Gérard Zingg

Gérard Zingg
Born7 June 1942
Montfermeil, France
Died27 July 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 79)
Gramat, France
Occupation(s)Painter
Film director

Gérard Zingg (7 June 1942 – 27 July 2021) was a French painter, screenwriter, and film director.[1]

Biography

Zingg studied cinema at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. In 1977, he directed the film At Night All Cats Are Crazy, which starred Gérard Depardieu. He subsequently planned to direct the film L'Autobus de la haine, which was based on a comic strip by Fred, although it was never created. In 1998, he directed Ada dans la jungle [fr], a Franco-Ivorian film based on a comic of the same name by Francesco Tullio Altan.

Along with his film career, Zingg dedicated himself to painting and exhibited his works in France and abroad.[2][3] He also published several poetry collections.

Gérard Zingg died in Gramat on 27 July 2021 at the age of 79.[4]

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

Actor

Assistant director

Publications

  • Loup où es-tu (1999)
  • Poèmes pour la conquête d'un vertige (2004)

Expositions

  • "Extravaganza" (Galerie Phantom Projects Contemporary, Marigny-le-Châtel, 2013–2014)
  • "Small is beautiful 3" (Le Cabinet d'amateur, Paris, 2013)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Le réalisateur Gérard Zingg est décédé dans le Lot, à Gramat". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Gramat. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Biographie". Gérard Zingg (in French). Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Gerard Zingg - en exposition en ce moment à La Niche". La Niche (in French). Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Décès du réalisateur Gérard Zingg". Le film français (in French). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Small is beautiful 3". Le Cabinet d'amateur (in French).


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