René Vautier
Date of birth: 1928-01-15
Place of birth: Camaret-sur-Mer
Known for: Directing
Also known as: رينيه فوتييه, Рене Вотье, Férid Dendeni
Biography
René Vautier, born January 15, 1928 in Camaret-sur-Mer (Finistère) and died January 4, 2015 in Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine), is a French director and screenwriter, communist and anticolonialist, particularly known for his film Have twenty years in the Aurès. Born to a factory worker father and a teacher mother, René Vautier carried out his first militant activity within the Resistance in Brittany in 1943, when he was fifteen years old, which earned him several decorations. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre at the age of sixteen, responsible for the “youth” group of the René Madec clan, cited in the Order of the Nation by General Charles de Gaulle for acts of Resistance (1944). René Vautier joins the maquis in France then takes the IDHEC competition under the leadership of his comrades in combat. From then on, this fierce supporter of the Communist Party will never stop, camera in hand, campaigning in Algeria, Africa or Brittany in order to denounce the contradictions of the systems in place. If he spoke about social struggles in France (Quand tu dit Valery), the condition of women (Quand les Femmes ont la anger) or Africa (Afrique 50), René Vautier is best known for his commitment against the abuses of the French army during the Algerian War. Thus, Being 20 years old in the Aurès represents one of his major works. His work, specifies the Arab HUFFINGTON POST, is today part of the historical heritage of Algeria, where he is considered a Mujahid, understand an independence fighter. A rebellious and prolific filmmaker, René Vautier experienced the wrath of censorship on numerous occasions. Imprisonments, hunger strikes, but also numerous awards have regularly punctuated the career of this atypical activist artist.
Movie Credits
The Law of Silence
2003-10-10
The Law of Silence, a final-year documentary by Moïra Chappedelaine-Vautier at Femis, examines the 1
Dawn of the Damned
1965-07-05
This excellent feature-length documentary - the story of the imperialist colonization of Africa - is
The Madwoman of Toujane
1974-05-15
This rambling political melodrama tells the story of a French Breton who learns about colonialism wh
René Vautier, le rebelle
2000-04-29
René Vautier, le maquisard à la caméra
2000-01-01
Algérie Tours Détours
2007-11-11
A documentary road movie with René Vautier In the aftermath of Algeria's independence, René Vautier
Fort Du Conquet Destruction of the Vautier Archives
1983-01-01
Resistance fighter under the occupation, committed to the FLN during the Algerian war, member of the
Histoires d’images, images d’Histoire
2014-01-01
In 1950, in full reconstruction, the workers of Brest went on strike. It will last more than a month
René Vautier, l'indomptable
1996-01-01
Le Remords
1974-01-01
A filmmaker witnesses an act of racist police violence in Paris. He discusses with a friend whether
Les Ajoncs
1970-02-04
An unemployed Algerian worker leaves Paris by hitchhiking. He soon found himself in Brittany and, se
Afrique 50
1950-12-31
The first French anti-colonialist film, derived from an assignment in which the director was to docu
Everything is Ahead
1991-07-01
An adaptation of the novel by the famous soil writer Vasily Belov, raising the problems of the harmf
Remise du Collier de l'Hermine à René Vautier
2000-01-01
Lumières
1989-01-01
Long quest for a director specializing in commissioned films, who after a depression rediscovers his
Marée noire, colère rouge
Les Anneaux d'Or
1956-01-01
At the time of Tunisian independence, owners of large boats decide to sell, while many small fisherm
Commune présence
2008-07-01
Guided by a letter from an childhood friend, a young man visits places and people from the past mark
Une certaine histoire du cinéma expérimental français
2019-02-07
Four Days of a Partisan
1975-05-10
2039... A third world war on every continent... Isolated in an old building with his partner, a youn
The Battle of Production
1998-01-01
In 1997, the committed filmmaker Jean Asselmeyer, armed with his camera, posed the following questio
Antoine Bonfanti, sonic traces of an engaged listening
2002-01-01
A documentary on the professional and personal affordances of the influential sound engineer Antoine
Le Dur Désir de dire
1981-06-01
Carottage
2013-01-01
The “Journal Annales” consists of almost 2.000 hours of video footage collected by filmmaker Lionel