René Vautier
Born
15 January 1928 (98)
Place of Birth
Camaret-sur-Mer
Also known as
Férid Dendeni
Biography
René Vautier, born January 15, 1928 in Camaret-sur-Mer (Finistère) and died January 4, 2015 in Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine), is a French director and screenwriter, communist and anticolonialist, particularly known for his film Have twenty years in the Aurès. Born to a factory worker father and a teacher mother, René Vautier carried out his first militant activity within the Resistance in Brittany in 1943, when he was fifteen years old, which earned him several decorations. He was decorated with th...
René Vautier, born January 15, 1928 in Camaret-sur-Mer (Finistère) and died January 4, 2015 in Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine), is a French director and screenwriter, communist and anticolonialist, particularly known for his film Have twenty years in the Aurès. Born to a factory worker father and a teacher mother, René Vautier carried out his first militant activity within the Resistance in Brittany in 1943, when he was fifteen years old, which earned him several decorations. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre at the age of sixteen, responsible for the “youth” group of the René Madec clan, cited in the Order of the Nation by General Charles de Gaulle for acts of Resistance (1944). René Vautier joins the maquis in France then takes the IDHEC competition under the leadership of his comrades in combat. From then on, this fierce supporter of the Communist Party will never stop, camera in hand, campaigning in Algeria, Africa or Brittany in order to denounce the contradictions of the systems in place. If he spoke about social struggles in France (Quand tu dit Valery), the condition of women (Quand les Femmes ont la anger) or Africa (Afrique 50), René Vautier is best known for his commitment against the abuses of the French army during the Algerian War. Thus, Being 20 years old in the Aurès represents one of his major works. His work, specifies the Arab HUFFINGTON POST, is today part of the historical heritage of Algeria, where he is considered a Mujahid, understand an independence fighter. A rebellious and prolific filmmaker, René Vautier experienced the wrath of censorship on numerous occasions. Imprisonments, hunger strikes, but also numerous awards have regularly punctuated the career of this atypical activist artist.
Filmography (40)
Une certaine histoire du cinéma expérimental français
2019
Histoires d’images, images d’Histoire
2014
Carottage
2013
Commune présence
2008
Algérie Tours Détours
2007
The Law of Silence
2003
Antoine Bonfanti, sonic traces of an engaged listening
2002
René Vautier, le rebelle
2000
René Vautier, le maquisard à la caméra
2000
Remise du Collier de l'Hermine à René Vautier
2000
The Battle of Production
1998
Entretien avec Pierre Clément
1998
🎬 DirectorRené Vautier, l'indomptable
1996
Hirochirac 1995
1995
🎬 DirectorEt le mot frère et le mot camarade
1995
🎬 Director
Everything is Ahead
1991
Mys et Thienot
1990
🎬 Director
Lumières
1989
Mission Pacifique
1988
🎬 DirectorVous avez dit Français ?
1987
🎬 DirectorEnsemble, vivre et travailler
1986
🎬 DirectorParis pour la paix
1986
🎬 Director
À Propos De... L'autre Détail
1985
Guerre aux images en Algérie
1985
Chateaubriand, mémoire vivante
1985
🎬 DirectorTournevache
1985
🎬 DirectorBriser le bâillon
1984
🎬 Director
Fort Du Conquet Destruction of the Vautier Archives
1983
Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre
1982
Le Dur Désir de dire
1981
Le Scorpion de Saint-Nazaire
1980
🎬 Director
Marée noire et colère rouge
1978
🎬 DirectorCarte blanche à Gilles Servat
1977
🎬 DirectorCarte blanche à Glenmor
1977
🎬 Director
Quand les femmes ont pris la colère
1977
Quand tu disais, Valéry
1976
Le poisson commande...
1976
🎬 DirectorAlan Stivell
1976
🎬 DirectorFrontline
1976
Four Days of a Partisan
1975