René Gainville

René Gainville (Budapest, 2 December 1931^[1]– Paris, 5 August 2014) was a Hungarian-born French screenwriter and film director, film producer and actor.^[2]

René Gainville
Born	René Jacques Froc de Géninville 2 December 1931 Budapest, Hungary
Died	5 August 2014 Paris, France
Nationality	Hungarian
Citizenship	French
Occupation(s)	Film director and film producer, screenwriter and actor
Spouse	Edith Vignaud (stage name: Anne Vernon)

Biography

René Gainville was born René Jacques Froc de Géninville on 2 December 1931 in Budapest, Hungary.^[1][3] Graduated from Budapest High School.^[4]

After World War II, he moved with his family to Paris, where he began his film career after graduating as a film director.^[5]

His wife was the actress Edith Vignaud, under the stage name of Anne Vernon.^[6][7]

They had a daughter, Catherine de Geninville.^[4]

He died on 5 August 2014 in Paris.^[4][8]

Filmography

Director

• 1964: Tambi (short film)^[9]
• 1964: Libérez-nous du mal (short film)^[10]
• 1964: Le père (short film)
• 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos^[11]
• 1968: Le Démoniaque / The Woman Is a Stranger^[12]
• 1969: Un jeune couple / A Young Couple^[13]
• 1970: Alyse et Chloé / Alyse and Chloé^[14]
• 1973: Le Complot^[15]
• 1974: Le Bon Samaritain (TV)^[16]
• 1975: Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés (as Catherine Balogh)^[17]
• 1975: ... Et tu n'auras d'autres adversaires que toi (TV)
• 1979: L'associé / The Associate

Assistant director

• 1965: Mission spéciale à Caracas / Mission to Caracas

Producer

• 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
• 1968: Le Démoniaque
• 1970: Alyse et Chloé / Alyse and Chloé
• 1973: Le Complot
• 1975: Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés
• 1979: L'associé / The Associate
• 1996: The Associate (continued from L'Associé)
• 2001: Mikor siel az oroszlán? (Hungarian)^[18][19]

Screenwriter

• 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
• 1968: Le Démoniaque
• 1979: L'Associé
• 1996: The Associate

Actor

• 1989: Thank You Satan (André Farwagi's film)
• 1996: Kisváros / Tengerparti végjáték (TV, Hungarian)

References

1. "Family tree of René FROC de GÉNINVILLE". Geneanet. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
2. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p.376
3. "René Gainville". IMDb. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
4. "Elhunyt René Gainville". hirado.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
5. Elhunyt a budapesti születésű francia filmes, René Gainville Life.hu 2014.08.07. 19:10 https://www.life.hu/kultura/20140807-meghalt-a-budapesti-szuletesu-francia-filmes-rene-gainville.html
6. "Anne VERNON". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
7. "Family tree of Edith VIGNAUD". Geneanet. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
8. Dans Nos Ceurs https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/rene-gainville/1121277
9. Tambi (Short 1964) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
10. Libérez-nous du mal (Short 1964) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
11. L'homme de Mykonos (1966) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
12. Le démoniaque (1968) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
13. A Young Couple (1969) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
14. Alyse and Chloe (1970) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
15. Le complot (1973) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
16. Le bon samaritain (TV Movie 1974) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
17. Le pensionnat et ses intimités (1975) – IMDb, retrieved 2 September 2021
18. Mikor síel az oroszlán? (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb, retrieved 23 June 2022
19. "Mikor síel az oroszlán? stáblista". FilmKatalogus.hu. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

• René Gainville at IMDb