Romain-Pierre Charpentier (born 12 July 1951 in
Paris
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), known professionally as Romain Goupil, is a French filmmaker. He was a college leader during the May 1968 civil unrest in France and was for a long time a
trotskyist
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militant. During the
2000s decade
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...
he aligned with the positions of the
Cercle de l'Oratoire
The ''Cercle de l'Oratoire'' ( French for "Circle of the Oratory") is a French think tank created a short time after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Since 2006, it edits a journal, ''Le Meilleur des mondes''. The Circle is led by the journalist Mi ...
, and supported
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He was Ministry of Economy and Finance (France), Minister of Economics, Industr ...
in 2017.
Early life
Romain Goupil was born in an artist family. His father, Pierre Goupil (born in 1930), was a
cinematographer
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. His grandmother, Lita Recio (1906-2006), was an actor well known for
dubbing
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. She was married to singer Robert Charpentier, named Goupil (1896-1938). Romain Goupil lived in the Cité Montmartre-aux-artistes, where his grandparents also lived.
Political engagement
Romain Goupil is a public figure known in France for his political engagement since his teenage years. He retraced his early engagement in militant groups in his first feature-length film "Mourir à trente ans" using his personal archives and interviews of militant who took part in the event of May 1968.
Romain Goupil is then know to often appear on television to discuss in public debates. From 2017 onwards he publicly support the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron.
Filmography
* 1968 : L'Exclu (short film)
* 1969 : Ibizarre (short film)
* 1975 : Setúbal, ville rouge
* 1980 : Le Père Goupil (short film)
* 1982 :
Mourir à trente ans
* 1983 : La Java des ombres
* 1990 : Maman
* 1994 : Lettre pour L...
* 1994 : Paris est à nous
* 1995 : Sa vie à elle
* 1999 : À mort la mort !
* 2002 : Une pure coïncidence
* 2010 : Les Mains en l'air
* 2014 : Les Jours venus
* 2018 : La Traversée
References
1951 births
Film directors from Paris
Living people
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