Marc Cholodenko (born 11 February 1950 in Paris), is a French

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and dialoguist.

Awards

Cholodenko won the 1976

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for ''Les États du désert''. He has notably been the male dialoguist of the films by

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

since 1988.

Work

Poetry

* ''Parcs'', Flammarion, 1972 * ''Le Prince'', Flammarion, 1973 * ''Cent Chants à l’adresse de ses Frères'', Flammarion, 1974 * ''Tombeau de Hölderlin'', Hachette/, 1979 * ''2 Odes'', Hachette/P.O.L, 1982 * ''La Tentation du trajet Rimbaud'', Hachette/P.O.L, 1984 * ''M’éloignant M’en revenant'', Sables, 1986 * ''La Poésie la vie'', P.O.L, 1994 * ''Un Rêve ou un Rêve'', P.O.L, 1999 * ''Imitation'', P.O.L, 2002 * ''Taudis-Autels'', P.O.L, 2008 * ''Filet'', P.O.L, 2009 * ''Puis gris que dilue du rose que brûle le bleu'', P.O.L, 2014

Novels

* ''Le Roi des fées'', publisher, 1974 * ''Les États du désert'' (1976), Flammarion, 1976 - reprint P.O.L, 2011 ::

* ''Les Pleurs'', Hachette-P.O.L, 1980 - reprint P.O.L, 2014 * ''Meurtre'', Hachette-P.O.L, 1982 * ''Mordechai Schamz'', Hachette-P.O.L, 1984 * ''Histoire de Vivant Lanon'', P.O.L, 1985 * ''Bela Jai'', Salvy, 1989 * ''Métamorphoses'', Julliard, 1991 * ''Quasi una fantasia'', P.O.L, 1996 * ''Mon héros (Je ne sais pas)'', P.O.L, 2000 * ''NYC'', P.O.L, 2004 * ''Thierry'', P.O.L, 2006 * ''Filet'', P.O.L, 2009 * ''Il est mort ?'', P.O.L, 2016

Essays

* ''Deux cents et quelques commencements ou exercices d'écriture ou de lecture amusants'',''Deux cents et quelques commencements ou exercices d'écriture ou de lecture amusants''
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Translations

* ''J R'' (J R) novel by William Gaddis, Éditions Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1993 * ''L'inspectrice'' (The Tax Inspector) novel by Peter Carey, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1993 * ''Les Mystères de Pittsburgh'' (The Mysteries of Pittsburgh) novel by

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, 1994. Reprinted in 2009 in the series "Pavillons Poche" at

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. * ''La Traversée du milieu'' novel by V. S. Naipaul, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1994 * ''Écorché vif'' (Skinned Alive: Stories) novel by

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, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1997 :: translated with Elisabeth Peellaert * ''Mr. Schmidt'' (About Schmidt) novel by Louis Begley,

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, 1997 * ''Peter Pan est mort'' (Death Comes for Peter Pan) novel by Joan Brady, Plon, coll. "Feux croisés", 1997 * ''La Symphonie des adieux'' (The Farewell Symphony) novel by Edmund White, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1998 * ''Les vierges suicidées'' ( The Virgin Suicides) novel by

Jeffrey Eugenides Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (born March 8, 1960) is an American novelist and short story writer. He has written numerous short stories and essays, as well as three novels: '' The Virgin Suicides'' (1993), ''Middlesex'' (2002), and'' The Marriage Plot ...

, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1998 * ''Les chiens-monstres'' (Lives of the Monster Dogs) novel by Kirsten Bakis, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1998 * ''Le dernier acte'' (A Frolic of His Own) novel by William Gaddis, Plon, series "Feux croisés", 1999 * ''Le Chant'', translation of the '' Song of Songs'', Bayard, 2003 :: translated with Michel Berder * ''Middlesex'' (Middlesex), novel by

, Éditions de l'Olivier, 2003 * ''Politique'' (Politics), novel by Adam Thirlwell, Éditions de l'Olivier, 2004 * ''Gothique Charpentier'' (Carpenter's Gothic) novel by William Gaddis, Christian Bourgois publisher, coll. « Titres », 2006

Screenplays and dialogues

* ''Les baisers de secours'' (1989) (scénario) * '' J'entends plus la guitare'' (1991) (dialogues) * '' La Naissance de l'amour'' (1993) (screenplay) * '' Oublie-moi'' (1994) (screenplay) * ' (1996) (dialogues) (screenplay) * '' Le vent de la nuit'' (1999) (dialogues) * ''L'Île au bout du monde'' (1999) (screenplay) * '' Wild Innocence'' (2001) (dialogues) * '' Regular Lovers'' (2005) (collaboration to the screenplay) * ''

Frontier of the Dawn ''Frontier of the Dawn'' also ''Frontier of Dawn'' (french: La Frontière de l'aube) is a 2008 French drama film directed by Philippe Garrel. It stars Louis Garrel, Laura Smet, and Clémentine Poidatz. It tells the story of a photographer who is ...

'' (2008) (screenplay) * ''

A Burning Hot Summer ''A Burning Hot Summer'' (french: Un été brûlant), also titled ''That Summer'', is a 2011 French-Italian-Swiss drama film directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette, and Jérôme Robart. It was scree ...

'' (2011) (collaboration to the screenplay) * ''

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'' (2013) (collaboration to the screenplay)

References

External links

Marc Cholodenko
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Marc Cholodenko
on BnF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cholodenko, Marc 20th-century French writers 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French poets French screenwriters French translators English–French translators Prix Médicis winners 1950 births Living people Writers from Paris