Gerard Corbiau

Gerard Corbiau is a Belgian Réalisateur born with Brussels the September 19th 1941.

In 1968, it begins its career of realizer to the RTBF where it signs more than fifty reports (long and medium-length films) for various emissions of the chain ( Last nine Million Last nine , to follow , Various Faits ). As from 1980, it carries out telefilms on the music within the framework of the service Music-Opera-Ballet of the RTBF. It carries out also two musical tales. Those are noticed by criticisms of television which decree the to him Antenne of Crystal for “Sax” (1981) and “In the search of S” (1983).

In 1982, it carries out documentary for television (RTBF), produced by Georges Dumortier, titrated “Chronic one season”.

Its first film for the cinema “the Master of Music” (1987) is a critical and public success. The film is nominated for the Oscar of best film in foreign language.

Comes then “the Year from the Awakening” (1990), according to the work of Charles Juliet.

In 1994, it signs “Farinelli, it Castrato”. With the collaboration of IRCAM, it there ressuscite the voice of the famous castrato; the film is rewarded by the Golden Globe 1995 for the better film in foreign language ( Best Foreign Language Film ) and sees him also nominated for the Oscar of best film in foreign language.

“The King dances”, its fourth film for the cinema, leaves in 2000, and from the start is nominated in Césars by three times. The film also obtains the Frog Golden delicious of the best image (Camerimage, Lodz - 2001.)

In 2003, it carries out for television “German Saint or the Negotiation”. The film receives the price of the best adaptation for Television to the Forum Literature and Cinema of Monte Carlo 2004.

Gerard Corbiau has just finished “Jose van Dam, 25 years after”, a filmed portrait of his friend singer.

He is Officier about Arts and of the Letters (France) and Officer about the Crown (Belgium).

Catalog of films

See too

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  • the card of Gerard Corbiau on IMDb

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