Edmond Séchan
Edmond Séchan was a French cinematographer and film director.
Biography
Passionate about image, Séchan earned a reputation as an excellent director of photography and is credited in several notable films such as That Man from Rio, Tendre Voyou, La Carapate and La Boum. He worked with great directors, but most notably with Louis Malle and Jacques-Yves Cousteau on The Silent World. Attracted to directing, Séchan made two feature films in the 1960s, which were not successful. On the other hand, his short films earned him a harvest of prestigious prizes: Le Haricot, and Toine. Most especially, he belongs to the small French circle to have won Oscars in Hollywood, in 1960 with The Golden Fish, produced by Cousteau, in the category Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, and in 1975 with One-Eyed Men Are Kings, in collaboration with Michel Leroy, produced by Paul Claudon.Edmond Séchan is the uncle of French singer Renaud. Renaud and his brother make an appearance in The Red Balloon, a movie in which Séchan worked as director of photography.
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Director
Niok l'éléphant The Golden Fish - short L'Ours Le Haricot - short- Pour un amour lointain One-Eyed Men Are Kings - Academy Award 1975 for Best Short Subject. Photo souvenir - telefilm Toine - short Les Travailleurs de la mer, TV miniseries