FILM DIRECTOR

Raymond Depardon

1942 - Today

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Raymond Depardon (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ dəpaʁdɔ̃]; born 6 July 1942) is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Depardon has received more than 94,421 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Depardon is the 1,081st most popular film director (down from 842nd in 2019), the 4,485th most popular biography from France (down from 3,755th in 2019) and the 128th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 94k

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  • 47.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Raymond Depardon ranks 1,081 out of 2,041. Before him are José Luis Garci, Fran Walsh, Byron Haskin, Curtis Bernhardt, Noémie Lvovsky, and Roger Planchon. After him are Rupert Julian, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Ferenc Kósa, Joe Ranft, Ivan Perestiani, and Leopold Lindtberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Raymond Depardon ranks 477. Before him are Rudolf Belin, Bruce Johnston, Quentin Bryce, Fernando Vallejo, Eloy Campos, and John McDowell. After him are Jonathan Williams, Miguel Ángel Santoro, Svetlana Gannushkina, Al Matthews, Susan Anspach, and Lawrence Weiner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Raymond Depardon ranks 4,485 out of 6,770. Before him are Noémie Lvovsky (1964), Léon Gautier (1832), Robert Charpentier (1916), Medhi Benatia (1987), Luc Ferry (1951), and Roger Planchon (1931). After him are Robert Budzynski (1940), Jacques Barrot (1937), Victor Duruy (1811), Aurélien Tchouaméni (2000), Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881), and Albert Préjean (1894).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Raymond Depardon ranks 128. Before him are Pierre Tchernia (1928), Bruno Dumont (1958), Richard Dembo (1948), Nina Companeez (1937), Noémie Lvovsky (1964), and Roger Planchon (1931). After him are Jean Dréville (1906), Francis Girod (1944), Maurice Cloche (1907), Rachid Bouchareb (1953), Robert Guédiguian (1953), and Arnaud Desplechin (1960).

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Filmography

To Each His Own Cinema
Director
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
Oct 31o 20076.5 / 10
Lumière & Company
Director
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
Dec 20o 19956.2 / 10
12 Days
Director
A new documentary by filmmaker-photographer Raymond Depardon – where justice and psychiatry meet.
Nov 29o 20177.1 / 10