Patrice Chéreau

Born: 1944-11-02

Birthplace: Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France

Biography

Patrice Chéreau (November 2, 1944 – October 7, 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films La Reine Margot and Intimacy, and for his staging of the Jahrhundertring, the centenary Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festival in 1976.

Known For

Intimacy
The Last of the Mohicans
Resistencia Cultural
Queen Margot
Flesh of the Orchid
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Danton
Francois Simon the Presence
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
Così fan tutte

Top Movie Credits

Intimacy Screenplay
Resistencia Cultural Self (archive footage)
Queen Margot Adaptation
Danton Camille Desmoulins
Così fan tutte Stage Director