André Djaoui
![This photo of Michael D Evans was taken at the Menachem Begin Heritage Museum in Jerusalem in June 2011. Dr Evans is seen with Andre' Djaoui, French Film Producer (in sunglasses), and Benjamin Philip, the Executive Director of The Anne Frank Exhibit in Israel.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Michael_D_Evans_with_Andre%27_Djaoui_and_Benjamin_Philip_%285870745649%29.jpg/416px-Michael_D_Evans_with_Andre%27_Djaoui_and_Benjamin_Philip_%285870745649%29.jpg)
André Djaoui is a Tunisian-born producer of film and stage, film director, screenplay writer, and painter.[1] He was born in Tunis, Tunisia.
Filmography
[edit]- 1981: L'Amant de Lady Chatterley de Just Jaeckin
- 1983: Au nom de tous les miens de Robert Enrico
- 1985: Liberté, égalité, choucroute de Jean Yanne
- 1986: La famille d'Ettore Scola
- 1986: Pourvu que ce soit une fille de Mario Monicelli
- 1987: Trois sœurs de Margarethe von Trotta
- 1988: Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale de Jean-Pierre Mocky
- 1990: Les 1001 nuits de Philippe de Broca
- 1990: La voce della luna de Federico Fellini
- 2005: Ô Jérusalem de Élie Chouraqui[2]
Audiovisual works
[edit]In 1992, Djaoui co-produced with Antenne 2, Rai 2, RTVE, NHK Japan, Channel 4 UK, USA Warner video, a series of seven Portraits of Scientists, writers, artists, politicians, Philosophers who changed the world. These films were made for television by leading filmmakers: Kafka by Zbigniew Rybczynski, Darwin by Peter Greenaway, Vivaldi by Lina Wertmüller, Ben Gurion by Jerry Schatzberg, Einstein by Michael Ritchie, Chekhov by Nikita Mikhalkov and Gershwin by Alain Resnais.[citation needed]
Musical comedy
[edit]In 1994, Djaoui produced King David, a Broadway musical (lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken). This is a work inspired by the Bible, especially the books of Samuel, the Book of Chronicles and the Book of Psalms. King David was designed as part of the celebration of the 3000 years of the foundation of Jerusalem.[3]
Theater
[edit]Djaoui is also writing for the theater. After meeting with Philippe Grimbert, they write a play named Back.[4]
Painting
[edit]In 2008, he decided to start a new life in Israel as an artist. His paintings were exhibited in Tel-Aviv in 2009. His artworks are also present in Miami since 2015.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "André Djaoui". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Accueil | Encyclo-ciné". www.encyclocine.com.
- ^ "King David musical in Broadway André Djaoui producer". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "André Djaoui, ou la maturation d'un juif". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
- ^ "Markowicz Fine Art - André Djaoui". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.