Alain Tanner

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Dec 6 (died age 92) Genève, Suisse 1957–2012 (55 year career)

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Biography

Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director. Influenced by his involvement with the British "Free Cinema" movement in London and with the French New Wave during his years in Paris, Tanner is best known for his movies Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 (Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000), Dans la ville blanche (In the White City) and Messidor. Dans la ville blanche was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikip…

Known For

Film

In the White City

Director

Film

The Salamander

Director

Film

Charles, Dead or Alive

Director

Film

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Director

Film

Requiem

Director

Film

The Middle of the World

Adaptation

Film

Return from Africa

Director

Film

A Flame in My Heart

Director

Filmography

Acting (10)

Movies (8)

Cinéma Suisse: Alain Tanner

2012

as Self

Freddy Buache, le cinéma

2012

as Self (archive footage)

Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers

2006

as Self

Roger Diamantis or Real Life

2005

as Self

In the Shadow of Hollywood

2000

as Self

Men of the Port

1995

as Self (uncredited)

Francois Simon the Presence

1986

as Self

Cinématon XL

1984

as N°396

Television (2)

Kulturplatz

2004

as Self

6.0

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self

Crew (63)

Movies (63)

Paul s'en va

Director

Paul s'en va

Producer

Paul s'en va

Writer

Flowers of Blood

Director

Flowers of Blood

Producer

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

1999

Director

6.3

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

1999

Producer

6.3

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

Writer

Requiem

Director

Requiem

Writer

Fourbi

Director

Fourbi

Producer

Fourbi

Writer

Men of the Port

Director

Men of the Port

1995

Writer

The Diary of Lady M

1993

Director

4.2

The Man Who Lost His Shadow

1992

Director

5.5

The Man Who Lost His Shadow

1992

Producer

5.5

The Man Who Lost His Shadow

1992

Screenplay

5.5

The Woman from Rose Hill

1989

Director

4.4

The Woman from Rose Hill

1989

Producer

4.4

The Woman from Rose Hill

Writer

The Ghost Valley

Director

The Ghost Valley

Producer

The Ghost Valley

Screenplay

A Flame in My Heart

Director

A Flame in My Heart

Producer

A Flame in My Heart

Screenplay

No Man's Land

Director

No Man's Land

Producer

No Man's Land

Writer

In the White City

Director

In the White City

Executive Producer

In the White City

Producer

In the White City

Screenplay

Light Years Away

Director

Light Years Away

Screenplay

Messidor

Director

Messidor

Writer

Temps mort

Director

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

1976

Director

6.7

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

1976

Writer

6.7

The Middle of the World

1974

Adaptation

6.0

The Middle of the World

1974

Dialogue

6.0

The Middle of the World

1974

Director

6.0

The Middle of the World

Writer

Return from Africa

Director

Return from Africa

Producer

Return from Africa

Screenplay

The Salamander

Director

The Salamander

Producer

The Salamander

Writer

La Vie comme ça

Director

Charles, Dead or Alive

1970

Director

6.5

Charles, Dead or Alive

1970

Producer

6.5

Charles, Dead or Alive

1970

Writer

6.5

Docteur B, Médecin de Campagne

1969

Director

Le Pouvoir dans la rue

1968

Director

A City at Chandigarh

1966

Director

5.5

The Apprentices

1964

Director

Ramuz, passage d'un poète

1961

Director

Nice Time

Director

Nice Time

Writer