Pierre-André Boutang
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Pierre-André Boutang | |
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 Pierre-André Boutang | |
| Born | March 25, 1937 |
| Died | August 20, 2008 Porticcio, Corsica |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Publisher |
Pierre-André Boutang (March 25, 1937, in Paris – August 20, 2008, in Porticcio, Corsica) was a French documentary filmmaker, producer and director. He was one of the leaders of the Franco-German channel Arte as well as of La Sept previously.
Son of Marie-Claire and maurrasianist and monarchist philosopher Pierre Boutang, and half-brother of Yann Moulier-Boutang, he was married to Martine Ferrand, editor at Éditions Grasset, with whom he had a daughter, Adrienne, teacher-researcher specializing in American cinema and half-sister of French radio journalist Émilie Aubry and novelist Gwenaëlle Aubry.
Formation
As a student at Sciences Po in 1958, he met Jean-Daniel Pollet[1] and joined the ORTF[2] as assistant director.
