Biography
Raymond Depardon is a photographer, a journalist and a filmmaker, but, above all, his eyes view humans with compassion. He respects others and is kind with the reality of their lives. He was born into a family of farmers in 1942 in Burgundy and went to Paris in 1958, wishing to be a photographer. He was first taken on as a messenger in an agency and was sent to take photos of an opening-night at the cinema: the movie was none other than Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless. He finally established his own agency, Gamma, together with three reporters, in 1966 'not for money but for the freedom'. He suggested to set up a cinema department: 'we bought an Eclair- camera and tried to make news-films for television in addition to taking news-photograhs... It was then that I learned to hold the camera." When Depardon films people, he is silent. If one has the impression that he always keeps his eyes lowered in the face of the world's miseries, it is untrue. Raymond Depardon looks as through a lattice and reacts like quicksilver, keeping his deepest, innermost emotion secret, and allow his pictures to speak for themselves. His films are now screened in all international film festivals, from Cannes to Hong Kong.
Directed 44
2010s
- 2019
Mon arbre
Director
- 2017
12 Days
Director
- 2016
Les Habitants
Director
- 2014
The 8th Floor
Director
- 2012
Journal de France
Director
- 2011
The Joy of Maths
Director
2000s
- 2008
Modern Life
Director
Donner la parole
Director
- 2007
- 2005
Quoi de neuf au Garet?
Director
Profiles Farmers: Daily Life
Director
- 2004
The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial
Director
- 2003
Untouched by the West
Director
Chasseurs et Chamans
Director
- 2002
1974, une partie de campagne
Director
- 2001
Profiles Farmers: The Approach
Director
1990s
- 1999
Muriel Leferle
Director
- 1998
Paris
Director
Bolivia
Director
- 1997
Amour
Director
- 1996
Afriques : comment ça va avec la douleur ?
Director
- 1995
Lumière & Company
Director
Concerning Nice
Director
- 1994
Sida propos (ou Paroles d'appelés)
Director
Caught in the Acts
Director
- 1991
Lest We Forget
Director
- 1990
Contacts
Director
Captive of the Desert
Director
1980s
- 1989
Une histoire très simple
Director
- 1988
Emergencies
Director
- 1986
New York, N.Y.
Director
- 1985
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa
Director
- 1984
The Declic Years
Director
- 1983
News Items
Director
- 1981
San Clemente
Director
Reporters
Director
Numéros zéro
Director
- 1980
Ten Minutes of Silence for John Lennon
Director
1970s
- 1976
Tchad 3
Director
Tibesti Too
Director
- 1975
Tchad 2 : L'Ultimatum
Director
- 1970
Les Révolutionnaires du Tchad
Director
Tchad 1 : L'Embuscade
Director
1960s
- 1969
Jan Palach
Director
Camera 9
2000s
- 2008
Modern Life
Director of Photography
- 2005
Quoi de neuf au Garet?
Director of Photography
Profiles Farmers: Daily Life
Director of Photography
- 2001
Profiles Farmers: The Approach
Director of Photography
1990s
- 1996
Afriques : comment ça va avec la douleur ?
Director of Photography
1980s
- 1986
Pékin Central
Director of Photography
New York, N.Y.
Director of Photography
- 1985
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa
Director of Photography
No release date
Dégager l'écoute
Director of Photography
Wrote 8
2010s
- 2019
Mon arbre
Writer
2000s
- 2008
Modern Life
Writer
- 2005
Profiles Farmers: Daily Life
Writer
- 2003
Untouched by the West
Writer
1990s
- 1990
Contacts
Writer
Captive of the Desert
Writer
1980s
- 1989
Une histoire très simple
Writer
- 1985
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa
Writer
Other crew 6
2010s
- 2017
12 Days
Cinematography
2000s
- 2003
Untouched by the West
Cinematography
- 2002
1974, une partie de campagne
Cinematography
1980s
- 1981
Reporters
Cinematography
- 1980
Ten Minutes of Silence for John Lennon
Cinematography
1970s
- 1976
Tibesti Too
Cinematography
Sound 5
1990s
- 1996
Afriques : comment ça va avec la douleur ?
Sound
1980s
- 1981
Reporters
Sound
1970s
- 1976
Tchad 3
Sound
- 1975
Tchad 2 : L'Ultimatum
Sound
- 1970
Tchad 1 : L'Embuscade
Sound
Acted in 4
2010s
- 2012
Journal de France
Movie
2000s
- 2008
Donner la parole
Movie
1980s
- 1985
Raymond Depardon: Fermes familiales
Movie
- 1984
The Declic Years
Movie
Produced 1
1970s
- 1976
Tibesti Too
Producer
Appearances11
2020s
- 2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2013
Un Moment Si Doux
himself
- 2011
La rouge et la noire
Self
2000s
- 2008
Modern Life
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005
Quoi de neuf au Garet?
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Profiles Farmers: Daily Life
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2003
Untouched by the West
Narrator (voice)
- 2001
Profiles Farmers: The Approach
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1990s
- 1990
Incognito
Self
1980s
- 1986
New York, N.Y.
Narrator (voice)
- 1983
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
himself