Frédéric Rossif (February 16, 1922 – April 18, 1990) was a French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries, frequently using archive footage. Rossif's common themes included wildlife, 20th-century history and contemporary artists. He frequently collaborated with notable composers Maurice Jarre and Vangelis.
Since 1948 Rossif actively collaborated with the Cinémathèque Française, organizing, among other things, an avant-garde festival at Antibes in 1949–50. In 1952 he joined the ORTF. Some of the first projects he participated in include Cinq colonnes à la une, Éditions spéciales, La Vie des animaux and François Chalais' Cinépanorama (1956) (producer); La Villa Santo-Sospir (1952), a documentary about a villa decorated by Jean Cocteau (assistant director) and Si Versailles m'était conté (1954), in which he acted.
In late 1950s Rossif began writing and directing his own films, quickly achieving a considerable degree of success. His 1963 film Mourir a Madrid about the Spanish Civil War received the Prix Jean Vigo that year and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. Several of his 1960s films were scored by the celebrated French composer Maurice Jarre. In 1970 Rossif completed his only non-documentary film, Aussi loin que l'amour, featuring Salvador Dalí as one of the actors.
In early 1970s Rossif met the Greek composer Vangelis, who was working in Paris at the time. The two collaborated on a large number of films, most notably the wild-life documentaries L'Apocalypse des animaux, L'Opéra sauvage and La Fête sauvage, some of the music from which was released on CD. Vangelis' music for an ocean scene from the 6th episode of L'Apocalypse, called "La Petite Fille de la Mer", subsequently became a modern classic. In 1980 Rossif directed a documentary dedicated to Vangelis, called L'Arbre de vie.
Rossif died in 1990 and was buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. His last projects included the monumental World War II documentary De Nuremberg à Nuremberg (1989) and Pasteur le Siècle, a documentary commemorating the 100th anniversary of L'Institut Pasteur (1987), a departure from the director's usual themes.
Partial filmography
Wildlife:
La Vie des animaux (TV series broadcast during the 1950s, producer)
Nos amis les bêtes (TV series broadcast during the 1950s, producer)
1963, Les Animaux*
1970–1971, L'Apocalypse des animaux (TV series, 6 episodes)**
1990, Les Sentinelles oubliées, on American communists (?), see [2]**
In the list, * denotes films scored by Maurice Jarre, and ** denotes films scored by Vangelis. Many of Vangelis' works created for Rossif are used more than in one film.
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Frederic Rossif February 16 1922 April 18 1990 was a French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries frequently using archive footage Rossif s common themes included wildlife 20th century history and contemporary artists He frequently collaborated with notable composers Maurice Jarre and Vangelis Life EditRossif was born in Cetinje Montenegro Yugoslavia His family was killed during the Second World War He studied in Rome in late 1930s and early 1940s before joining the French Foreign Legion s 13th Demi Brigade in 1944 After the war in 1945 Rossif established himself in Paris and worked at Club Saint Germain During those years he got acquainted with Jean Paul Sartre Boris Vian Albert Camus Ernest Hemingway and Malcolm Lowry among others Since 1948 Rossif actively collaborated with the Cinematheque Francaise organizing among other things an avant garde festival at Antibes in 1949 50 In 1952 he joined the ORTF Some of the first projects he participated in include Cinq colonnes a la une Editions speciales La Vie des animaux and Francois Chalais Cinepanorama 1956 producer La Villa Santo Sospir 1952 a documentary about a villa decorated by Jean Cocteau assistant director and Si Versailles m etait conte 1954 in which he acted In late 1950s Rossif began writing and directing his own films quickly achieving a considerable degree of success His 1963 film Mourir a Madrid about the Spanish Civil War received the Prix Jean Vigo that year and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature Several of his 1960s films were scored by the celebrated French composer Maurice Jarre In 1970 Rossif completed his only non documentary film Aussi loin que l amour featuring Salvador Dali as one of the actors Frederic Rossif s tomb in the Cimetiere du Montparnasse In early 1970s Rossif met the Greek composer Vangelis who was working in Paris at the time The two collaborated on a large number of films most notably the wild life documentaries L Apocalypse des animaux L Opera sauvage and La Fete sauvage some of the music from which was released on CD Vangelis music for an ocean scene from the 6th episode of L Apocalypse called La Petite Fille de la Mer subsequently became a modern classic In 1980 Rossif directed a documentary dedicated to Vangelis called L Arbre de vie Rossif died in 1990 and was buried in the Cimetiere du Montparnasse in Paris His last projects included the monumental World War II documentary De Nuremberg a Nuremberg 1989 and Pasteur le Siecle a documentary commemorating the 100th anniversary of L Institut Pasteur 1987 a departure from the director s usual themes Partial filmography EditWildlife La Vie des animaux TV series broadcast during the 1950s producer Nos amis les betes TV series broadcast during the 1950s producer 1963 Les Animaux 1970 1971 L Apocalypse des animaux TV series 6 episodes 1975 1981 L Opera sauvage TV series 22 episodes 1975 La Fete sauvage feature film on African wildlife 1984 Sauvage et beau feature film 1986 Splendeur sauvage compilation 1989 Beaute sauvage compilation 1989 Les Animaux de Frederic Rossif compilation Art and music 1971 Cantique des creatures 1971 Georges Mathieu ou la fureur d etre 1972 Au Pays des visages on photographer Gisele Freund 1974 Georges Braque ou le temps different 1981 Jacques Brel 1981 Pablo Picasso peintre 1980 Des compagnons pour vos songes 1983 Les Grandes Demoiselles Etienne Hajdu sculpteur on sculptor Etienne Hajdu 1985 La Fete de la musique festival a Paris 1986 Le Cœur musicien 1989 Morandi on painter Giorgio Morandi Others 1959 Imprevisibles Nouveautes about the petroleum industry commemorating the 100th anniversary of Edwin Drake s oil well drilling 1959 Special Noel Jean Gabin 1961 Le Temps du ghetto about the Jewish ghettos in Warsaw Poland 1961 Vel d hiv short film about sports at the Velodrome d hiver rue Nelaton 15e 1962 De notre temps short film 1963 Mourir a Madrid about the Spanish Civil War 1963 Pour l Espagne on Spain 1964 Encore Paris short film 1966 La Chute de Berlin about the fall of Berlin 1966 La Liberte de blamer short film about the life of a daily newspaper 1966 Donner a voir TV series 3 episodes about first films about foreign countries 1966 Un roi en Baviere about the life of Ludwig II of Bavaria 1967 La Revolution d octobre on the October Revolution includes material from Dziga Vertov s Man with a Movie Camera 1968 Un mur a Jerusalem on the history of Jews 1969 Pourquoi l Amerique on American history from 1917 to 1939 1971 Aussi loin que l amour Rossif s only non documentary film 1976 Les Creches du monde 1976 Plus vite que le soleil short film on the Concorde Later released as part of Un Ciel Signe Concorde not a Rossif production 1978 Heureux comme le regard en France on contemporary French art see 1 1980 Une priere qui danse 1981 L Arbre de vie about Vangelis 1983 Pour la musique 1987 Pasteur le Siecle commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Pasteur Institute 1989 De Nuremberg a Nuremberg four hours long 4 part special on Nazism World War II and the Nuremberg Trials 1989 Tatie Danielle as actor 1990 Les Sentinelles oubliees on American communists see 2 In the list denotes films scored by Maurice Jarre and denotes films scored by Vangelis Many of Vangelis works created for Rossif are used more than in one film See also EditFrederic Rossif at IMDb A Frederic Rossif page at Vangelis Movements Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederic Rossif amp oldid 1067650033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
