Yvon Marciano

Yvon Marciano born February 13 1953 in Marnia then French Algeria died November 23 2011 in RueilMalmaison France was a versatile French filmmaker screenwriter cinematographer theatre director educator and writer After earning a Licence in modern literature and studying cinematography at the École LouisLumière plus a BTS in image and directing he began his career as a camera operator before moving into direction He directed celebrated short films such as Autopsie 1982 La Face cachée de la Lune 1987 and Émilie Muller 1993the latter earning multiple festival awards and a César nomination His first feature Le Cri de la soie 1996 explored early20thcentury fétichisme inspired by the work of psychiatrist Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault and garnered critical recognition including a César nomination for Marie Trintignants performance After a long period focused on shorts and theatre notably Cinq Filles couleur pêche at the Théâtre de lAtelier he returned with the lowbudget ensemble film Vivre in 2009 shot with young talent from the École Florent and ESEC where he also taught directing and cameraacting techniques