Édouard Molinaro


Édouard Molinaro was a French film director and screenwriter.

Biography

He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde.
He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès, My Uncle Benjamin, Dracula and Son, and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles. Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although after 1985 he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.
In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie française for excellent film work.
Molinaro died of a respiratory insufficiency in 2013. He was 85.

Filmography (as director)