Biography: life and films
Gérard Pirès was born in Paris on 31st August 1942.
Having attracted some favourable critical attention for his first film
Erotissimo (1968), a humorous
attack on consumerism and advertising, Pirès went on to direct a
series of light comedies that mocked contemporary attitudes and
lifestyles.
L'Agression (1975) was a rare
departure into more sombre territory, a dark revenge thriller starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Deneuve. During the 1980s,
Pirès worked mainly on advertising films, but he made a
spectacular return to cinema in 1998 with the high octane comedy
Taxi,
one of the biggest hits of the decade. His next two films,
Riders (2002) and
Double
zéro (2004), were far less well-received, although
Pirès managed to snatch back some credibility with
Chevaliers du ciel (2005), a
big budget action film that could rival any Hollywood blockbuster, in
both its stunning visuals and toe-curling dialogue.
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Filmography
Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor
Erotissimo (1969) [d,w]
Fantasia chez les ploucs (1971) [d,w]
Elle court, elle court la banlieue (1973) [d,w]
L'Agression (1975) [d,w]
Attention les yeux! (1976) [d,w]
L'Ordinateur des pompes funèbres (1976) [d,w]
L'Entourloupe (1980) [d]
Rends-moi la clé! (1981) [a,d,w]
Taxi (1998) [d]
Riders (2002) [d]
Double zéro (2004) [d]
Les Chevaliers du ciel (2005) [d,w]
