Josée Dayan

Josée Dayan (born 6 October 1943 in Toulouse, France) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.

Life

Dayan grew up in Algiers, Algeria, where her father Albert Dagnant, who came from a Jewish family, worked as a television director; her grandmother was the owner of a cinema. Since 1974 she directed mainly movies for television. In 1979, under her direction, a documentary about Simone de Beauvoir appeared. Her most successful works are the 1998 TV mini-series The Count of Monte Cristo with Gérard Depardieu in the lead role, and the 2002 mini-series Les Misérables with Depardieu and John Malkovich. Then there is Balzac: A Passionate Life (1999) and Cet amour-là (2001), both with Jeanne Moreau, and Raspoutine (2011) with Depardieu. A major success was Les Liaisons dangereuses (2003) with Catherine Deneuve and Nastassja Kinski in the leading roles.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1964 Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche Assistant director FilmDirected by Claude Chabrol 1967 La parisienne Assistant director TV filmDirected by Jean Kerchbron 1974 De vagues herbes jaunes Director / Writer TV film1975 Au fil des rues... à Gennevilliers Director TV film Monsieur Barnett Director TV film 1977 Le naufrage de Monte-Cristo Director TV film 1978 Director TV series (2 episodes) La femme rompue (1978) La belle ouvrage (1988) Coup de pouce (1988) Tourbillons Director TV miniseries (10 episodes)1989 Le retour de Lemmy Caution Director TV film With Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution Director TV series (2 episodes) (1989) La danse du scorpion (1990)1990 L'ex-femme de ma vie Director TV filmWritten by Josiane Balasko Le pitre Director TV film Director Film1991 Navarro Director TV series (2 episodes) Salade russe (1991) Billets de sang (1991) Coup de foudre Director TV series (1 episode: Retour) Le gang des tractions Director TV miniseries (3 episodes) L'homme aux chiens (1991) Dernier round (1991) Saint-Germain (1992)1992 Police Secrets Director TV series (4 episodes) Un flic pourri (1992) Le vin qui tue (1993) Mort d'un gardien de la paix (1994) Les nuiteux (1994) Jo et Milou Director TV film Hot Chocolate Director TV film With American stars (Robert Hays and Bo Derek) Le JAP, juge d'application des peines Director TV series (2 episodes) Les dangers de la liberté (1992) Tirez sur le lampiste (1993) 1993 Julie Lescaut Director TV series (7 episodes) Trafics (1993) Ville haute, ville basse (1994) Tableau noir (1994) Ruptures (1994) Crédit revolver (1996) La fête des mères (1996) Le secret des origines (1996)1994 Le cascadeur Director TV series (1 episode: Le saut de la mort) La guerre des privés Director TV series (2 episodes) Deux morts sans ordonnance (1994) Les deux flics (1998) Le passé d'une femme (1998) C'est pas une façon d'aimer (1999) Les deux frères (1999)1999 Director TV film With Gérard Depardieu as Balzac Director TV series (2 episodes) Soupçons (1999) (2008) based on the novel Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand (2009) based on the novel The Chalk Circle Man (2009) based on the novel Seeking Whom He May Devour Entre vents et marées (2014) Philippe Muir (2015) Le Domaine des soeurs Meyer (2016) Les Mystères de la foi (2016) Brouillard en thalasso (2016) En trompe-l'oeil (2016) La Nuit de la Lune rousse (2017) À ciel ouvert (2017) Chambre avec vue (2017) La Mémoire enfouie (2017) Sang et lumière (2017) Le Jeune homme et la mort (2018) Double jeu (2018) Les Roseaux noirs (2018) Ne plus mourir jamais (2018) Une voix dans la nuit (2019) Grand huit (2019) Quelques maux d'amour (2019) Pace e Salute (2019) Veuves mais pas trop (2020) L'Arbre aux esclaves (2020) La Reine des glaces (2020) Au nom du fils (2020) La Cité des âmes en peine (2021) Deux vies (2021) L'Homme qui brûle (2021) Claire obscure (2021) Morte saison (2022) Le Prix à payer (2022) La Der des der (2022) Follie's (2023) Héros malgré lui (2023) Grand hôtel (2023) À contre-courant (2023) L'Ami français (2025) La Septième danse (2025) 2015 Director / Producer TV film 2019 House of Cardin Herself Documentary 2022 The King's Favorite Director / Producer TV film 2023 Adieu Vinyle Director TV film 2024 Sur la dalle Director TV film