Patrice Chéreau
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Patrice Chéreau (born 2 November 1944) is a French opera and theatre director, film maker, actor, and producer.
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[edit] Biography
- Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, France, and went to school in Paris. At an early age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager at his high-school theatre. With 15 years of age he was enthusiastically celebrated a theatre prodigy.
- 1964 being 19 years old he already was a director at a professional theatre.
- 1966 he created a very busy Public-Theatre at the Parisian suburb of Sartrouville.
- since 1970 a close relationship was established with the Milano Piccolo-Teatro, Paolo Grassi and Giorgio Strehler
- 1975 he worked in Germany for the first time directing Edward Bond's Lear.
- 1969 he put his first opera on stage.
One of his biggest successes was his 1976 staging of Richard Wagner's tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festival, in a centennial production conducted by Pierre Boulez.
[edit] Theatre
- Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner (2007 winter) at Teatro alla Scala
- From the House of the Dead by Leoš Janáček (2007 summer) at Aix-en-Provence then Metropolitan Opera
- Così fan tutte by Mozart (2005-6) at Aix-en-Provence, Opéra National de Paris and Wiener Festwochen - Taped for TV/DVD
- Phèdre by Racine (2003) at Odéon and Wiener Festwochen - Taped for TV/DVD
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1995-96) at Ivry, Wiener Festwochen and Brooklyn Academy of Music - Taped for TV
- Don Giovanni by Mozart (1994-1996) at Salzburg Festival
- Wozzeck by Alban Berg (1993-1999) at Châtelet and Berlin Staatsoper - Taped for TV
- Le Temps et la Chambre by Botho Strauss (1992) at Odéon - Taped for TV
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1989) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Le Retour au Désert (1988) by Bernard-Marie Koltès at Amandiers
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1986) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Quai Ouest (1985) by Bernard-Marie Koltès at Amandiers
- Combat de Nègre et de Chiens' by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1985) at Amandiers
- La Fausse suivante by Marivaux (1985) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Lucio Silla by Mozart (1984) at Amandiers, La Monnaie and Teatro alla Scala - Taped for TV
- Peer Gynt by Ibsen (1981) at Amandiers - Taped for TV
- Lulu by Alban Berg (1979) at Opéra National de Paris - Taped for TV
- Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner at Bayreuth Festival - Filmed for TV
- Das Rheingold (1976-1980) : evening
- Die Walküre (1976-1980) : first day
- Siegfried (1976-1980) : second day
- Götterdämmerung (1976-1980) : third day
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach (1973-1980) at Opéra National de Paris - Tape for TV
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- Gabrielle (2005)
- His Brother (2003) - won a Golden Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival
- Intimacy (2001) - won the Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear for Best Film
- Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998) - won César Award Best Director
- Queen Margot - won Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
- Contre l'oubli (1991)
- Hôtel de France (1986)
- The Wounded Man (1983) - won César Award Best Screenplay
- Judith Therpauve (1978)
- La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
[edit] Producer
(for his company "Azor Films")
- Così fan tutte (2005, TV)
- Gabrielle (2005)
- Son frère (2003)
- Intimacy (2001)
- Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude (1995, TV documentary)
- Chéreau - L'envers du théâtre (1986, TV documentary)
- The Wounded Man (1983)
[edit] Actor
- Time of the Wolf (2003) by Michael Haneke, as Thomas Brandt
- Nearest to Heaven (2002) by Tonie Marshall, as Pierre
- Le Temps retrouvé (1999) by Raoul Ruiz, as Voice of Marcel Proust
- Lucie Aubrac (1997) by Claude Berri, as Max
- Dans la solitude des champs de coton (1996, TV version) - Le dealer
- Bête de scène (1994, short) by Bernard Nissille - Le metteur en scène
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) by Michael Mann, as General Montcalm
- Adieu Bonaparte (1985) by Youssef Chahine, as Napoléon Bonaparte
- Danton (1982) by Andrzej Wajda - Camille Desmoulins
[edit] Himself
- Freedom to speak (2004) - Himself - Director, France
- Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude (1995) (TV) - Himself
- Il était une fois dix neuf acteurs (1987) (TV)
- Chéreau - L'envers du théâtre (1986) - Himself - Director of 'Lucio Silla'
[edit] Notable TV guest appearances
- Claude Berri, le dernier nabab (2003) (TV) - Himself
- Bleu, blanc, rose (2002) (TV) - Himself
- Thé ou café playing "Himself" 14 September 2003
