Jean-Claude Lubtchansky

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Jean-Claude Lubtchansky
Born(1930-12-02)2 December 1930
Vincennes, France
Died14 October 2020(2020-10-14) (aged 89)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Documentary and television director
RelativesWilliam Lubtchansky (brother)[1]

Jean-Claude Lubtchansky (2 December 1930 – 14 October 2020[2]) was a French film editor, documentary and television director.

Career[edit]

Best known as a documentary filmmaker, Jean-Claude Lubtchansky was the assistant director of two 1958 documentaries, Cités du soleil and Le grand œuvre : panorama de l'industrie française,[3][4] and editor of the British film Lord of the Flies (1963).[5] In 1976, he produced a documentary film about the Armenian mystic and philosopher George Gurdjieff, which was broadcast in 1978 on TF1.[6] He directed two television films, Louis XI, un seul roi pour la France and Saint Louis ou La royauté bienfaisante, in 1980 and 1982, respectively. In 1996, he directed Les 13 Vies de Corto Maltese, a documentary that follows the anarchist sailor and defender of lost causes and his creator through some of his fascinating journeys.[7] He was also known for making the majority of documentary adaptations of the monographic series "Découvertes Gallimard",[8][9] three of which were co-produced with the Louvre Museum.[10]

Filmography[edit]

As director
As assistant director
  • 1958: Cités du soleil
  • 1958: Le grand œuvre : panorama de l'industrie française
As editor
As producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Champetier, Caroline (2 June 2010). "William Lubtchansky". afcinema.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Jean-Claude Lubtchansky". unifrance.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cités du soleil". unifrance.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Le Grand Oeuvre". unifrance.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Sa Majesté des mouches de Peter Brook" (PDF). cinemaparlant.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Georges Gurdjieff: A Documentary Film Produced by Jean-Claude Lubtchansky". gurdjieff.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ Gómez, Rosario G. (24 August 1997). "Corto Maltés celebra el centenario del programa de La 2 'La noche temática'". elpais.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ "L'Aventure humaine — La Terre des Peaux Rouges" (PDF). pro.arte.tv (in French). 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Programmation spéciale : Cambodge — Angkor, la forêt de pierre" (PDF). pro.arte.tv (in French). 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Films by the Louvre — Directors: Jean-Claude Lubtchansky". louvre.fr. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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