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Alain Tanner

Alain Tanner

Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director. Influenced by his involvement with the British "Free Cinema" movement in London and with the French New Wave during his years in Paris, Tanner is best known for his movies Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 (Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000), Dans la ville blanche (In the White City) and Messidor. Dans la ville blanche was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Tanner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Freddy Buache, le cinéma
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
2012 • Self (archive footage)
Cinéma Suisse: Alain Tanner
2012 • Self
Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers
Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers
2006 • Self
Roger Diamantis or Real Life
Roger Diamantis or Real Life
2005 • Self
In the Shadow of Hollywood
2000 • Self
Men of the Port
Men of the Port
1995 • Self (uncredited)
Francois Simon the Presence
Francois Simon the Presence
1986 • Self
Cinématon XL
1984 • N°396

Full filmography

Freddy Buache, le cinéma
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
2012 • Self (archive footage)
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Men of the Port
Men of the Port
1995 • Self (uncredited)
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Alain Tanner – Biography, Known For & Filmography