Éric Assous

Éric Assous (30 March 1956 – 12 October 2020) was a French director, screenwriter, dialoguist, and dramatist born in Tunis.

Career Assous was the author of 80 radio plays for the France Inter channel.

He wrote numerous plays, as well as scenarios for television (including 3 episodes of the Nestor Burma series) and cinema.

Assous directed his first feature film, in 2001.

In 2002, he penned a comedy entitled .

Filmography Director 1999: À cause d'Olivia... short film 2001: Les gens en maillot de bain ne sont pas (forcément) superficiels 2002: Sexes très opposés 2003: Amour tout court

Screenwriter Les acteurs sont fatigués (Prochainement), by Olivier Marchal 2010: 22 Bullets by Richard Berry 2008: Nos 18 ans by Frédéric Berthe 2008: Love Me No More by Jean Becker 2008: Les Randonneurs à Saint-Tropez by Philippe Harel 2005: The Black Box by Richard Berry 2005: Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte by Philippe Harel 2003: I, Cesar by Richard Berry 2002: Sexes très opposés (2002) 2002: Irène by Ivan Calbérac 2001: The Girl from Paris by Christian Carion 2001: Les gens en maillot de bain ne sont pas (forcément) superficiels by Éric Assous 1998: Petits Désordres amoureux by Olivier Péray 1997: The Banned Woman by Philippe Harel 1997: Les Randonneurs by Philippe Harel 1993: Une femme pour moi by Arnaud Sélignac 1987: Babette (Intrigues) by Emmanuel Fonlladosa

Dialoguist 2005: Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte by Philippe Harel 2002: Sexes très opposés

Theatre 1992: Sans mentir, directed by Éric Assous and Bernard Menez, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens 1992: Une fille entre nous, Théâtre d'Edgar 1995: Le Portefeuille by Pierre Sauvil and Éric Assous, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre Saint-Georges 1998: Couple en turbulences, Comédie de Paris 2002: Les acteurs sont fatigués, directed by Jacques Décombe, Comédie-Caumartin 2002: Retour de Madison, directed by Éric Assous, played by Roger Miremont, Festival Off, Avignon. 2004: Les Montagnes russes, played by Alain Delon and Astrid Veillon in 2004 and 2005, Théâtre Marigny 2007: Les Belles-Sœurs, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre Saint-Georges (and tour in 2008) 2008: Secret de famille, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, with Michel Sardou and Davy Sardou, Théâtre des Variétés. 2009: Les hommes préfèrent mentir, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre Saint-Georges 2009: L'Illusion conjugale, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 2010: Le Technicien, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre du Palais-Royal 2011: Une journée ordinaire, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens 2011: Les Conjoints, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre Tristan-Bernard 2011: Mon meilleur copain, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre des Nouveautés 2012: L'Italienne, directed by David Garcia, Théâtre Le Funambule Montmartre 2012: Le Bonheur, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre Marigny 2013: Nos femmes, directed by Richard Berry, Théâtre de Paris 2015: On ne se mentira jamais, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre La Bruyère (adapted into English by Stewart Vaughan as No more lies) 2015: Représailles, directed by Anne Bourgeois, Théâtre de la Michodière 2016: L'heureux élu, directed by Jean Luc Moreau, Théâtre de la Madeleine

Prizes and nominations 2010: Molière de l'auteur francophone vivant for L'Illusion conjugale 2014: Grand prix du théâtre de l'Académie française for all his theatre work 2015: Molière de l'auteur francophone vivant for On ne se mentira jamais !