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1921 Montauban, France - 1993 Saincy-sur Bellot, Seine-et-Marne, France. Known for: Portrait painting, films.
Robert Lapoujade was born in 1921 in Montauban, France, and was best known for "his portraits of French literary figures including Jean Paul Sartre, and Andre Breton." (New York Times obituary). He... Read full biography
Robert Lapoujade was born in 1921 in Montauban, France, and was best known for "his portraits of French literary figures including Jean Paul Sartre, and Andre Breton." (New York Times obituary). He also had a career in "films including 15 short subjects - - in 1975 he won a Cesar, the French... Read full biography
Robert Lapoujade was born in 1921 in Montauban, France, and was best known for "his portraits of French literary figures including Jean Paul Sartre, and Andre Breton." (New York Times obituary). He also had a career in "films including 15 short subjects - - in 1975 he won a Cesar, the French equivalent of an Oscar, for his animated short, "Un Comedien Sans Paradoxe." "In 1978 he shocked the Cannes International Film Festival with 'Le Sourire Vertical,' a full-length feature later banned by the... Read full biography
Robert Lapoujade was born in 1921 in Montauban, France, and was best known for "his portraits of French literary figures including Jean Paul Sartre, and Andre Breton." (New York Times obituary). He also had a career in "films including 15 short subjects - - in 1975 he won a Cesar, the French equivalent of an Oscar, for his animated short, "Un Comedien Sans Paradoxe." "In 1978 he shocked the Cannes International Film Festival with 'Le Sourire Vertical,' a full-length feature later banned by the French censors because of its sexually explicit and violent scenes." (New York Times obituary). He directed "Socrate, Le" (1968), aka "Socrates," "Ombre de la pomme," (1967), "Trois portraits d'un oiseau n'existe pas" (1964), and "Prison" (1962),... Read full biography
Robert Lapoujade was born in 1921 in Montauban, France, and was best known for "his portraits of French literary figures including Jean Paul Sartre, and Andre Breton." (New York Times obituary). He also had a career in "films including 15 short subjects - - in 1975 he won a Cesar, the French equivalent of an Oscar, for his animated short, "Un Comedien Sans Paradoxe." "In 1978 he shocked the Cannes International Film Festival with 'Le Sourire Vertical,' a full-length feature later banned by the French censors because of its sexually explicit and violent scenes." (New York Times obituary). He directed "Socrate, Le" (1968), aka "Socrates," "Ombre de la pomme," (1967), "Trois portraits d'un oiseau n'existe pas" (1964), and "Prison" (1962), writer. He also was a film actor, directed animation ("Annonciation, L'), and accomplished paintings and watercolor... Read full biography
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Robert Lapoujade was born in 1921 in Montauban, France, and was best known for "his portraits of French literary figures including Jean Paul Sartre, and Andre Breton." (New York Times obituary). He also had a career in "films including 15 short subjects - - in 1975 he won a Cesar, the French equivalent of an Oscar, for his animated short, "Un Comedien Sans Paradoxe." "In 1978 he shocked the Cannes International Film Festival with 'Le Sourire Vertical,' a full-length feature later banned by the French censors because of its sexually explicit and violent scenes." (New York Times obituary).
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