Yvan Lagrange
Biography
The son of a painter and plastician father and a photographer mother, he also is the nephew of a cinematographer. A film director since 1967, he directed experimental films. He played in a few films (1967 Le Sourire bleu, short; 1972 What a Flash!, Jean-Michel Barjol; 1976 La Ville Bidon, Jacques Baratier, shot in 1970) and has exhibited his paintings and photos in many galleries since the early 1990s.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Philippe
A fake documentary on the life forms of the Paris Suburbs, viewed through the eyes of homeless, unemployed people the sharks of politics and building societies push to hopeless life.
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A musical fresco retracing the lives of singers of the 60s. Killi-Watch and Surprise-partie retrace the musical epic of the variety singers of the 60s. Music hall show with playback.
Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Tristan
This magnificently photographed French film tells the ancient legend of Tristan and Isolde to the accompaniment of an operatic musical score by MAGMA. Tristan is a young warrior who has been sent to Ireland from Cornwall to bring back Isolde, the bride of his king. The two of them drink a love potion, fall in love, and, despite the wrath of their people, persist in their tragic love.
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Jeanne looks back on her love for Jean. The melancholic young man wouldn't accept the world as it was, always wishing to depart. She doesn't know that he's dead.
Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The producers of this French film took approximately 100 people, put them on a soundstage and had them improvise this film based on the premise that they are on a spaceship escaping from the dictators of earth and only have a few days to live. Improvisation is a dangerous art-form; unprepared amateurs invariably come up with gross caricatures when challenged to improvise. The actors' choices in this film include an allegorical pageant of the life of Jesus, a marriage, an orgy, and some genuinely affectionate moments. Nonetheless, as an experimental effort in large-group improvisation, the film is instructive. - Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Family, religion, food, sex, death. All the obsessions of Yvan Lagrange in one film.