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Alain Tanner

Directing Born Dec 6, 1929 Genève, Suisse 10 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
  • Kulturplatz (2004) as Self
  • Francois Simon the Presence (1986) as Self
  • In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000) as Self
  • Freddy Buache, le cinéma (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Roger Diamantis or Real Life (2005) as Self
  • Men of the Port (1995) as Self (uncredited)
  • Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers (2006) as Self
  • Cinématon XL (1984) as N°396
  • Cinéma Suisse: Alain Tanner (2012) as Self