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Gérard Courant
Directing
Born: December 4, 1951
Lyon, France
Biography
Gérard Courant is a French filmmaker, writer, actor, poet and independent producer born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is the son of the writer and historian René Courant. He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of cinema. He created, directed and produced Cinématon, the longest film in the world (over 200 hours long). In all, he has shot nearly 7,000 filmed portraits and a very large number of other films (more than 1,000) since the mid-1970s. He has also published several books on cinema.
Known For

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
as L'inspecteur

Cinématon
as N°0 / N°1000 / N°1001 / N°2000 / N°3000

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self

Attention poésie (entretien avec Philippe Garrel II)
as Himself (voice)

Litan
as Extra (uncredited)

Un cinéaste qui ne tient pas la caméra est comme un peintre qui ne tient pas le pinceau (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez II)
as Himself (voice)

Gérard Courant filme Cinématon

Paradise Hotel

Les Jours et les Nuits
as Self

Mes films commencent au moment où les autres se terminent (Conversation avec Teo Hernandez I)
as Himself (voice)