René Féret

René Féret 26 May 1945 28 April 2015 was a French actor screenwriter film director and producer His film Solemn Communion was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival In The Man Who Wasnt There LHomme qui nétait pas là his 1987 film adaption of Roderick MacLeishs novel he played alongside Claude Jade in the leading role of Charles Elaine Very much an independent creator Féret made several films around an invented family living in northern France the Gravets but based on his own life experience He often used members of his own family in his films Féret also turned to marginal individuals in trouble a man sent to a psychiatric hospital in Histoire de Paul 1975 a hermaphrodite in Mystère Alexina old age in Rue du Retrait 2000 and cancer sufferers in Comme une étoile dans la nuit 2009 Later in his career he turned his attention to historical artistic figures Nannerl la sœur de Mozart 2010 Anton Tchékhov 1890 2015 He work was described as subtle and possessing great sensibility Source Article René Féret from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30