Frederic Mitterrand

Frederic Mitterrand (August 21st 1947 with Paris) is an actor, scenario writer, TV host, writer, producer and realizer the documentary ones and films of cinema French.

He is the son of Robert Mitterrand which married Edith Cahier, (the niece of Eugene Deloncle) and the nephew of François Mitterrand, old President of the French Republic and Jacques Mitterrand (general).

Studies

Studies with Janson-with-Sailly, laid off history and of geography of the faculty of Nanterre and graduate of the Institute of political studies of Paris.

Professional beginnings

He teaches the economy, the history and the geography with the bilingual active École of Paris (1968-1971).

Cinematographic career

He appears for the first time with the screen at twelve years, under the name of Frederic Robert, in the film Fortunat (at the sides of Michele Morgan and Bourvil).

He directs 1971 to 1986 the cinemas of Art and Essai Olympic Palace, Entrepôt and Olympic-Warehouse.

He carries out many documentary series on the great destinies of the 20th century and films of cinema (see catalog of films).

In 2000, Catherine Tasca, Minister for the Culture, appoints it president of the Commission in advance on receipt of the French cinema.

Career on television

It produces and animates television programs whose Stars and fabrics (1981-1986), Acteur Studio (1986-1987), Movies-Festivals (1984), Late pass (1987-1988), Destins (1987-1988), Star De luxe hotel (1990), Side from Fred (1988-1991), It is your life (1993), the Lovers of the century (1993), Caravane of night (1994).

It is impassioned for the large historical characters and in particular the crowned heads and is often claimed to comment on royal ceremonies.

Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic, gave the chivalric insignias of the to him Légion of honor.

Become in August 2003 delegated general director in charge of the programs and the antenna of TV5, it is also stimulating on Pink TV.

Catalog of films

1960 : Fortunat
1981 : Love letters in Somalia
1984: Paris seen by… twenty years later
1995: Mrs Butterfly , adaptation of the opera of Puccini
1997: My buddy Rachid , short film of Philippe Barassat, narrator

It received in June 2003, the Prix Roland Dorgelès.

Documentary

It carries out two series on the fall of the Monarchie S at the beginning of the 20th century:

struck down Eagles
Memories of exile.

It carries out a documentary film on Habib Bourguiba.

These documentary diffused by France 2, had the characteristic to make use of films of time to show moments of the private life of the royal families and imperial of Europe: Nicolas II of Russia bathing in a river with his/her son, a princely marriage in Austria,… Mitterrand wrote two books starting from these two documentary series.

Fairouz, report-documentary, 60 minutes (1998) - diffusion Arte

I am the Insane one of Brejnev, documentary film, 74 minutes (2001) - coproduction France 3

This documentary was presented to the festivals: Gay films and Lesbians of Brussels (Belgium 2003), Films Gay and Lesbians of Paris (France 2003), Gay Kitsch of Lille (France 2003)

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