Jean Mailland
Jean Mailland was a French film director, novelist, playwright and songwriter.Early life
Jean Mailland was born as Jean Michaud on 26 April 1937 in Aix-les-Bains. He graduated from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon. He also attended Roger Planchon's classes at the Théâtre de la Comédie in Lyon and Henri Bose's classes in Paris.Career
Mailland began his career as a television film director at Studios de Buttes Chaumont. He was an assistant to Claude Barma, André Michel and Jean-Jacques Vierne. He also directed feature films. He wrote many songs for his wife, Anne Prucnal.
Mailland was the author of novels and plays. He also composed poetry.Mailland was married to Anna Prucnal. He died on 9 May 2017.Works
Poems
- Tout merveilleusement
- Le Présent définitif
- Ombres des choses naturelles
- Village. État de lieux
Novels
- Armand Gatti, l'enclos
- Les Compagnons de Baal
- La Tête à la renverse, roman
- Moi qui suis née à Varsovie
- Déclaration d’absence
- Chansons et contre-chansons pour Anna
- Le Journal des arbres
Plays
- Les Mauvais Coups
- Travail
- La Brûlée vive
- Face à face
- Noyés
- Guernika 1937, une revue lyrique
- Déserteur
