Henri Colpi was born on July 15, 1921 in Brig, Valais, Switzerland. He was an editor and director, known for The Long Absence (1961), Codine (1963) and Mona, l'étoile sans nom (1966). He died on January 14, 2006 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
Palme d'Or, Louis Delluc Prize, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay
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French editor and director, trained at the French cinema school IDHEC. Later taught editing techniques at the National Higher Institute of the Performing Arts in Brussels .
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President of the jury at the entrance examination of La Fémis (France's national film school) in 1986.
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Monsieur Tête
1959
Short
Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959
Du côté de la côte
1958
Documentary short
La mer et les jours
1958
Short
La Joconde: Histoire d'une obsession
1958
Short
La première nuit
1958
Short
La déroute
1957
Short documentary
Les hommes de la baleine
1956
Short documentary
Le mystère Picasso
1956
Documentary
Si ça vous chante
1951
Superpacific
1951
Short
8, rue Vavin
1994
Short
Australia
1989
Le sphinx
1986
Documentary short
La fuite en avant
1983
Le grand frère
1982
Les fruits de la passion
1981
The Cousteau Odyssey
1978
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Bilitis
1977
Chantons sous l'occupation
1976
Documentary
Détruire dit-elle
1969
La femme fleur
1965
Short
Fraternelle Amazonie
1965
Documentary
Codine
1963
Last Year at Marienbad
1961
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le château de l'Amaryllis
1982
TV Movie
Bergeval père et fils
1977
TV Series
Le pèlerinage
1975
TV Series
L'île mystérieuse
1973
TV Mini-Series
The Mysterious Island
1973
Les évasions célèbres
1972
TV Series
Noëlle aux quatre vents
1970
TV Series
Heureux qui comme Ulysse...
1970
Thibaud
1969
TV Series 8 episodes
Fortune
1969
TV Series
Symphonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur opus 55 (Eroica) von Ludwig van Beethoven
1967
TV Movie documentary
Mona, l'étoile sans nom
1966
Codine
1963
The Long Absence
1961
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mysterious Island
1973
writer
Heureux qui comme Ulysse...
1970
adaptation
Thibaud
1969
TV Series adaptation - 2 episodes
Mona, l'étoile sans nom
1966
dialogue / screenplay
Codine
1963
adaptation
The Long Absence
1961
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sacrifice
1986
consulting editor / supervising editor
Sortüz egy fekete bivalyért
1985
consulting editor
Coup de grâce
1976
additional editor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nathalie...
2003
writer: "Trois petites notes de musique"
One Deadly Summer
1983
lyrics: "Trois petites notes de musique"
Heureux qui comme Ulysse...
1970
writer: "Heureux qui comme Ulysse"
The Long Absence
1961
lyrics: "Trois petites notes de musique"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Leçon de vie
1995
Lacenaire
1990
Le responsable de la prison
L'enfance de l'art
1988
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les noces barbares
1987
art collaboration
Bilitis
1977
technical advisor
La fête prisonnière
1962
Documentary short artistic advisor
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995
artistic advisor
Between Heaven and Earth
1992
artistic advisor
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Regards sur la folie
1962
Documentary
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mysterious Island
1973
second unit director
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Codine
1963
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cousteau Odyssey
1978
TV Series documentary associate producer - 1 episode
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Night and Fog
1956
Documentary short sound recordist
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sacrifice
1986
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois
2004
Documentary
Himself
Le cercle de minuit
1997
TV Series
Himself
A Film és... I.-XIV
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself (1995)
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait
1975
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1965
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
Une aussi longue absence (1961)
1965
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Une aussi longue absence (1961)
1963
Best Screenplay
Cannes Film Festival
Codine (1963)
1963
Technical Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival
Codine (1963)
1961
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Une aussi longue absence (1961)
1960
Prix Louis Delluc
Prix Louis Delluc
Une aussi longue absence (1961)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1980
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Program