
Gérard Courant
Known For
Directing
Born
1951-12-04 in Lyon, France
Biography
Gérard Courant is a French filmmaker, writer, actor, poet and independent producer born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is the son of the writer and historian René Courant. He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of cinema. He created, directed and produced Cinématon, the longest film in the world (over 200 hours long). In all, he has shot nearly 7,000 filmed portraits and a very large number of other films (more than 1,000) since the mid-1970s. He has also published several books on cinema.
Most Known For

Vie

Up and Down
as Le maso

Périssable Paradis
as Self

2000 Cinématons
as Self

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
as L'inspecteur

Primitifs

Amours décolorées

Litan
as Extra (uncredited)

Genova Genova

Omelette

My Conversations on Film
as Himself

Portraits / Mirrors

Cinématon
as N°0 / N°1000 / N°1001 / N°2000 / N°3000

Paradise Hotel

Le Chemin de Resson : Joseph Morder rend visite à Marcel Hanoun

Mes films commencent au moment où les autres se terminent (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez I)
as Himself (voice)

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self

Cinématé !

Coude à coude
as Himself
