René Vautier

René VAUTIER (1928, France) started working in film during the French resistance against the German occupation, and during the mine workers' strikes of 1948. In Algeria in the 1950s, Vautier chose the side of the resistance against French colonialism. As a director, producer and actor, Vautier worked on more then 180 films. Many of his films have been censored or have disappeared.

Filmography

Afrique 50 (1950, short doc), Algérie en flammes (1950, short doc), Anneaux d'or (1959, short), J'ai huit ans (1961, short), Peuple en marche (1963, short doc), Les trois cousins (1970, short), Les ajoncs (1970, short), La caravelle (1971, short), Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès (1972), Transmission d'expérience ouvrière (1973, short), Mourir pour des images (1973, short), Humain, trop humain (1974, doc, co-dir), La folle de Toujane (1974, co-dir), Quand tu disais, Valéry (1975, co-dir), Frontline (1975, co-dir), Marée noire et colère rouge (1978), Le poisson commande (1978, short, co-dir), Quand les femmes ont pris la colère (1978, co-dir), Une place au soleil, vacances en Giscardie (1980, short), Vous avez dit: français? (1986, short), Hirochirac (1995)