') to a 79-minute feature that premiered in 1984. Antoine initially shot six hours of footage. In addition to directing, editing, acting, sound recording, and a variety of functions in the post-War years, he was featured in a French television series, '' L'Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait'' (''The History of French Cinema By Those Who Made It'') in 1974, and he continued to work into the 1990s..

Filmography

(as director) *1961 '' The Long Absence'' (''Une aussi longue absence'') *1963 '' Codine'' *1965 ''Mona, l'étoile sans nom'' (''Steaua fără nume'') *1967 ''Symphonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur opus 55 (Eroica) von Ludwig van Beethoven'' (documentary) *1970 ''Happy He Who Like Ulysses'' *1973 '' The Mysterious Island''

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* * 1921 births 2006 deaths French film directors French film editors Directors of Palme d'Or winners Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni {{film-editor-stub