Richard Copans
Richard Copans is known for Barres (1984), Opening Essay (1988), God's Offices (2008).
Biography
Richard Copans, born November 25, 1947, is a French film producer, cinematographer, and director.
After studying cinematography at IDHEC from 1966 to 1968, he worked as an assistant cameraman for Andréas Winding, Philippe Rousselot, Pierre Lhomme, and Yann Le Masson from 1969 to 1976. From 1973 to 1978, he was a cameraman and director with the far-left militant film collective Cinélutte, notably on Bonne chance la France!
In 1978, he founded Les Films d’ici (GIE) and produced, among other films, Journal de campagne and Ananas by Amos Gitaï. In 1982, he founded Les Films du passage with Paulo Branco, and subsequently produced around fifteen feature films. In 1984, he founded Les Films d’ici (SARL) with Yves Jeanneau. They produced numerous documentaries, mainly with La Sept Arte, including Route One/USA and Point de départ by Robert Kramer, Mémoires d’Ex by Mosco and Check The Changes by Marc Huraux, Arthur Rimbaud, a biography by Richard Dindo, La vie est immense et pleine de danger and Et la vie by Denis Gheerbrant, Les Moissons de fer by Jean-Claude Lubtchansky and Gérard Rougeron, Les Enfants illégitimes d’Anton Webern by Lilia Ollivier.
Questions about Richard Copans
How many Richard Copans films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 24 films with Richard Copans, from 1983 to 2026.
What was the first Richard Copans film?
The first Richard Copans film in the catalogue is La Bête noire, from 1983.
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Known for
Full filmography
25 films — 24 in the catalogue
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5.1 Le Prestige de la mort
2007 · Le producteur
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5.8 La Cabale des oursins
1992 · Self - Director of Photography
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5.5 Opening Essay
1988
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7.0 Girl for a Day
2024
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5.5 Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God
2022
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6.5 Monsieur Deligny, vagabond efficace
2020
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Austerlitz
2015
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5.0 Gare du Nord
2013
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3.3 Eye of the Astronomer
2012
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6.5 God's Offices
2008
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Chicago
2002
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Oh My America
2000
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5.0 Mailer on Mailer
2000
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6.7 Genet à Chatila
1999
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7.6 Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diary
1994
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7.2 The Seats of the Alcazar
1989
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6.1 The Comedy of Work
1988
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4.3 A Better Life
1985
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6.5 The Terrible Lovers
1985
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6.7 Barres
1984
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La Bête noire
1983
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Un été à la ferme - L'âge d'or
2026
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Hommage à la Catalogne
2025
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3.7 Mon amour
2020
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9.0 Looking for Robert
2024
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