André Djaoui

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CitizenshipTunisia
Occupation(s)Film and stage producer, film director, screenplay writer, painter
André Djaoui
Andre' Djaoui (in middle), with Michael D. Evans (right) and Benjamin Philip (in 2011) at Menachem Begin Heritage Museum in Jerusalem
CitizenshipTunisia
Occupation(s)Film and stage producer, film director, screenplay writer, painter

André Djaoui is a Tunisian-born producer of film and stage, film director, screenplay writer, and painter.[1] He was born in Tunis, Tunisia[citation needed].

Audiovisual works

In 1992, Djaoui co-produced with Antenne 2, Rai 2, RTVE, NHK Japan, Channel 4 UK, USA Warner video, a series of seven Portraits of Scientists, writers, artists, politicians, Philosophers who changed the world. These films were made for television by leading filmmakers: Kafka by Zbigniew Rybczynski, Darwin by Peter Greenaway, Vivaldi by Lina Wertmüller, Ben Gurion by Jerry Schatzberg, Einstein by Michael Ritchie, Chekhov by Nikita Mikhalkov and Gershwin by Alain Resnais.[citation needed]

Musical comedy

In 1994, Djaoui produced King David, a Broadway musical (lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken). This is a work inspired by the Bible, especially the books of Samuel, the Book of Chronicles and the Book of Psalms. King David was designed as part of the celebration of the 3000 years of the foundation of Jerusalem.[3]

Theater

Painting

References

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