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Christopher Frank

Christopher Frank was a British-born French writer, screenwriter, and film director. He won the 1972 Prix Renaudot for his novel La Nuit américaine that served the basis for Andrzej Zulawski's film That Most Important Thing: Love.

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Christopher Frank (5 December 1942, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK – 20 November 1993, Paris, France) was a British-born French writer, screenwriter, and film director.1 He won the 1972 Prix Renaudot for his novel La Nuit américaine that served the basis for Andrzej Zulawski's film That Most Important Thing: Love.

Awards

  • 1967: Prix Hermès de Littérature for Mortelle
  • 1972: Prix Renaudot for La Nuit américaine

Works

Screenwriter

Dialogue

Film director

  • 1982: Josepha
  • 1984: Femmes de personne
  • 1984: L'Année des méduses
  • 1987: Spirale
  • 1994: Elles n'oublient jamais
References

References

  1. "Christopher Frank". Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2014.