Alain Tanner

Biography

Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director. Influenced by his involvement with the British "Free Cinema" movement in London and with the French New Wave during his years in Paris, Tanner is best known for his movies Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 (Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000), Dans la ville blanche (In the White City) and Messidor. Dans la ville blanche was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Tanner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Kulturplatz

September 1, 2004

Francois Simon the Presence

October 1, 1986

Cinéma Suisse: Alain Tanner

June 21, 2012

Men of the Port

March 17, 1995

Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers

January 2, 2006

In the Shadow of Hollywood

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2012	Cinéma Suisse: Alain Tanner	Self
2006	Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers	Self
2004	Kulturplatz	Self
2000	In the Shadow of Hollywood	Self
1995	Men of the Port	Self (uncredited)
1986	Francois Simon the Presence	Self
1984	Cinématon XL	N°396
1974	Spécial cinéma	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2004	Paul s'en va	Director
2004	Paul s'en va	Producer
2004	Paul s'en va	Writer
2002	Flowers of Blood	Director
2002	Flowers of Blood	Producer
1999	Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow	Director
1999	Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow	Writer
1999	Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow	Producer
1998	Requiem	Director
1998	Requiem	Writer
1996	Fourbi	Director
1996	Fourbi	Writer
1996	Fourbi	Producer
1995	Men of the Port	Director
1995	Men of the Port	Writer
1993	The Diary of Lady M	Director
1992	The Man Who Lost His Shadow	Director
1992	The Man Who Lost His Shadow	Screenplay
1992	The Man Who Lost His Shadow	Producer
1989	The Woman from Rose Hill	Writer
1989	The Woman from Rose Hill	Producer
1989	The Woman from Rose Hill	Director
1987	A Flame in My Heart	Director
1987	A Flame in My Heart	Screenplay
1987	A Flame in My Heart	Producer
1987	The Ghost Valley	Director
1987	The Ghost Valley	Screenplay
1987	The Ghost Valley	Producer
1985	No Man's Land	Producer
1985	No Man's Land	Director
1985	No Man's Land	Writer
1983	In the White City	Director
1983	In the White City	Screenplay
1983	In the White City	Executive Producer
1983	In the White City	Producer
1981	Light Years Away	Director
1981	Light Years Away	Screenplay
1979	Messidor	Writer
1979	Messidor	Director
1976	Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000	Director
1976	Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000	Writer
1974	The Middle of the World	Director
1974	The Middle of the World	Writer
1974	The Middle of the World	Adaptation
1974	The Middle of the World	Dialogue
1973	Return from Africa	Director
1971	The Salamander	Director
1971	The Salamander	Writer
1971	The Salamander	Producer
1970	Charles, Dead or Alive	Writer
1970	Charles, Dead or Alive	Director
1970	Charles, Dead or Alive	Producer
1969	Docteur B, Médecin de Campagne	Director
1968	Le Pouvoir dans la rue	Director
1966	A City at Chandigarh	Director
1964	The Apprentices	Director
1961	Ramuz, passage d'un poète	Director
1957	Nice Time	Director
1957	Nice Time	Writer