José Giovanni
Writer
- Born
- June 22, 1923
- Died
- April 24, 2004 (age 80)
- From
- Paris, France
José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationist and criminal who at one time was sentenced to death, Giovanni often drew his inspiration from personal experience or from real gangsters, such as Abel…
Filmography (22)
Lino Ventura, la part intime (2018)Self (archive footage)
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic (2003)Self
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002)Self
The Repentant (2002)
My Father Saved My Life (2001)Director
Crime à l'altimètre (1996)Director
L'Irlandaise (1991)Director
My Friend the Traitor (1988)Director
Among Wolves (1985)Director
The Ruffian (1983)Director
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)Director
The Sewers of Paradise (1979)Director
Boomerang (1976)Director
The Gypsy (1975)Director
Two Men in Town (1973)Director
The Pariah (1972)Director
Where Did Tom Go? (1971)Director
One Way Ticket (1971)Director
Last Known Address (1970)Director
Birds of Prey (1968)Director
Law of Survival (1967)Director
Symphony for a Massacre (1963)Moreau