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unusual facts about Yves Boisset



Espion, lève-toi

Espion, lève-toi is a 1982 French film directed by Yves Boisset about a sleeper agent in Zurich, based on the thriller Chance Awakening (1977) by George Markstein.

Miou-Miou

In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Radu Mihăileanu, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey, and Louis Malle.

The Fairy Gunmother

La fée carabine was adapted for television in 1988 by Yves Boisset, starring Tom Novembre as Malaussène, Fabrice Luchini, Anna Galiena, Daniel Emilfork and Hubert Deschamps.


see also

Francis Coplan

Coplan sauve se peau/Coplan Saves His Skin (1968) (based on Coplan paie le cercueil) Claudio Brook directed by Yves Boisset

Philippe Djian

Three of his novels were adapted to movies: 37°2 le matin (1986; English title Betty Blue) which was filmed by Jean-Jacques Beineix; Bleu comme l'enfer (1986; English title Blue Hell) directed by Yves Boisset; and Impardonnables (2011; English title Unforgivable) directed by André Téchiné.