René Vautier
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 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.
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Movies (50)
Une certaine histoire du cinéma expérimental français
as Lui-même
2019
Histoires d’images, images d’Histoire
as Self
2014
Carottage
as self
2013
Commune présence
as (voice)
2008
Algérie Tours Détours
as Himself
2007
The Law of Silence
as Self
2003
Antoine Bonfanti, sonic traces of an engaged listening
as Self
2002
René Vautier, le rebelle
as Self
2000
René Vautier, le maquisard à la caméra
as Self
2000
Remise du Collier de l'Hermine à René Vautier
as himself
2000
The Battle of Production
as Self
1998
Entretien avec Pierre Clément
Director (Directing)
1998
René Vautier, l'indomptable
as himself
1996
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director of Photography (Camera)
1996
Hirochirac 1995
Director (Directing)
1995
Et le mot frère et le mot camarade
Director (Directing)
1995
Everything is Ahead
1991
Mys et Thienot
Director (Directing)
1990
Lumières
as L'animateur des Ciné Pops
1989
Mission Pacifique
Director (Directing)
1988
Vous avez dit Français ?
Director (Directing)
1987
Ensemble, vivre et travailler
Director (Directing)
1986
Paris pour la paix
Director (Directing)
1986
À Propos De... L'autre Détail
Director (Directing)
1985
Guerre aux images en Algérie
Director (Directing)
1985
Tournevache
Director (Directing)
1985
Chateaubriand, mémoire vivante
Director (Directing)
1985
Briser le bâillon
Director (Directing)
1984
Fort Du Conquet Destruction of the Vautier Archives
as Self
1983
Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre
Author (Writing)
1982
Le Dur Désir de dire
as himself
1981
Le Scorpion de Saint-Nazaire
Director (Directing)
1980
Marée noire et colère rouge
Director (Directing)
1978
Carte blanche à Gilles Servat
Director (Directing)
1977
Carte blanche à Glenmor
Director (Directing)
1977
Quand les femmes ont pris la colère
Director (Directing)
1977
Quand tu disais, Valéry
Director (Directing)
1976
Le poisson commande...
Director (Directing)
1976
Alan Stivell
Director (Directing)
1976
Frontline
Director (Directing)
1976
Four Days of a Partisan
1975
Des goûts et des couleurs
Original Story (Writing)
1974
The Madwoman of Toujane
as Himself
1974
A Human Condition
Director (Directing)
1974
Le Remords
as Himself
1974
Immigration : Amiens
Director (Directing)
1973
Transmission d'expérience ouvrière
Director (Directing)
1973
La Caravelle
Director (Directing)
1972
To Be Twenty in the Aures
Director (Directing)
1972
Techniquement Si Simple
Director (Directing)
1971