Jean-Claude Biette
Know for: Directing
Born: 1942-11-06
Place of birth: Paris, France
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A Tale of Winter (1992)
Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie...
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous...
Oncle Vania (1997)
Elegantly and carefully, Léon trains his sights both on Chekhov’s famous play written in 1896 and on its earlier, lesser known version...
Mange ta soupe (1997)
A young man returns to the family home to face a childhood trauma: his brother's suicide, but nobody in the family is willing to help him.
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (1976)
The full soundtrack to Marguerite Duras' 1975 film India Song, about a French ambassador's wife in 1930s India, is here repurposed with all new...
Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)
Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure...
The Garden That Tilts (1975)
Karl, a young killer is to kill Kate, an adventurous lady living in a mansion by a lake. He approaches her but fails to kill her. Instead, he falls...
Saltimbank (2003)
The title reflects the brand of a financial institution, the bank of the Saltim family: Frederic, the younger brother, runs the family bank; his...
The Adolescent (2001)
Pierre Léon ingeniously condenses and updates Dostoevsky’s novel about a 19-year-old intellectual reconnecting with his estranged family...
Salò: Yesterday and Today (2002)
A thirty-three-minute documentary featuring interviews with director Pier Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini friend...
India Song (1975)
Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in 1930s India, takes many lovers to relieve the boredom in her life.
Othon (1971)
Straub-Huillet’s first color film, adapts a lesser-known Corneille tragedy from 1664, which in turn was based on an episode of imperial court...
Le Château de Pointilly (1972)
A young woman escapes her father's house and goes to live in the city. There, she realises her father may still be controlling her life through the...
Suzanne’s Career (1963)
In the second of Rohmer's moral tales, he examines the relationship between two friends and a girl who at first appears easily exploited. It is a...
The Adventures of Sylvia Couski (1975)
The ex-wife of a famous sculptor convinces her lover to remove one of his sculptures from an exhibition and replace it with a live model.
Far from Manhattan (1982)
Christian, an art critic, must write a study on the painter René Dimanche in order to understand why he did not produce anything for eight...
Saltimbank (2003)
The title reflects the brand of a financial institution, the bank of the Saltim family: Frederic, the younger brother, runs the family bank; his...
Saltimbank (2003)
The title reflects the brand of a financial institution, the bank of the Saltim family: Frederic, the younger brother, runs the family bank; his...
Oedipus Rex (1967)
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is...
The Theatre of the Matters (1977)
The fortunes of a small theatrical company based in the Paris suburbs.
Three Bridges on the River (1999)
Arthur is a history teacher who lives alone in Paris after having broken up with Claire. He is a sensitive man, full of existential doubts and...
Three Bridges on the River (1999)
Arthur is a history teacher who lives alone in Paris after having broken up with Claire. He is a sensitive man, full of existential doubts and...
Archipelago of Love (1983)
Nine short films about love.
The Carpathian Mushroom (1990)
A miraculous mushroom is discovered by a film director's daughter.It would be used to cure an actress.
The Carpathian Mushroom (1990)
A miraculous mushroom is discovered by a film director's daughter.It would be used to cure an actress.
Ce que cherche Jacques (1970)
A moral adventure: one sees friendships being born and being discarded, under the pressure of avowed authorities such as the family and the...
The Complex of Toulon (1996)
It is due to some professional obligations that brothers Charles and Fredi turn their attention to theater. Charles, an actor does not want Fredi to...
Open Season (1993)
A "three people relationship" with a pact involving a terrible past. The pact concerns France, Anne and Pierre.
La Sœur du cadre (1973)
The sister of a manager who finds work for the unemployed, instructs her brother's employee to find unemployed people.
La Partenza (1968)
A street strewn with papers. The legs of passers-by. A young man crosses the street. Then we find him in the middle of a discussion with a friend....
Ecco ho letto (1966)
A short film by Jean-Claude Biette.
The Theatre of the Matters (1977)
The fortunes of a small theatrical company based in the Paris suburbs.
Far from Manhattan (1982)
Christian, an art critic, must write a study on the painter René Dimanche in order to understand why he did not produce anything for eight...
Far from Manhattan (1982)
Christian, an art critic, must write a study on the painter René Dimanche in order to understand why he did not produce anything for eight...
Pornoscopie (1983)
The tribulations of a bisexual who's a bit of an exhibitionist.
Pornoscopie (1983)
The tribulations of a bisexual who's a bit of an exhibitionist.
Le Château de Pointilly (1972)
A young woman escapes her father's house and goes to live in the city. There, she realises her father may still be controlling her life through the...