Alain Tanner

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

December 6, 1929 — September 11, 2022 (92 years)
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.

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Known For

  • In the White City
    In the White City1983
  • The Salamander
    The Salamander1971
  • Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
    Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 20001976
  • Light Years Away
    Light Years Away1981
  • Charles, Dead or Alive
    Charles, Dead or Alive1969
  • Messidor
    Messidor1979
  • Return from Africa
    Return from Africa1973
  • The Middle of the World
    The Middle of the World1974
  • A Flame in My Heart
    A Flame in My Heart1987
  • No Man's Land
    No Man's Land1985
  • Fourbi
    Fourbi1996
  • Nice Time
    Nice Time1957
  • The Man Who Lost His Shadow
    The Man Who Lost His Shadow1991
  • The Woman from Rose Hill
    The Woman from Rose Hill1989
  • Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow
    Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow1999
  • The Diary of Lady M
    The Diary of Lady M1993
  • Flowers of Blood
    Flowers of Blood2002
  • Men of the Port
    Men of the Port1995
  • The Apprentices
    The Apprentices1964
  • The Black Beach
    The Black Beach2001

Filmography

2024
2004
Kulturplatz · as Self
2000
1995
Les hommes du port · as Self (uncredited)
1976
César Awards · as Self